One of my favourite shows is returning to TV after a seven-year break. Anyone else here a fan of Michael Apted’s 7 Up documentary series? It’s a fascinating look at the lives of a group of British children from different… Continue Reading
Secrets Week closes with the previous episode’s losing team facing a blindfolded taste test. The first five to guess incorrectly have a 60-minute open pantry cook, but one last secret will ruffle feathers.
Each team is allocated a ‘secret weapon’ and must create a four-course Italian meal for 40 diners. Whichever team serves the least impressive meal will go into the next pressure test.
These immunity rounds involve sauce, secrets and citrus. A contestant will face off against an established chef that [sic] will be kept secret from everyone, including the judges, until the very end. A secret chef? Please tell me it’s Peter… Continue Reading
Here’s a new general chat thread with Bobi (thanks – Juz). See what I did there? Double entendre. I am so hilarious I amaze myself. It’s a Public Holiday here, Reconciliation Day, and I am confined to the house. The… Continue Reading
Three contestants face a pressure test and will cook a paella based on an award-winning dish by Leno Lattarulo from Melbourne’s Simply Spanish. Simple, right? Wrong. It is Secrets Week, after all.
It’s Secrets Week, and, after a quick workshop with Din Tai Fung’s Edward Yulianto, our cooks must create a tasty dumpling dish and later invent a dish that incorporates a secret. Shh. I will be watching this one as I… Continue Reading
Honestly, I haven’t been watching any HR, whereas I used to at least fast forward through the room reveals. Should I be? Would Jamie irk me? Tomorrow: Victorian brothers Tim and Mat see their renovated 1950s weatherboard cottage for the… Continue Reading
Legends week continues as Yotam Ottolenghi hosts a deli item challenge. The first three contestants to incorrectly name a deli item must cook to stay in the competition. Who will be heading home? Hmm, this seems to be another one… Continue Reading
Joined by Yotam Ottolenghi, our contestants are cooking street food for 360 people. Each team must hero a different cuisine, and the least impressive team will be sent into the next elimination. So no Ottolenghi Week this time around? The… Continue Reading