Sean

Sean is a home cook who competed in Series 22 of MasterChef UK (2026) — the first full series fronted by Grace Dent and Anna Haugh. He reached the quarter-final stage, where he cooked this seared-scallop starter. Sean’s scallops were dried, well rested and generously seasoned before being fried in butter: textbook preparation for the clean, caramelised sear the judges admired. He finished the plate with edible flowers — a garnish he had said he’d always wanted to use