Raffael Alejandro sat down with MasterChef Judge and star chef Aarón Sánchez for an exclusive interview, in which he told us what to expect from the upcoming season. New episodes of MasterChef Junior premiere Mondays on FOX. Watch anytime on Hulu.

In this all-new two-night event, Gordon Ramsay welcomes nine young culinary contestants to cook up seasonal delights themed to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Lunar New Year and more. Judges Gordon Ramsay, his daughter Tilly Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Daphne Oz will crown a winner, who takes home the ultimate holiday gift: a $25,000 grand prize, a Viking Kitchen package and one-of-a-kind MasterChef snow globe trophy. And this holiday season, each junior chef will leave with a kitchen-related prize, including a Viking Kitchen package for the runner-up.