A chef from Suffolk competed in the quarter finals of a hit BBC show - but did he progress any further?
Chris Bartlett, who is originally from Ipswich, lives in Walpole near Halesworth wit his wife and son.
He is competing in MasterChef: The Professionals and made it through to the quarter finals after impressing the judges in the first round of the competition.
Mr Bartlett's experience includes working at Lyle's in Shoreditch to being chef de partie at Michelin Star restaurant Meadowsweet in Holt, Norfolk.
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In the quarter finals, which aired on Friday night, the competing chefs first had to make their own elevated rice pudding from a larder of fresh ingredients.
Mr Bartlett served rice pudding with a raspberry, burnt white chocolate and chilli mole, and served with a choux pastry filled with matcha crème patisserie and a rice pudding puree.
Although the judges like the flavour of the pastry, they did not like the cooking of the rice pudding and advised him to "rein it back a bit."
The second stage of the quarter finals had the chefs cook and serve a two-course meal for renowned critics Jay Rayner, Jimi Famurewa and William Sitwell.
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Mr Bartlett made scallops with butter roaster cabbage, XO saue and an oyster beurre blanc for the starter.
The critics praised his cooking of the scallop, but Mr Rayner wanted a stronger oyster flavour from the beurre blanc.
His main course was a beef fillet served with pommes allumettes, black garlic puree and burger sauce.
The critics said Mr Barltlett shows he could cook, but were unsure about the innovative elements he made in his take on a classic steak and chips.
Following the two challenges, the judges announced Mr Bartlett would not be progressing on to the knockout stage.
The chef from Suffolk said: "I've got everything I'd hoped to get out of this competition.
"It's disappointing that it ends so soon but I can say wholeheartedly that I gave it everything I had.
"I've enjoyed this so much. This reminded me of why I cook."
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