It is the second day of the semi-finals of MasterChef: The Professionals 2014 and the first two chefs – Jamie and Richard – visits The Connaught Hotel Mayfair, London, where head chef Helene Darroze test their skills in her kitchen.

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In 2011 Helene brought her acclaimed Michelin-starred food across the channel from Paris, and is now one of only nine establishments in London to hold two stars. The semi-finalists must quickly adjust to cooking at the highest level in Helene’s kitchen, as they each take responsibility for one of the unique, precise dishes on her lunch menu.

Helene Darroze recipe of black squid ink with Acquerello rice and blue lobster proved a real test for Jamie and Richard as they try to impress her one last time after a busy lunchtime service before heading back to MasterChef HQ.

On arrival they will be given two hours to produce a main and dessert inspired by their Michelin experience before judges Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti decides which chef will make the finals and which will be sent home.