MasterChef

The drama on the hit cooking contest is nothing compared to the contestants’ real-life experiences. Dominic: My drinking problem He admits he cracked under the intense, pressure-cooker atmosphere of MasterChef and lapsed into drinking again, but Dominic Corrigan insists he has his demon well under control. The big-hearted Sydney father of four, who had a […]

MasterChef’s Jonathan Daddia is prepared for anything in the kitchen. And when it comes to romance, the aspiring chef is equally well organised. In between shooting scenes for the TV cooking competition, Jonathan crammed in a walk down the aisle that had been thrown into doubt by his success in the kitchen … and a […]

Following his elimination from MasterChef Devon Headland spoke to Woman’s Day about who likes who in the MasterChef house, why he thinks his elimination was unfair and his plans to wed his long-time partner Cat. You’ve said that your friends and family motivated you to come on the show, as did the chance for a […]

Sarah Carmichael stunned fellow contestants and viewers alike with her decision to sacrifice her spot on MasterChef for the sake of her children last week, but even she admits she is blown away by her next surprise revelation – she’s pregnant! Despite making the final 24 by impressing judges with her coconut snapper, Sarah says […]

Lucy Chesterton serves up the inside info on the top 24. Who will take the heat and stay in the kitchen? ADELE Just like Australia’s first MasterChef Julie Goodwin, Adele is a home-grown mum, who’s very close to her sons, Matthew and Michael, and deeply in love with her husband, Vince. Her big heart means […]

After her success on hit show MasterChef, artist and cook Poh Ling Yeow tells Larry Writer it’s not fame and fortune but fulfilment that drives her. When something wonderful happens in Poh Ling Yeow’s life, she will take her Scottish terrier, Zed, and whisk him in a jig of joy around her flat in Adelaide’s […]

If you loved MasterChef, then get ready for the new, exciting Celebrity MasterChef. Gary Mehigan spoke to us about what to expect from the new series plus who his early favourites are. Do you remember the first time you cooked something and thought, “This is what I want to do”? My grandad was a chef; […]

If you loved MasterChef, then get ready for the new, exciting Celebrity MasterChef. We chatted to George Calombaris about all things food. Do you remember the first time you cooked something and thought, “This is what I want to do”? I have always been attached to my mother’s apron strings. I have been around food […]

We came to know him as the flamboyant judge on hit show MasterChef, but behind the foppish, internationally renowned food critic is Matt Preston the devoted family man, with a wife who is the icing on his cake.

MasterChef catapulted Julie Goodwin from a working mum to national celebrity. She tells Larry Writer about her new-found fame – and the family legacy that inspires her passion for good food. MasterChef winner Julie Goodwin knew her life had changed forever when she visited the local supermarket to buy mementoes for the funeral book of […]