Dessert Masters, the newest spin-off from MasterChef Australia, will premiere next month as part of the Network 10’s new “Supercharging Summer” schedule. It will be hosted by regular MasterChef Australia’s judge, Melissa Leong, and renowned Swiss-French pastry chef, Amaury Guichon.
The 10 Masters competing will include many well known pastry chefs and also a couple of past MasterChef Australia alumni, they are Kirsten Tibballs, Reynold Poernomo, Anna Polyviou, Adriano Zumbo, Jess Liemantara, Morgan Hipworth, Kay-Lene Tan, Andy Bowdy, Rhiann Mead and Gareth Whitton.
Here’s the first teaser…
Update October 29, 2023: Dessert Masters is set to begin on Sunday, November 12, 2023.
Episode 1, Sunday, November 12, 2023:
With the only immunity pin on the line, ten chefs create their very own dessert Masterpieces vying for the first win of the competition.
Episode 2, Monday, November 13, 2023:
To win the first Immunity Challenge the contestants need to make a dish that isn’t what it seems. Inspired by Amaury’s famous life-like dessert masterpieces.
Hot Dog and Fries (Anna Polyviou)
Bound for the Bin (Andy Bowdy)
Episode 3, Tuesday, November 14, 2023:
There’s no room to crack under pressure in the first Dessert Masters elimination, as our pastry powerhouses are challenged to Smash It by creating a dish that smashes or cracks.
Nona’s Smash Or Pass (Adriano Zumbo)
Chocolate & Magicha Cake (Gareth Whitton)
For Snow White (Reynold Poernomo)
Eliminated: Rhiann Mead
Episode 4, Wednesday, November 15, 2023:
Today, the contestants are split into three teams of three for a challenging team relay where they must hero the secret ingredient, maple syrup.
Textures of Maple & Passionfruit (Green Team – Anna Polyviou, Andy Bowdy, Reynold Poernomo)
Episode 5, Sunday, November 19, 2023:
The contestants face an elimination mystery box where they must feature an ingredient in a frozen element. They can choose from beetroot, berry liquor, rosella, and chilli.
Eliminated: Morgan Hipworth
Episode 6, Monday, November 20, 2023:
Inspired by Amaury Guichon, the King of Chocolate, tonight we’re celebrating all things chocolate. The best dish will win their maker Immunity from the next Elimination.
Episode 7, Tuesday, November 21, 2023:
In the third elimination challenge of the season, the contestants are given a list of retro movie titles, and a challenge: they must draw inspiration from one of these films and create a dessert.
Eliminated: Adriano Zumbo
Episode 8, Sunday, November 26, 2023:
Tonight, in a double elimination, contestants are cooking a Christmas dish that means something to them. Curtis Stone brings presents of fruit for each contestant that they need to hero in their dish.
Bananas for Christmas (Kay-Lene Tan)
Eliminated: Anna Polyviou
Eliminated: Andy Bowdy
Episode 9, Monday, November 27, 2023:
It’s the semi-final of Dessert Masters and the five remaining pastry chefs are one cook away from a place in the grand finale. To get there, they’ll need to cook a delicious dish ‘inspired by nature’.
Eliminated: Kay-Lene Tan
Eliminated: Kirsten Tibballs
Episode 10, Tuesday, November 28, 2023:
The Dessert Masters Grand Final is here! The finalists will battle it out in a two-course service challenge. Whoever is the top scorer will be crowned champion of Dessert Masters.
Rhubarb Tart with Pepper Berry Ice Cream (Gareth Whitton)
Chocolate and Wattle Seed Mousse with Apricot and Pistachio (Gareth Whitton)
Round 1 scores: (M=Melissa, A=Amaury)
Jess: (M)6 + (A)6 = 12/20
Reynold: (M)8 + (A)7 = 15/20
Gareth: (M)9 + (A)8 = 17/20
Round 2 scores:
Jess: (M)8 + (A)7 = 15/20 + 12(R1) = 27/40
Reynold: (M)7 + (A)6 = 13/20 + 15(R1) = 28/40
Gareth: (M)9 + (A)9 = 18/20 + 17(R1) = 35/40
Champion of Dessert Masters 2023: Gareth Whitton
Just a quick note, a few days after I started this post, new judges were announced for the next season of MasterChef Australia, there will be 4 judges for 2024, and Melissa Leong is out as one of the judges of MasterChef Australia but she will remain as judge for the second season of Dessert Masters next year.
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