MasterChef Australia
TV-14
8.2
2009
Reality
MasterChef Australia is a Logie Award-winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Shine Australia and screens on Network Ten. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as the show's main judges. Journalist Sarah Wilson hosted the first series, however her role was dropped at the end of the series.
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- Cast:
- Andy Allen , Poh Ling Yeow , Jean-Christophe Novelli
Episode 60 : MasterChef 2014 Finale
July. 28,2014
The massive finale will be played out in a culinary duel over three rounds with the chance to win $250,000 and prizes to change their lives forever. Who will be Australia's MasterChef for 2014?
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Episode 59 : MasterChef 2014 Semi Final
July. 27,2014
The stakes are high as the three remaining contestants fight for a place in the finale. Will your favourite amateur cook make it through to the final two?
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Episode 58 : Pressure Test
July. 24,2014
Three contestants must cook off in an elimination pressure test with one leaving forever. Also, the contestants sit the final MasterClass, joined by special guest chefs Curtis Stone and Kylie Kwong.
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Episode 57 : Service Challenge: Vue de Monde
July. 23,2014
With one contestant already through to the semi-final, the remaining three contestants compete in a service challenge at the three-hatted Vue de Monde restaurant in Melbourne.
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Episode 56 : Duel Challenge Over Three Rounds
July. 22,2014
The top four contestants must cook off in a duel challenge over three rounds. There's a great deal at stake as the winner of the third round will secure a place in the semi-final.
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Episode 55 : Invention Test
July. 21,2014
In an emotional invention test, the remaining five contestants are surprised to learn that there are no rules or restraints: they can cook whatever they choose with full access to the pantry.
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Episode 54 : Mystery Box Challenge
July. 20,2014
The contestants open their mystery boxes and find ingredients chosen by their loved ones. They now have 45 minutes to cook something spectacular using those ingredients.
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Episode 53 : Sudden Death Elimination Challenge
July. 17,2014
Four contestants face off in a sudden death elimination challenge? and then an incredible Masterclass from Heston.
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Episode 52 : Elimination Challenge: Five Senses
July. 16,2014
The contestants must make a dish inspired by the five senses. Each cook has to include taste and the remaining senses are allocated between the contestants to include in their dish.
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Episode 51 : Offsite Challenge
July. 15,2014
In the off-site challenge, Heston sets the task for the five contestants cooking. They must pimp the menu of a local Melbourne pub and run the service for 120 customers, with Heston at the helm.
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Episode 50 : Pressure Test: Beetroot Risotto
July. 14,2014
The contestants must cook one of Heston's dishes: beetroot risotto. With no recipe, they must keep up with Heston as he cooks the dish in front of them, but they must finish cooking at the same time.
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Episode 49 : Mystery Box: Heston Blumenthal & Invention Test
July. 13,2014
To the contestant's surprise, chef Heston Blumenthal will be heading up the challenges, starting with the first challenge and the Invention test.
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Episode 48 : Elimination Challenge: Dave Verhuel
July. 10,2014
The two losing teams from the team challenge must replicate a signature dish by chef Dave Verhuel without a recipe. The least impressive dish will be eliminated from the competition.
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Episode 47 : Offsite Challenge: Asian
July. 09,2014
In an Asian cuisine challenge, the contestants, in four teams must cook an Asian dish for 200 hungry fans who have the power to decide on their favourite dishes.
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Episode 46 : Immunity Challenge: John Lawson
July. 08,2014
The contestants vying for immunity must identify 12 cuts of a cow. The contestant that names all 12 correctly will go up against professional chef, John Lawson. Can they out-cook a professional?
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Episode 45 : Pressure Test: Nick Palumbo's Choc-Top Ice Creams
July. 07,2014
In the Pressure Test, the contestants must make four of Nick Palumbo's classic choc-top ice creams from scratch. The least impressive dish will leave the competition forever.
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Episode 44 : Mystery Box Challenge: Barter
July. 06,2014
With the same six items in each contestant's mystery box, they all must barter with each other to get a variety of ingredients. Which three contestants will battle it out for immunity?
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Episode 43 : Elimination Challenge: Mexican
July. 03,2014
In a Mexican-themed elimination challenge, the five remaining contests will face-off to avoid elimination. However, the power apron contestant will play a vital role on who will be staying...
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Episode 42 : Service Challenge: Banquet for 20 Food Producers
July. 02,2014
In the service challenge, the contestants are split into two teams to cook a banquet for 20 food producers. The power apron contestant gets to choose their team members for the challenge.
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Episode 41 : Immunity Challenge
July. 01,2014
In the immunity challenge the contestant with the power apron will compete for a chance at immunity. But will the power apron help the contestant get one over the professional chef?
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Episode 40 : Pressure Test - Croquembouche
June. 30,2014
In one of the most difficult pressure tests yet, the three contestants must battle it out to stay in the competition. However, the power apron plays a role yet again and one cook will say goodbye.
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Episode 39 : Mystery Box Challenge & Invention Test
June. 29,2014
It's power apron week and the contestant holding the apron will have a big advantage in the Mystery Box challenge and the Invention test. Which three contestants will face-off for elimination?
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Episode 38 : Power Apron Mystery Box Challenge
June. 26,2014
In an intense Mystery Box challenge, the winning team from the service challenge play off for the power apron, which will mean they control every challenge played out next week.
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Episode 37 : Service Challenge: Starlight Children's Foundation
June. 25,2014
Guest chef Curtis Stone leads the service challenge at the Starlight Children's Foundation charity lunch. The contestants are split in two teams and must raise the most money for the charity.
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Episode 36 : Mystery Box Challenge: Second Chances
June. 24,2014
We are down to the Top Ten contestants; but this challenge will present the biggest shock in the competition so far. Only the most courageous will win.
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Episode 35 : Pressure Test: Vikas Khanna
June. 23,2014
In the Pressure Test Challenge, the contestants must work with chef and host of MasterChef India, Vikas Khanna. The least impressive dish will leave the competition.
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Episode 34 : Mystery Box Challenge
June. 22,2014
The contestants enter the MasterChef Australia kitchen to find two mystery boxes, but this week these two boxes will turn the competition on its head.
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Episode 33 : Elimination Challenge: Risotto
June. 19,2014
Each contestant has one hour to cook a risotto, but to impress they must take this popular dish to another level. The contestant with the least impressive dish will leave the kitchen.
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Episode 32 : Offsite Challenge: Taxi Kitchen
June. 18,2014
The off-site challenge sees the contestants split into two teams to cook a three-course, British-inspired menu for 120 diners at Taxi Kitchen, in Melbourne's Federation Square.
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Episode 31 : Immunity Challenge: Donovan Cooke
June. 17,2014
The contestant cooking for immunity must match skills with Donovan Cooke from the renowned Melbourne restaurant Atlantic. Have they got what it takes to take down a professional?
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Episode 30 : Pressure Test: White Heat
June. 16,2014
Marco Pierre White sets the pressure test challenge from his iconic cookbook, White Heat. Emotions run high when one contestant is sent packing forever.
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Episode 29 : Mystery Box: Marco Pierre White
June. 15,2014
The contestants are stunned to find the Godfather of modern cooking, Marco Pierre White, waiting for them. The winner of Marco's mystery box challenge gets to choose the core ingredient in the invention test.
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Episode 28 : Elimination Challenge
June. 12,2014
In a two-round elimination challenge the losing team from the off-site challenge go head-to-head to keep their place in the competition. Which amateur cook will say goodbye forever?
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Episode 27 : Offsite Challenge: Wedding Anniversary at Ascot House
June. 11,2014
Love is in the air as the contestants arrive at Melbourne's prestigious Ascot House to celebrate a diamond jubilee wedding anniversary with no food. That's where the contestants come in.
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Episode 26 : Immunity Challenge
June. 10,2014
The three best performers in the invention test are vying for immunity. However, they must produce a dish using either a blow torch, a smoking gun or a cream whip dispenser.
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Episode 25 : Pressure Test: Nobu Matsuhisa
June. 09,2014
In a pressure test like no other, internationally acclaimed chef Nobu Matsuhisa sets a challenge for the losing team from the invention test in one of the toughest cooks yet.
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Episode 24 : Invention Test: Chocolate
June. 08,2014
In the invention test, each team has to produce one sweet and one savoury dish using chocolate, showing their versatility. The team that impresses the judges the most will win a chance at immunity.
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Episode 23 : Elimination Challenge: Time Auction
June. 05,2014
The losing team from the off-site challenge will compete in a time-auction elimination challenge and one contestant's dream will be over. Also, we end with a sweet Masterclass that's all about dessert.
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Episode 22 : Team Challenge: Queen Victoria Market
June. 04,2014
The contestants arrive at Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market and are tasked to work in teams at four different stalls. The team with the lowest profit will face off in the elimination challenge.
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Episode 21 : Immunity Challenge: Matt Stone
June. 03,2014
With immunity up for grabs the three contestants battle it out with cheese. Who will get the chance to cook for immunity and go up against celebrated chef Matt Stone?
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Episode 20 : Pressure Test: Saint Crispin
June. 02,2014
In an intense pressure test, the three contestants must recreate a dish made by the co-head chefs from leading Melbourne restaurant Saint Crispin. Who will be safe from elimination?
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Episode 19 : Mystery Box Challenge
June. 01,2014
The contestants enter the kitchen for another Mystery Box challenge, but there's a twist...The top three dishes will compete for immunity while the bottom three will face elimination.
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Episode 18 : Elimination Challenge: Blind Taste Test
May. 29,2014
The contestants from the losing team compete in a blind taste test. They must taste a mystery dish while blindfolded then recreate the dish. The worst dish will be hanging up the apron forever.
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Episode 17 : Team Challenge: Four-Course Dessert Menu
May. 28,2014
The contestants are tasked to create a four-course dessert menu, with each team needing to prepare 10 serves of each dessert to the judges. Which team will go head to head in the elimination?
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Episode 16 : Immunity Challenge: Benjamin Cooper
May. 27,2014
The contestant playing for immunity must cook off against Benjamin Cooper from leading restaurant, Chin Chin, even with a 15-minute head start, have they got what it takes to out-cook a professional?
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Episode 15 : Pressure Test
May. 26,2014
The bottom three contestants from the invention test face off in a pressure test where they have three hours to replicate a complex dessert. The worst dish will be eliminated from the competition.
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Episode 14 : Mystery Box Challenge and Invention Test
May. 25,2014
A mystery box challenge quickly becomes a nightmare for some; while an invention test goes like a dream for others.
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Episode 13 : Elimination Challenge in Three Rounds
May. 22,2014
The losing team from the latest challenge now face off over three rounds. By the end of round three, one of the 10 contestants will be eliminated from the competition.
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Episode 12 : Team Challenge: Three Course Menu from Memory
May. 21,2014
In this challenge it's all about strategy, memory, communication, pace and teamwork as the contestants are split into two teams. However, as always, there's a twist.
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Episode 11 : Immunity Challenge: Ollie Gould & Kylie Kwong
May. 20,2014
The three best performing contestants in the Invention Test get to compete for immunity. Competing against chefs Ollie Gould and Kylie Kwong, who has what it takes to win the immunity?
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Episode 10 : Pressure Test: Alla Wolf-Tasker's Rivers and Lakes
May. 19,2014
The bottom three contestants from the Invention Test face off in the Pressure Test. Who will be hanging up their apron and leaving the MasterChef kitchen for the last time?
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Episode 9 : Mystery Box Challenge: Maggie Beer
May. 18,2014
In a special episode, the queen of the Australian kitchen, Maggie Beer, returns to the kitchen for the Mystery Box challenge. Who will impress the judges in the challenge?
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Episode 8 : Elimination Challenge: Three Dishes from One Snapper
May. 14,2014
The losing team from last night's challenge are all facing elimination and have to plan three dishes from one snapper. In an unexpected twist, one contestant takes the biggest risk in the history of MasterChef Australia. Will it pay off?
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Episode 7 : Off-Site Challenge: Lunch Service in St Kilda
May. 13,2014
In the season's first off-site challenge, the contestants split into two teams for a lunch service challenge at two popular St Kilda restaurants. The team with the most money in the till at the end of the challenge wins.
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Episode 6 : Pressure Test: Shannon Bennett's Fillet of Beef
May. 12,2014
The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test face off in the pressure test. They are given the challenge of re-creating guest chef Shannon Bennett's fillet of beef with a bone marrow crust.
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Episode 5 : Mystery Box Challenge and Breakfast Invention Test
May. 11,2014
The 21 contestants enter the kitchen to find a mystery box at their bench. They have one hour to cook a dish using at least one of the ingredients.
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Episode 4 : Elimination Challenge: Chinese Fried Rice
May. 08,2014
In tonight's elimination episode, 21 contestants face elimination for the first time with a three-round challenge. The contestants are given just 30 minutes to cook a perfect Chinese fried rice. Who will be the first contestant to go?
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Episode 3 : Top 24: Mystery Box Challenge
May. 07,2014
The top 24 contestants enter the MasterChef Australia kitchen for the very first time. First up tonight, the contestants face the classic mystery box challenge, but there's a surprise in store.
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Episode 2 : Top 50: Core Skills Invention Test
May. 06,2014
Just 10 aprons remain for the 18 remaining aspiring home cooks.The contestants are put through their paces in a core skills invention test, then, contestants must recreate George Calombaris' superb lemon lime and bitters dessert.
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Seasons
Season 15
Returning for its 15th season, MasterChef Australia is back to deliver a series full of twists and turns with Secrets & Surprises.
Originally scheduled to premiere 1 May 2023, the series was postponed due to the sudden passing of judge Jock Zonfrillo the night before.
Season 14
Jock Zonfrillo, Andy Allen and Melissa Leong return to judge Season 14 of MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites.
Original champion Julie Goodwin leads the 12 returning cooks who compete alongside 12 newcomers (and no auditions). The MasterChef kitchen also once again plays host to chefs from Australia and overseas, including Adriano Zumbo, Shannon Bennet, Curtis Stone, Reynold Poernomo, Clare Smyth, Alla Wolf-Tasker, Josh Niland and Maggie Beer.
Season 13
Judges Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen are back in the MasterChef Australia kitchen, ready to introduce the next generation of exceptional home cooks. 2021 will be seasoned to perfection with some of the world’s most recognisable and beloved chefs including Nigella Lawson, Yotam Ottolenghi, Heston Blumenthal, Massimo Bottura and Clare Smyth - plus homegrown sensations including Curtis Stone, Kirsten Tibballs, Darren Purchese, Alla Wolf-Tasker, Scott Pickett, Poh Ling Yeow, Callum Hann and Reynold Poernomo, all set to challenge the top 24 contestants.
Sacrificing everything to follow their food dreams, this season’s passionate contestants have put their lives on hold to be part of this life-changing experience. With heart, soul and drive, this season’s exceptional contestants will follow their food dreams and make magic happen.
Season 12
Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen take the helm of the show that celebrates food and the love of food.
Jock, Melissa and Andy will be joined in the MasterChef Australia kitchen by a delicious assortment of the world’s best chefs, including Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal and Curtis Stone, to serve up the 12th helping of MasterChef Australia. The traditional MasterChef Australia recipe also boasts some new ingredients when the best of the best from the past 11 seasons return to the kitchen in MasterChef Australia – Back To Win.
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