Ep 12. Pop Up Restaurant

In MasterChef Junior season 6 episode 12, titled "Pop Up Restaurant," the young chefs are faced with their toughest challenge yet: running their own pop up restaurant. The episode starts with the six remaining contestants walking into the MasterChef kitchen to find a surprise waiting for them - their own personal food truck. Each child is assigned a food truck and must create a menu for their restaurant, complete with appetizers, entrees, and desserts.

But that's not all - the kids must also design and decorate their trucks, coming up with unique themes and logos to attract customers. With only three hours to prepare and cook their dishes, the young chefs must work together with their teammates to ensure their pop up restaurant is a success.

As the customers start to arrive, tension mounts as the young chefs struggle to keep up with the demand. Some dishes come out overcooked or under-seasoned, and the judges take note of every mistake. Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, and Aaron Sanchez are on hand to taste each dish and offer their critiques, as well as advise the teams on how to improve their dishes.

As the service progresses, the pressure becomes too much for some of the young chefs. Tears are shed and tempers flare as mistakes are made and orders get backed up. But despite the challenges, each team manages to deliver some standout dishes that impress the judges.

Once the service is over, the judges deliberate and decide on the winning team, who will be safe from elimination. The losing team must then head back to the MasterChef kitchen to face a pressure test, where they must recreate Ramsay's signature dish - Beef Wellington.

In the end, only five young chefs remain, and the competition is fiercer than ever. The contestants know that every mistake could mean the difference between remaining in the competition and going home, and the pressure is starting to get to them. But with the support of their families and the guidance of the judges, they are determined to do their best and continue on in the competition until the very end.