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Episode Summary Larissa, Steph, Tim & Ben had to recreate Shannon Kellam’s intricate chocolate dessert based on memory from the demonstration prior to the cook. Although she faced a few issues before the end of the challenge, Larissa excelled with her presentation and outstanding flavours of her dish, and her dessert was the dish of […]

Episode Summary For their first challenge in Queensland, the contestants were taken to Howard Smith Wharves in Brisbane, where they had 60 minutes to cook a dish using a mystery box filled with native Queensland ingredients. Tati, Abbey, Tessa and Nicole all delivered impressive dishes as the Top 5, and Simon won with his crab […]

Episode Summary The contestants had to guess an ingredient while blindfolded. Ben, Joe, Kyle, Simon and Steph had 60 minutes to cook their dishes in the second round while the judges tasted each dish blindly after the cook. Simon’s lamb dish earned praise in its technicality, Joe’s dish earned praise in the flavours despite his […]

Episode Summary The two teams had to cook a four-course Italian menu for 80 guests led by Rosa Mitchell of Rosa’s Cantina for Abbey’s Red team (Abbey, Anushka, Derek, Nicole, Sandeep, Tati, Tessa and Tim) and Olimpia Bortolotto from Cecconi’s for Christina’s Green team (Christina, Larissa, Steph, Ben, Joe, Kyle, Simon, Ben and Walleed). During […]

Episode Summary The judges presented their favorite sauces for Derek, Larissa, Sandeep and Tati to use with their dishes in the 60-minute first round. Sandeep’s used Matt Preston’s tamarind and chipotle ketchup for his lobster masala to win and cook against the guest chef, who was revealed during the 60-minute cook. Lemons were chosen from […]

Episode Summary Anushka, Kyle and Leah had 90 minutes to decipher and recreate Leno Latturlo’s paella without a recipe. Anushka presented the best dish. Leah’s fish was cooked well but her rice was inconsistently cooked while Kyle’s seafood was nicely cooked but there was way too much rice in his dish. However, there was one […]

Episode Summary The daily challenges this week remained in secrecy for the contestants to determine the objectives. Din Tai Fung restaurant chef Edward Yulianto taught the cooks how to make dumplings for their first challenge. In the 75 minute challenge, Christina and Derek produced two standout dumplings over Anushka, Joe and Tati. The judges selected […]

Episode Summary In a two-round elimination challenge, the six contestants on the Green Team took turns naming different deli items, with the first three to choose incorrectly going to the second round. Ben, Blake and Tati were then given 60 minutes to cook a dish using the ingredients that were correctly identified in the first […]

Episode Summary The contestants were divided into three teams of six and took responsibility for serving three international street foods (two proteins and one vegetarian) to 120 customers, the judges and Yotam Ottolenghi at HWKR Food Centre in Melbourne. The Yellow Team, led by Nicole, served Mexican food, the Green Team, led by Simon, cooked […]

Episode Summary Abbey, Larissa, Steph and Tati had 45 minutes to cook a dish using one of three commercial appliances: a sandwich press, an electric kettle or a microwave. Donovan Cooke returned to cook against Tati who won the first round. She selected chilis from the garden to cook her dish with. In 75 minutes, […]