WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions for tonight's episodes of MASTERCHEF are available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

**TWO-HOUR EPISODE**--"MASTERCHEF" - (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

THE TOP NINE RACE TO THE FUTURE AND GET INVENTIVE WITH SAUSAGE ON "MASTERCHEF" WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, ON FOX

The judges blow the Top Nine contestants' minds by introducing acclaimed chef and future of food connoisseur Grant Achatz, who shows the contestants the art of unconventional plating. The home cooks must use their newfound skills to cook and plate a dish of their choice using an array of props found in the magnificent MASTERCHEF pantry. Then, the judges introduce an unusual special guest to the home cooks to inspire the coming challenge: Marley the Pig. After Judge Aaron gives a demonstration on how to make his family recipe for chorizo sausage, the cooks must produce a dish with their own version of homemade sausage in just under sixty minutes. Find out who impresses and who will be forced to say goodbye in the "Mind Blowing Food / Pigging Out" two-hour encore of MASTERCHEF airing Wednesday, Aug. 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MCH-1018/1019) (TV-14 L)

Host/Judge: Gordon Ramsay

Judges: Joe Bastianich; Aarón Sánchez