Meet the 2020 finalists (Image: BBC)

MasterChef: The Professionals is about to crown its newest winner – and Gregg Wallace, Monica Galetti and Marcus Wareing have their work reduce out for them to decide on.

After an intense series, the finale airs on Thursday, and the ultimate three will battle it out within the remaining challenges to see who will emerge victorious.

It’s solely after they full this job that judges will taste test the meals, and resolve who can be topped champion.

Given three hours and quarter-hour, the remaining finalists must cook dinner a whole three course meal – starter, foremost and dessert – which mixes their cooking expertise with their presentation skills, and stuffed with thrilling flavours.

So who has made it to the ultimate and what are their credentials?

Right here’s what it’s essential to know…

Who’re the MasterChef 2020 finalists?

Alex is now a head chef however will he be the champion? (Image: BBC)

Alex – 25, Nice Dunmow, Essex

Alex is born and raised in Nice Dunmow and landed an apprenticeship at The Savoy in London after attending school.

He was later capable of work at Michelin starred eating places of Hélène Darroze at The Connaught and Roux at Parliament Sq..

Nonetheless, a house boy at coronary heart, Alex now works as head chef on the identical restaurant he received his first job in as a pot wash.

‘Rising up I beloved competitions – the frenzy, the hype and the problem! I made a decision to enter MasterChef as a result of I wished to see how far I might go; attending to the ultimate 4 is one thing I’ll at all times be very pleased with,’ he stated.

‘It has been laborious work and the spherical with Aktar within the Semi-Finals was to date out of my consolation zone, however I learnt a lot from him. The entire competitors has been one thing I’ll keep in mind without end.’

‘As for what’s subsequent, I’ll proceed to work within the restaurant I do now and I wish to continue learning and pushing myself,’ Alex added.

‘Then, hopefully someday, I will obtain my massive dream of proudly owning my very own restaurant.’

Will Bart’s remaining meal win over Gregg and co?(Image: BBC)

Bart – 33, Uxbridge, Middlesex

Bart is initially from Doorn and Zuilichem, The Netherlands, and now works as a personal chef and runs a meals weblog.

First working in a kitchen on the age of 16 – he later studied at a culinary college earlier than working in Michelin-starred eating places together with Toine Hermsen and Savelberg.

‘I entered the competitors as a result of I wished to problem myself and see if I might do actual superb eating in my very own fashion,’ he defined.

‘As a personal chef I don’t do a lot superb eating and I actually wished to mix my expertise travelling the world with my Michelin star schooling; MasterChef was the right alternative to do that.

‘It feels completely incredible to get by way of to the finals. It has been an enormous problem and to get this far is a dream come true.’

On what he plans to do subsequent, he stated: ‘I wish to discover much more worldwide cuisines and produce my skill to create authentic dishes to an entire new stage.’

Will Santosh take dwelling the win? (Image: BBC)

Santosh – 35, London

Initially from Nepal, Santosh is now the top chef at London’s Cinnamon Kitchen.

He began his profession in Gujarat, India, the place he labored to help his household, and it’s right here the place he discovered his love of cooking.

When he moved to the UK, he began working in Dishoom, and has since been within the kitchen of London’s Banares and was govt chef of The LaLit London.

He hopes his look on the present will encourage folks to strive Nepalese delicacies.

‘Stepping into The Closing is a dream come true,’ he stated. ‘I entered this competitors to advertise my nation’s meals to the world and with the ability to cook dinner Nepalese meals within the competitors may be very particular.’

‘I consider Nepali delicacies is ready for the correct platform to be launched to the worldwide viewers,’ he stated of his passions.

‘For the previous few years, I’ve been researching methods to introduce it to folks in a method that our delicacies retains its authenticity whereas additionally being extra accessible to meals lovers. I see plenty of scope, as all of the native Nepali dishes are straightforward to cook dinner, and are wholesome.

‘I need put Nepalese delicacies on the world map of culinary meals someday.’