The season followed 14 home cooks competing for a $250,000 grand prize and a cookbook deal.
: The original judging panel consisted of Gordon Ramsay , Joe Bastianich, and Graham Elliot . Top Contestants & Outcomes MasterChef USA(2010)
: After winning, she published her cookbook, Modern Hospitality: Simple Recipes with Southern Charm . She continues to work as a culinary expert and cookbook author. The season followed 14 home cooks competing for
, the first season of the American competitive reality television series, premiered on July 27, 2010 , on Fox. The debut season concluded on September 15, 2010 , after crownining its inaugural winner. Season 1 Overview She continues to work as a culinary expert
: David Miller , a software engineer from Newton, Massachusetts.
: Following the show, he returned to his career in software but remains active in the culinary world through social media and private events.