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Episode Summary Celebrity chef and writer Yotam Ottolenghi made his first appearance as this week’s guest judge. His Mystery Box contained the following ingredients, used in Middle-Eastern cuisine: freekeh, tahini paste, lamb, date syrup, parsley, eggplant, rose water and sumac. After 75 minutes against Michelle, Eliza, Sarah and Ben, Karlie won her second mystery box […]

Episode Summary The eight losing contestants faced a three-round elimination challenge where they had to cook dishes in 45 minutes with only six eggs available. Ben, Michelle and Nicole had the top dishes in the first round. Karlie and Samuel excelled in the second round, sending Callan, Jess and Pete to the final elimination round. […]

Episode Summary The four teams were taken to the South Melbourne Market, where they had to cook two snacks (savoury and sweet) and sell them to 1000 people, with only two teams to be pronounced safe for delivering the best dishes and earning the most money from the public. All teams struggled to plan their […]

Episode Summary Ben, Samuel and Tamara had 45 minutes to recreate a classic macaroni and cheese in the first round. Tamara’s chili mac ‘n’ cheese was the best, and she won the chance to cook off against Melbourne chef Clinton McIver of Amaru. From a choice of herbs, she chose rosemary and made Chicken Rosemary […]

Episode Summary Jess, Sam and Trent had three hours to replicate “After the Eucalypt Fire”, a 14-element emu dish made by Josue Lopez, Brisbane’s Chef of the Year. Sam was first to be declared safe despite the fact that his beetroot leaf puree was grainy. Jess’ puree was bitter and lacked vibrance, but while Trent […]

Episode Summary Thai cuisine expert and chef David Thompson set up a Mystery Box Challenge for the contestants, where they had to cook a dish with his chosen Thai ingredients, with Tamara, Diana, Michelle, Karlie and Samuel selected as the Top 5. Karlie won the advantage in the invention test, which was the choice between […]

Episode Summary The nine losing contestants (except Eloise, who used her immunity pin) had to correctly guess each ball of a dessert ingredient while blindfolded, to avoid landing in one of three places in the second elimination round. The bottom three: Ray (who mistook grapes for watermelon), Benjamin (banana instead of rockmelon) and Tamara (cucumber […]

Episode Summary The two teams were tasked by Darren Purchese with constructing edible dessert art installations in their respective stations for public viewing in eight hours. The Red Team, led by Sarah, chose a Japanese Zen garden concept, while the Blue Team, led by Tamara, took inspiration from a beehive. During prep time, the Red […]

Episode Summary As a team, Callan, Diana and Sam individually competed against one of three guest pastry chefs for immunity. By knife draw, Sam was pitted against chef Lauren Eldridge, Diana faced chef Angélique Pereto and Callan cooked against KOI Dessert Bar’s Reynold Poernomo (from season 7). In 75 minutes, Diana made a dark chocolate […]

Episode Summary Bryan, Samuel and Trent had three hours to replicate Christy Tania’s gravity-defying ice cream dessert and thirty minutes to make their sugar balloons. The time pressure proved too much for the three contestants as they had issues in their dishes: Trent’s balloon was too small as it dispersed when he presented his dish, […]