Masterchef Australia

MasterChef Australia contestant Mat Beyer expelled?

Rumor is greasy haired “MasterChef” Australia contestant Mat Beyer has been thrown off the show for alleged cheating. The ‘cheating’ comes in the form of Beyer allegedly smuggling in a mobile phone and using it to look up recipes. Channel Ten Australia are keeping quiet on the situation, merely stating it’s all ‘speculation’. Other ‘speculation’...
By Angela Share

MasterChef Australia 2011 any favorites?

With the return of “MasterChef Australia” it’s time for opinions. First up the figures, the return episode managed 1.57 million viewers, some sweet figures by Australian standards. I’ve got a few favorites, though it’s early days. First up there’s Alex Glasson, aww what an adorable man, I think he has some mad skills, he just...
By Angela Share

MasterChef UK gets a new promo and a new format

Who can believe it’s been six years since UK cooking series “MasterChef” started? Now it seems six years is more than enough time to build a franchise, then change the entire feel of it almost overnight. It seems the next series of the UK version of “MasterChef” will be taking a leaf out of the...
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Matt Moran stays with Masterchef on Channel Ten

  Channel Ten Australia have managed to fight off Channel Seven in the bid to get Matt Moran on screen. Moran who has appeared on Masterchef as a guest over the last few seasons, has been wooed by Channel Seven to appear on their production of Iron Chef, with no success. The deal that Moran...
By Angela Share

Junior Masterchef Australia is almost upon us

  If you were watching the Masterchef Australia finale you will no doubt have seen the Junior Masterchef promo that ran towards the end of the episode. As you know I reported on this ages ago (I think Snarkerati were one of the first to cover it actually) and it’s had quite the feedback from...
By Angela Share

Adam and Callum for Masterchef Australia finale

Anyone else shocked – annoying – Claire is out of the Masterchef Australia final and that bumbling / nervous Callum made it through? Both contestants in the finale (Callum and Adam) hail from South Australia, so it’s a win win for that state, with one of their own definitely going to be this years Masterchef....

Finally Jimmy is gone from Masterchef Australia

Oh thank God. Jimmy is finally gone from Masterchef. The man who could only make a curry, or variations on the curry theme is finally gone and Twitter went mad (well when it was actually working). For weeks now viewers had cried foul that Jimmy kept getting saved whilst others got the chop. Tonight there...

Aaron Harvie aka BeanyDouche leaves Masterchef Australia

  I don’t think I ever referred to Aaron Harvie as “BeanyDouche”, it seemed to be something most Twitter users did though, so I use it here as a homage of sorts. He wasn’t overly liked it seems, probably because a lot of people, myself included saw him at times as this years Chris, a...
By Angela Share

Jonathan Daddia from Masterchef Australia what have you done?

This post will contain spoilers for the Monday July 12 episode of Masterchef Australia. If you haven’t seen it and you don’t want it spoiled, well, you know the drill. So how shocking was tonight’s episode? Not only was there a fairly disgusting ‘meal’ to cook, there was also the exit of the man who...

Marion Leaves Masterchef Australia and the backlash begins

  Oh dear Channel Ten, what on earth have you done? Let me outline the issue here for those outside of Australia who may be interested. Masterchef is a show that sees wannabe chefs facing off in challenges each week, the weakest contestants are ousted, you know the sort of thing. Through this season of...

Courtney, Jimmy and Peter return to Masterchef Australia

  Previously eliminated contestants Courtney, Jimmy and Peter are back in the running to win Masterchef Australia, but not everyone is happy about it, some viewers included. The three regained their place in the show after a cook off saw their dishes judged by the top 7 contestants left in the show. Aaron in particular...
By Angela Share

Bring Maggie Beer back to Masterchef Australia as a regular

Masterchef has had its ups and downs this season, but last night it seemed the twitterers were aligned with a common thread, everyone loved Maggie Beer’s guest stint on Masterchef Australia. The famous chef was on hand to go head to head with one of the contestants and did so with style and grace. On...
By Angela Share

The crying / tears in Masterchef Australia is irritating

  The crying in Masterchef Australia’s second season are beyond belief irritating. If you’ve been watching season two of Masterchef Australia, you’ll know pretty much all the contestants have some sort of sob story, and they can’t wait to turn the tears on. Problem is, this aspect is so overdone, a lot of people are...

US Masterchef to feature Gordon Ramsay

Popular TV series Masterchef is finally being made for a US audience. The show, which has been popular in the UK for years and recently had a great debut with its Australian edition is set for the US. Fox are the folks behind the show and they’ve apparently snagged their favorite payroll jockey foul mouthed...
By Angela Share

Celebrity Masterchef line up revealed

Since the end of Masterchef Australia, a nation of addicted TV watchers have pined for information on when the next season would start. To quell those desires, Channel Ten have decided to run with a ‘celebrity’ version of the show, although in fairness, there aren’t many actual celebs in the line up. The official contestants...
By Angela Share