Shannon Smyth has left MasterChef. The 26-year-old receptionist from the Gold Coast, who has previously revealed that her dream is to open up a patisserie, was eliminated from the Australian version of the cooking show after going head-to-head with professional musician Craig Young. The duo were asked to create their best possible dish in 15 minutes using only nine ingredients. Young made prawns in a Thai chilli sauce, which judge Matt Preston said were a "big smack in your mouth of flavour" and George Calombaris described as "yummy". Smyth made a dessert of French toast, grilled figs, orange syrup and candied pistachios. Preston praised her "restaurant quality presentation", while Calombaris said that her French toast was "magnificent". However, both judges said that her syrup was "too thick and too sticky". (more)...
- 6/16/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Rachel McSweeney has been eliminated from MasterChef. The 45-year-old office administrator from Western Australia was asked to leave the Australian version of the reality cooking series after failing to impress the judges with her interpretation of a Heston Blumenthal dish. McSweeney, along with 25-year-old Michael Weldon, professional musician Craig Young and 26-year-old Shannon Smyth, was given just over three hours to make Blumenthal's special burger and chips together with their own personal drink concoction. Despite being warned to start the task by making her beef patty, McSweeney began with her brioche bun. After the challenge, she said: "I couldn't remember what I was meant to be doing. I just got myself in a pickle and couldn't sort it out." Weldon impressed Blumenthal with his tender patty and "playful" green lime (more)...
- 6/14/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Arena Dunn has left the Australian version of MasterChef. The 25-year-old personal trainer, who made it to the final 18 contestants on the reality cooking series, was eliminated after going head-to-head with Shannon Smyth in an Asian challenge. Dunn tried to make a Thai chicken dumpling soup, Sri Lankan chicken curry, grilled chicken wings and chicken mousse, but realised that she had forgotten rice and flatbread at the last minute. After handing an incomplete dish over to the judges for tasting, she admitted: "I completely forgot about the time." Dunn's fellow contestants, lifesaver Hayden Quinn and student nurse Ellie (more)...
- 6/10/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
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