Story: Arylene Westlake
IF you thought they were good last season, prepare to be blown away.
This year’s crop of Junior MasterChef contestants cook up succulent spatchcock, finger-licking- good lobster and prime pork any chef would be proud to serve.
Three of the final 50 are from WA.
Perth judge and TV chef Anna Gare spilt the beans on the upcoming season this week, dropping hints as she unveiled her new cookbook.
She said the children in the second season were “more incredible” and better equipped to take on new and harder challenges.
“They had this lobster challenge, and this one little girl said she’d never even been near one, but they did an
incredible job,” she said.
“They were given a recipe and it felt like we were sitting in a really flash restaurant and eating these amazing dishes. It was mind-blowing.
“The show starts with a real bang, and the set is like Wonderland.”
Judges Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris, Matt Moran and Gare have since narrowed the contestants down to 20 and are now cooking with gas in MasterChef’s Sydney kitchen.
No WA chefs have made an appearance yet, but Gare said the three tiny contestants from Perth were showing promise.
“They’re all amazing little cooks,” she said.
Gare launched her first cookbook Homemade in Perth yesterday. A date is yet to be set for the second series TV launch.
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