MasterChef Greece is a Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 competitive cooking

Cooking

Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...

 game show

Game show

A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...

. It is an adaptation of the British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 show MasterChef. The first season premiered in October 3, 2010 and ended on December 28, 2010. In 2011 it renewed for second season which will premiere in January 2012.

Season 1 (2010)

The first season of Master Chef premiered on October 3, 2010 and ended on December 28, 2010 and was hosted by musician and television presenter Eugenia Manolidou. The judges of the Greek show were Yiannis Loukakos, Lefteris Lazarou and Dimitris Skarmoutsos. The winner of the first series was Akis Petretzikis.

Season 2 (2012)

The second season of the show will premiere on January 2012 and it will be hosted by Maria Synatsaki. The judges will be the same.

Spin-off

• Junior MasterChef Greece
  Junior MasterChef Greece
  Junior MasterChef Greece is a Greek competitive cooking game show. It is an adaptation of the Australian show Junior MasterChef Australia. It is a spin-off of MasterChef Greece, itself an adaptation of the British show MasterChef, and features contestants aged 8 to 12. The first season of the show...
  
   will premiere on November 2011, the judges will be the same as MasterChef Greece (Yiannis Loukakos, Lefteris Lazarou and Dimitris Skarmoutsos) and it will be hosted by Maria Mpekatorou.