Paired off and Pared Down - Julie Miguel is the Tenth Home Cook Eliminated from CTV's MASTERCHEF CANADA

- The remaining home cooks compete in a classic MasterChef challenge, the Restaurant Takeover, on the next episode of MASTERCHEF CANADA -

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TORONTO, April 1, 2014 /CNW/ - At the conclusion of last night's episode of CTV's MASTERCHEF CANADA featuring the fifth Mystery Box challenge of the series, Julie Miguel, a senior analyst from Woodbridge, Ont., was eliminated from the culinary competition series.

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Episode 11 Recap
The seven remaining home cooks lift their Mystery Boxes to find…nothing! Instead, they all have to work with what's under the judges' Mystery Box: a tank teeming with live Nova Scotia lobsters. Mike keeps it simple with a deconstructed lobster roll and lands his first Mystery Box victory. In a surprising elimination challenge twist, Mike gets to pair the remaining home cooks for a Tag-Team Challenge in which each pair must make a platter of Dim Sum. He strategically pairs two home cooks who regularly butt heads - Eric and Kaila. With strong teamwork, Pino and Tammara win the challenge, leaving Marida and Julie at the bottom. Ultimately, Julie is proven to be the weakest link, and is eliminated from the MASTERCHEF CANADA kitchen.

MASTERCHEF CANADA airs Mondays at 8 p.m./7 p.m. CT on CTV and CTV GO (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Last night's episode is now available on demand at CTV.ca and the CTV GO app.

Next week:
Coming up on the next all-new episode of MASTERCHEF CANADA (Monday, April 7), the Top 6 home cooks are confronted with a classic MasterChef team challenge: the Restaurant Takeover. The pressure is raised considerably when the red and blue teams learn that the professional high-end kitchen they'll be taking over belongs to one of the MASTERCHEF CANADA judges! After an extremely close call, the losing team faces a beloved Canadian classic in a Pressure Test - but this well-known sweet treat is deceptively difficult to master. The final Top 6 home cooks vying for $100,000 and the first-ever Canadian MasterChef title are:

• Eric Chong, Oakville, Ont.
• Kaila Klassen, born in Penticton, B.C., currently resides in West Kelowna, B.C.
• Marida Mohammed, born in Sudbury, Ont., currently resides in Toronto, Ont.
• Mike Green, born in Kenora, Ont., currently resides in Winnipeg, Man.
• Pino DiCerbo, Mississauga, Ont.
• Tammara Behl, born in St. Albert, Alta., currently resides in Calgary, Alta.

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