MasterChef
‘The pies are epic’: Andy Allen’s Aussie restaurant, bakery and pub favourites
From a bakery’s Big Mac-inspired pies to a three-hatted regional restaurant, the chef, restaurateur and MasterChef judge shares his top dining picks.
- Jane Rocca
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The two costly foods this cookbook author can’t stand (and the cheap one she adores)
Nat Thaipun on her 100-plus tattoos, three money-saving kitchen hacks – and what she splurged on after winning MasterChef Australia 2024.
- Benjamin Law
Is your favourite TV show back next year? Here’s everything on our screens in 2026
All the local broadcasters have bet big on their areas of expertise – aka ratings winners – while the ABC is doing the heavy lifting in scripted drama.
- Louise Rugendyke
It’s been 16 years since she was on MasterChef, but there’s one thing Justine Schofield won’t do any more
She was once a TV novice, but now she is a master, filming her foodie travelogue series in just 12 days in hectic conditions in Hong Kong.
- Bridget McManus
- Magazine
- Sunday Life
The September 28 Edition
This week, TV personality Melissa Leong opens up about her rich life, including some of its darkest chapters, ahead of the launch of a new memoir.
- Exit Interview
- Reality TV
‘I’m a sucker for pain’: MasterChef winner hits the jackpot on third attempt
Laura Sharrad first competed on the reality show when she was 18 years old. Now, finally, she’s a winner.
- Louise Rugendyke
‘I’m a sucker for any pub’: MasterChef winner Nat Thaipun’s go-to spots to eat and drink
This rising star of Australia’s food scene shares her favourite pubs, restaurants, cafes and fine diners. Plus, the broccoli dish that makes her housemates shudder.
- Jane Rocca
Second MasterChef UK host sacked for behaviour on the show
John Torode was found to have used racist language by the same legal review that upheld a raft of allegations against his co-host Gregg Wallace.
- Anita Singh
BBC battles to contain MasterChef UK scandal as regulator flags Gaza doco probe
The same day a report upheld dozens of allegations against MasterChef UK host Gregg Wallace, the BBC found itself in strife over another issue.
- SYLVIA HUI
‘Won’t go quietly’: Sacked MasterChef host flags discrimination lawsuit
Gregg Wallace was sacked from the BBC show this week amid allegations of groping and inappropriate behaviour.
- Anita Singh and Robert Mendick