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MasterChef Australia Series 17
The seventeenth series of the Australian television cooking show ''MasterChef Australia'', also known as ''MasterChef: Back To Win'' and ''MasterChef Australia: Back To Win'', was announced on 16 September 2024. The series features the same four judges as series 16, namely series 4 winner Andy Allen, food writer Sofia Levin, French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli and series 1 runner-up Poh Ling Yeow Poh Ling Yeow (; born 17 December 1973) is a Malaysian-born Australian cook, artist, actress, author and television presenter. She has hosted multiple cooking shows including ABC's ''Poh's Kitchen'' and SBS's ''Poh & Co''. She has also publi .... Similar to series 12, the 2025 series features a ''Back to Win'' concept, with 24 contestants from previous seasons returning for a chance to win the title. The series premiered on 28 April 2025. Contestants The 24 returning contestants were announced on 16 March 2025. Guests Elimination chart Episodes and ratings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Allen (cook)
Andrew Peter Allen (born 30 April 1988) is an Australian cook, food critic and television presenter. He is notable for winning the MasterChef Australia (season 4), fourth season of ''MasterChef Australia'' in 2012, and for being a judge on ''MasterChef Australia'' from MasterChef Australia (series 12), 2020. Early life Allen was originally an electrician by occupation. He was also a basketball player with the Maitland Mustangs. and also volunteered to work on extensions to his local basketball stadium. Allen's father, Peter, was a teacher at Bolwarra Public School, and was also the primary cricket convenor for the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association. Career Andy pursued a career in the hospitality industry. He now co-owns a restaurant, Three Blue Ducks, that has five locations around Australia, in Rosebery, New South Wales, Rosebery, Byron Bay, Nimbo and Bellingen, New South Wales, Bellingen in New South Wales, as well as Melbourne in Victoria. In 2018 his restaurant was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MasterChef Australia Series 14
The fourteenth series of the Australian cooking game show ''MasterChef Australia'' premiered on 18 April 2022 on Network 10. The format for this season is ''Fans & Favourites'', and features 12 new contestants and 12 former contestants. Andy Allen, Melissa Leong, and Jock Zonfrillo returned to the show as judges from the previous season. In October 2021, Ten announced that ''MasterChef Australia'' would return for its 14th season in 2022, initially announced as ''Foodies Vs. Favourites''. In January 2022, production was temporarily halted after several members of the cast and production team tested positive for COVID-19. The judges, cast and crew are all fully vaccinated against the virus. This series was won by Billie McKay in the grand finale against Sarah Todd, on 12 July 2022, making her the first and only two-time ''MasterChef Australia'' champion. Changes This season omitted the broadcast of the audition stage for the new contestants and started with the 24 contestan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Beer
Maggie Beer (born Margaret Anne Ackerman, 19 January 1945) is an Australian chef, food author, restaurateur, and food manufacturer. Beer was one of the judges on '' The Great Australian Bake Off'' alongside Matt Moran until 2022 and is also a regular guest on ''MasterChef Australia''. Early life Maggie Beer was born in Sydney in January 1945, to Ronald Ackerman, whose German ancestry was from his paternal grandparents, and Doreen Carter, who had English ancestry from her maternal great-grandparents. Her father's ancestors were gold miners in Hill End in regional New South Wales. Beer believed they were Jewish, but this was refuted in an episode of '' Who Do You Think You Are?'', as it emerged that her ancestors had been Catholic for as long as there were records. She grew up with her family in Sydney's western suburbs. Beer's parents faced issues with bankruptcy as she was growing up and re-invented themselves as caterers. She stated this contributed to her strong work ethi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Hearnden
Andrew Hearnden, better known by his online moniker Andy Cooks, is a New Zealand born chef, YouTuber, and cookbook author. He worked in restaurants for 20 years before turning to social media in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and two years later had 13 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. Early life Hearnden was born in Wellington and subsequently lived on a poultry farm. He was passionate about cooking from a very young age. Career Chef After training at an Auckland culinary school, Hearnden worked in café kitchens there. Moving to London he started working for Michelin-star chef Tom Aikens at Chelsea's Tom's Kitchen, then at E&O in Notting Hill, before Shoreditch's Great Eastern Dining Room to be their Head Chef at the age of 24. After seven years in England, Hearnden moved to Sydney and French Bistro Felix. He became Head Chef at Gills Diner and then Entrecôte in Melbourne. Hearnden was Executive Chef at coffee shop chain St Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooshi Mango
Sooshi Mango is an Australian comedy troupe founded in 2015. The group consists of two brothers, Joe and Carlo Salanitri, and their best friend, Andrew Manfre. Sooshi Mango is best known for their comedy skits, acts, videos, series and live shows, paying homage to their experiences growing up in an Italian family, and around Italians, Greeks, Croats, Macedonians, Serbs and other ethnic cultures living in Australia. The comedic influences of the group include Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, Benny Hill and many more. Being most strongly inspired by their European ancestry, their content is commonly rooted in humorously depicting the Italian and Greek ethnic and cultural diaspora and their role in Australian society, and its racial prejudice and social mechanisms of the modern-day world. Sooshi Mango features many characters in their skits, with characters Johnny, Vince and Sam being seen in the majority of their videos. With over 800 million vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Stone
Curtis Travis Stone (born 4 November 1975) is an Australian celebrity chef, author, and television personality. Stone has been the fresh food and recipes ambassador for Coles Supermarkets in Australia since 2010. Early life Stone was born in Melbourne in Australia. He grew up in the suburb of East Keilor. Stone began cooking with his paternal grandmother, Maude, at the age of four. His father, Bryan Stone, is an accountant, and his mother, Lorraine, is a florist; they separated when Stone was two years old. Stone attended Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School where he took home economics class and then went on to a commercial cookery apprenticeship at a vocational school. Career Stone studied for a Bachelor of Business at Victoria University before dropping out and deciding to pursue a career as a chef. He worked in Australian restaurants before leaving to work in London, where he debuted his cooking career at age 18 at the Savoy Hotel. Upon completing his qualifications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Bennett
Shannon Bennett (born 23 November 1975) is an Australian chef and author. He is best known as the head chef of restaurant Vue de Monde at Melbourne's Rialto Tower. Bennett currently serves as the creative director at the restaurant and its parent company Vue Groups, having previously been the executive chef. He has made many appearances as a guest judge on the popular cooking show ''MasterChef Australia''. Bennett also owns and operates several other hospitality venues in Melbourne – Vue Events at Rialto, The Lui Bar, Bistro Vue, Benny Burger and Café Vue in two locations - and has written six books. He has appeared on a number of Australian food television shows and he is a brand ambassador for Miele and Audi and Nespresso. Biography Bennett was raised in Westmeadows, Victoria. He attended Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School. Together with classmate Curtis Stone, Bennett realised a passion for cooking and he was subsequently introduced to the restaurant trade by his uncle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Tibballs
Kirsten Tibballs is an Australian pastry chef and chocolatier. In 2004, Tibballs represented Australia at the World Pastry Team Championships in Las Vegas, USA, winning 1st in the Individual Chocolates category, and won Gold medal in the Live Patisserie Competition at the Pastry Olympics in Germany. Tibballs has also served as the Head of Jury for Taste at the 2022 World Chocolate Masters held in Paris. In 2002, Tibballs foundeSavour Chocolate and Patisserie Schoolin Brunswick, Melbourne. Tibballs is the author of three cookbooks and a regular contributor to pastry publications. In addition to hosting her own television show, ''The Chocolate Queen'', she has featured on several television programs, including ''MasterChef Australia''. As one of the most followed female pastry chefs on Instagram, Tibballs is regularly referred to as the ‘Queen of Chocolate’ due to her contributions to the chocolate industry. Career Tibballs is an ambassador for Bulla Family Dairy and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gilmore (chef)
Peter Gilmore (born 18 May 1968) is an Australian chef. He is the current executive chef of the Quay restaurant, which has been included in The World's 50 Best Restaurants since 2009, and Bennelong, at the Sydney Opera House. Gilmore is also a recurring guest on ''Masterchef Australia'', where his signature dessert the "Snow Egg" was touted as one of the toughest ''Masterchef'' challenges. Career He was inspired to cook at a young age and started his apprenticeship at 16, then spent his twenties working in kitchens overseas and in New South Wales, developing his own style. Critical recognition came in 2000 when Peter was the Head Chef at De Beers Restaurant at Whale Beach and Terry Durack, food reviewer for ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', wrote "De Beers houses a young chef with a real talent for sending out beautifully structured food with innate simplicity". Style Across both of his restaurants, Chef Gilmore describes his cuisine as food inspired by nature and as a passio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Ramsay
Gordon James Ramsay (; born ) is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur, television presenter, and writer. His restaurant group, List of restaurants owned or operated by Gordon Ramsay, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall and currently holds eight. His signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, which he founded, has held three Michelin stars since 2001 and is currently run by Chef Matt Abé. After rising to fame on the British television miniseries ''Boiling Point (miniseries), Boiling Point'' in 1999, Ramsay became one of the best-known and most influential chefs in the world. Ramsay's television persona is defined by his fiery temper, aggressive behaviour, strict demeanour, and frequent use of profanity, while making blunt, critical, and controversial comments, including insults and sardonic wisecracks about contestants and their cooking abilities. He combines activities in the television, fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MasterChef Australia Series 7
The seventh series of the Australian cooking game show ''MasterChef Australia'' premiered on 5 May 2015 on Network Ten. This series was won by Billie McKay in the grand finale against Georgia Barnes on 27 July 2015. The announcement of the winner was watched by 2.2 million metro viewers, making it one of the most watched shows of 2015. Changes Shannon Bennett took on the role of guest mentor, guiding contestants participating in Immunity Challenges, the role Kylie Kwong held in series 6. Unlike the sixth series, the advantage for the Immunity Challenge was now handed to the contestant's choice instead of the chef. The use of the power apron was now reduced to one day in a week only and it passed down to the next contestant who excelled in the subsequent challenge. Contestants Top 24 The Top 24 were revealed on 5–6 May 2015. Prior to the first competition round, Mario Montecuollo was disqualified after his five-month professional kitchen experience violated the show's guidel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Hopcraft
Matthew Scott Hopcraft (born 1971) is an Australian dentist, public health academic and television cook. Early life Hopcraft was raised in country Victoria and attended Mooroopna Secondary College. He has the degrees of Bachelor of Dental Science, Master of Dental Science and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Melbourne, and Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University. Career Upon graduation, Hopcraft served as a Dental Officer in the Australian Army, and worked in both public and private dental practices. Hopcraft was the Director, Assessments and Examinations at the Australian Dental Council and is an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the Melbourne Dental School of The University of Melbourne. He was a member of the Council of the Victorian branch of the Australian Dental Association from 2005 to 2016, President in 2011 and a federal councillor for 2 years. He is currently co-director of Sugar-free Smiles, an organisation raising awareness of the health imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
