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Today, we’re opening the larder of nostalgia to check in on the three finalists who battled it out for the title. Who took the crown, and who built a culinary empire? If you remember 2010 for volcanic ash clouds disrupting travel, Dhruv Baker remembers it for a perfectly executed tortellini of oxtail.

Tim is the runaway commercial success story of the 2010 cohort. He founded Bad Brownie —a brand that turned gooey, boozy, over-the-top brownies into a multi-million pound empire. You can buy his brownies in Waitrose, Co-op, and airports across the UK. He proved that losing MasterChef can be the best thing that ever happened to you. (He also still cries, but now it’s into a pile of cash.) The Verdict: 2010 Was the Last "Pure" Season Looking back, the 2010 finalists represent a turning point. They were hobbyists, not influencers. Dhruv cooked from the soul, Alex cooked from the brain, and Tim cooked from the heart. They didn't have social media managers or sponsored knife sets. masterchef 2010 finalists

Dhruv was the ultimate "home cook with pro instincts." Working in project management for the Olympics, he walked into the MasterChef kitchen with a quiet confidence and a love for Latin and Spanish flavors that felt revolutionary at the time. Today, we’re opening the larder of nostalgia to