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MasterChef Australia’s first finale will be an all-girl affair following the elimination of Chris Badenoch from the TEN cooking contest.
41yo Melbourne resident Badenoch was considered a front-runner for the title, but was cut from the show after a lengthy cook-off with their own inventive dishes.
Joining the judges was cookbook queen Donna Hay.
It was a contentious decision given that he was defeated by the ever-popular Julie who did not complete all her dishes.
But beer merchant Badenoch has been a divisive contestant, with many fans of the show having difficulty with his abrupt style and attire. He has also been the subject of press articles, including as late as today, on his romantic life. The perils of reality television.
Matt Preston said to Badenoch: “You have been the competition’s most consistent performer but today let youself down. The execution of these three dishes let you down. Tragically that’s enough to send you home. We know we’ll be drinking your beer and eating your food in your beer bar in 6 months time. And there will be a beer book. No doubt. Thanks for the pigs head, for the hat, for the dry Melbourne humour. We’ll see you around.”
George Calombaris said: I’ve never said this to a man before but I love you!”
Gary Mehigan said: “You’ve impressed me and George many many times.”
Badenoch said: “I’m tired, I’m strung out and the pressure is ridiculous. To get to this point and not make the final two is devastating. It means everything to me.
“It’s hugely disappointing.” Chris said. “But Top 3 is an achievement and you will be eating in my establishment sooner rather than later. This experience has turned my life on its head and I won’t forget this. My future is bright, full of beer, and full of food, and I can’t wait.”
38yo Julie Goodwin from the NSW Central Coast will face off against 35yo Poh Ling Yeow from Adelaide for the inaugural title on Sunday night.
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I am watching this show here in NZ at the moment. I can’t believe the favourtism that is shown. Absolutely blatant. Fancy bring people back that have been voted out. If they were going to bring any one back it should of been Brent. People here have kept going on about Chris, being dirty etc. The fact that Chris has a particular look, does not make him dirty. Julie’s sweating into food made me feel ill. She can’t dam well cook. Her carry on is rediculous. She could never run a commercial kitchen. As for a cookbook, gawd forbid, I wouldn’t want to buy it. The lady is a very average home cook, not a Masterchef. Thats crazy.
The two people who should of been finalist were Chris and Justine period.
LOL marketable even that leaves me cold. She really is pathetic.
I agree wholeheartedly that the show has been rigged from the start .The judges have always had a soft spot for plain old dowdy home-mum julie .The real masterchefs were Chris and Justine who could certainly serve up a meal at any top restaurant .Julie was definately a wreck with every meal she cooked and really cracked under pressure -she should not have won !!!
First of all, I am not surprised Julie won, not at all. The game is obviously rigged. The thing I am surprised about is that people keep shouting “Julie won fair and square!! Get over it, she’s the best chef!!”. These people, I am sorry to say, are either blind or stupid. Julie is a great cook, i’ll give her that, but she should not be the “Masterchef”. How can a home cook, who nearly has a heart attack caused by terror every time she is cooking something, be a master chef? All through the competition she has been disorganized and too emotional. Every time she fails at cooking a dish properly she whips out her story about her children and her passion, cries, and is then let through. But when someone else spoils their dish in any way, the judges say “It’s too far in the competition to be making mistakes” and they are eliminated.
Another thing bugging me; people keep saying that Chris was too arrogant. Ummm….maybe he was arrogant because he can actually cook professionally?
Chris was obviously not happy that Julie won and I don’t blame him. Why should Julie, who has been in the bottom two most of the competition and barely pushes through each week win? If someone has been near the bottom end of the competitors most of time, I think it is safe to say that they aren’t cut out to be a chef. Chris, Andre and Justine were the only people who should’ve won in my opinion, but they were knocked out because of one or two bad dishes and were beaten by Julie who has mucked up a lot more than a few dishes. You say it was a fair game? Forgive me while I laugh.
Oh and before someone replies saying “Your just a Julie hater, get over it”, please register that I put some thought into my debate. If someone retaliates with an uneducated answer, I will not even consider it a worthwhile opinion.
Nevermind Masterchef the makers of this program must think its viewers are MasterChumps if they think we are going to swallow that Julie won fairly.
In our house Julie has been about the most popular contestant. Until the final week we accepted that she had fairly scraped through many tests. But this week even the hated Chris was thought to have been harshly treated.
One contestant who did a bad job was told their dish would be sent back by a customer so we we won`t judge it. Would they send back plates that had clearly not been plated out fully? I know I would.
Why don`t they just tell us that they are looking for a popular face to push supermarket products and being able to cook comes a distant second.
LOL!
MasterSh**
Lets all cry a bit and tell a sod story about your children,
Oh wow! what’s that? I get 100k too
Fan-freakin-tastic.
I’m happy for Julia … well done … nice finale … still, there are better master chefs in the contestants … the process of elimination has quirks.
oh my gosh
julie won are you kidding me !
as Cheldus said, talk about a friggen sympathy vote
the only reason she won is for tv ratings !
did you see how the judges came around and told her how the chocolate was sticking to the bench
then come back half an hour later and tell her, the sorbet is to grainy !
didnt see poh getting anyhelp !
poh deserved to win
by far !
Well done girls you have made it!! I was surprised in the last episode about the decision, but we were not there to judge and taste it.
It sounds like from the judges comments that Julie despite not “plating up properly” had the tastiest food on the table and the food that people would most like to eat and enjoy – which is why she has gone through to the final.
Of course she has had good weeks and bad weeks – but there has always been someone much worse that week which is why she is still rightly there!!
I have to say i think she is brilliant! She represents real women and real kitchens and thats what we want.
I love the fact that Po and Julie are the warmest friendliest people on the show and they are the ones that are the winners!! I want to aspire to learn the recipes of a really lovely cook that has good and interesting technique ( Julie and Po when they do this well they are real winners).
I am glad that this competition has been judged on taste all the way through and not just on confidence.
Go girls, hope the final is just as exciting.
Good luck to you both.
Julie,
I have been going for you from the start.
From a huge fan
Matthew P
Chris’s beef cheeks looked like a dogs dinner! Pretty much how he presents, I know whos food I would prefer to eat! Guess it all came down to the taste of what was on the plate. I think Justine should have made it to the last 3!
We all know it’s Julie who won even that she forgot the stuffing. Fancy going somewhere were she cooks and she forgets the main ingredients Yuk. No thanks as for Poh she can’t even cook a decent asian dish we all saw that. So as for the Chefs or shall i say they think they are chefs they would learn a lot from a first year apprentice they should go back to the kitchen and start from scratch as a first year apprentice that would improve maybe how things should be done.Donna Hayes??????Joke
Kathy I think this is the highest number of comments, yes. I’d need to check. The passion and debate over this topic was hot everywhere yesterday, ie online, on radio etc.
I am a Mum, 50 with kids….. I wouldn’t vote for Julie, nice as she seems, lamb, no stuffing, I could cook better any day.,.in that time she should have completed one good looking dish at least. Chris plated 3 a good looking dishes that should have counted for something. Poh is the best cook left but when does elimination mean elimination, bring Chris back next week, give him 2 chances like Poh…. I watched the biggest loser and bringing back eliminated contestants is not fair, as a viewer it is just confusing because you have moved on. A lot of people, including myself lost interest in the show after Chris went, in fact I skipped my first episode. Guest judges should be “guests” Donna Hay was really dominant, it was clear all along she did not like Chris at all and favoured Julie, I think the other judges lost the plot letting her have so much on input into a single challenge.
I digress a little…. Correct me if I am wrong David, but isn’t this the highest number of comments ever posted on a particular subject since the start of TV Tonight.!!! Big Brother did not get this much feedback.
If so, well done…not only is Channel 10 breaking all records with the ratings, so is TV Tonight.
You have done a great job David with TV Tonight.
Re: Chewy
Get some standards! You might think that uncooked, unfinished basic food is great! I personally believe that the show has had far better cooks eliminated with Julie being given a free ride time and time again. What the hell Chewy…. are you one of her kid she keeps sobbing about?
Chris’s downfall came before he had even started, namely having to impress Donna Hay. Julie appealed instantly to her as their demographic and styles are similar. You could read it all over her body language. I for one have lost all credibility with her and will look for other options regarding cook books – shame.
It was disgraceful that Julie was selected over Chris. She didn’t plate up and being a food photographer myself, Chris’s dish looked much more interesting and better styled.
Once again Julie used tears and emotiveness to persuade the judges to let her through. Chris on the other hand, has an unsteering determination, a thorough and clear vision, plus his idea is great and will encourage a lot of blokes into the kitchen. However as he couldn’t articulate it clearly (and without Julie’s uncontrolled emotion), it never won favour with the judges.
I am also not happy that some of the contestants were reintroduced – is this a competition or a gameshow?? Having said that, I hope Poh wins it as I would rather eat (and photograph) her style of cooking than Julie’s bland and boring tripe.
The judges have made decisions on who wins challenges and who is eliminated based on the taste on dishes. As much as we can comment on how individuals how handle the process of cooking them and what they actually look like, unfortunately we do not get to taste them. You can’t honestly say whose dishes tastes the best or worst – we have to rely on the judges comment, of which we are only seeing an edited version of them to give some suspense being someone is eliminated.
Go Julie… I like eating bland second-rate food… I eat it at home all the time. I am just like you… a two-bit cook. I also buy cookbooks with boring recipes in them, just like the recipes in your proposed cookbook. Also, when I have problems and cant get my act together, I start crying, panicing and for maximum sympathy, I talk about my family and the kids.
Oh, Yes, I forgot… I sometimes always have cute animals and small babies near my kitchen, so that if the food is unfinished or a boring sludge… the cuteness will always right any wrongs for me…
Julie, you remind me about my wholesome cooking…
I have watched the show, wasnt keen on Chris as he appeared to be on TV, but its about cooking isnt it? This was meant to be the 3 dishes you would put on the cover of your book, that represent you, your pinnacle. Geroge said ” They not only have to taste great they have to look fantastic” Donna Hay said “it doesnt matter how it tastes, if it doesnt look good its going back to the kitchen”.
Now we cant judge on taste, but underseasoned and overcooked chicken (George’s description), 4 slices of lamb with 3 lonely potatoes on steamed spinach ( 2 minutes in teh microwave), no stufing or sauce, and a piece of cake by itself, no sauce, cream, icing, not even dusted with sugar are not dishes any honest person on this site would pay for at a restuarant. Anyone could have cooked what Julie did, or didnt. I found it odd during the week, Julies served up “muddle pie” (pastry with unset custard) and a piece of fish the judges couldnt taste due to being totally raw. She admitted not knowing anything that was in Malaysian food, but she kept winning. I wouldnt buy Chris’s book, Donna Hay certainly wouldnt as she was sneering at his food before she even tasted it, and there would be no need to buy Julies ( Lamb, potato and spinach). Look in a Donna Hay book, anything look like what Julie served? But the target audience of middle aged women with children is where the money is in cook books, and i guess Julie is it.
The real loser will be Julie, as she would know that she didnt deserve to win. If she wins the title, and i am assuming she will, there will be many thousands of people baggin her for it being rigged. And thats embarrassing for her. Oh, and by the way, the only people that care about your family, is your family. When people are thinking fondly about what Julie said about her family, they are thinking of their own family.
Episode 67 Julie serves a lovely puddle custard pie with breaking crust
Episode 68 Julie serves raw ling fish.
Episode 69 Julie manages to finish the cake but the crust was too hard. Judges made favourable comments about how lovely it was however.
Episode 70 Julie makes a roast. Stuffing falls out. Fails to finish dessert and struggles to dish up the three dishes.
Other points to note:
She sweats. Is disorganised. Her presentation generally stinks. She came in cooking a roast, gets to the finals cooking another roast. Incredible improvement don’t you think?
You know what is also funny. Donna Haye or whatever her name is, made comments about the colour brown and yet remarkably all of Julies dishes would look great on the cover of a cookbook. Apparently because you can get away with it. Good one!
Masterchef indeed. It is rigged. Just accept it.
For all those Julie fans … you must be a mother. Imagine what would happen if they actually eliminated her. All those viewers! Not to mention the mum’s who adore her and will go and buy her cook book.
Rigged! Is there seriously any doubt about it. The cake where you couldn’t cut through the crust, the dishes last night that she couldn’t serve up. The panic mad sweat whilst cooking. The amateurish appearance of her dishes.The falling apart pie, not to mention the puddle pie.
Yes … A MasterChef indeed. I would definately want her working in my kitchen.
Then look at the imagination of her dishes. She started with Roast and ended with a roast. Huge improvement there.
Get with it people. It’s rigged and there is no doubt about it. Stop being so deluded.
Ok, so i also want to know, where were all of Chris’ friends?????? can anyone find out why they were not shown? perhaps he refused taping because he was so angry that he left the show. i found him arrogant and he didnt win because his food looked ugly and would not sell on the front cover of the cook book. i also think it was rigged a little and biased towards julie. oh well, thats reality tv!
Go poh i have some stale cake at home i should put that on a plate and enter.Julie i am sick of people saying i am doing it for the kids bull.If you are our first masterchef what a load of rubbish. To be a chef you have to strong and calm under pressure julie not.
I wa hooked on this show, but yesterday I just got so disappointed and angry! Was I the only one? I can not believe what happened. Chris didn’t live up to his usual high standards, but Julie lived up to her usal crappy and inconsistent self. Why wasn’t she eliminated weeks ago.
I’m glad the final 2 is Poh & Julie. I don’t like Chris at all even though he’s a great cook. Julie did have the vision cleare, the winner is going to release a cookbook as one of the prize. I’m hoping Julie will win, she deserved it, Poh is a great cook but it is kinda unfair that she got a 2nd chance back without even having to do a cooking challenge for a chance back. But she has brought some unique food to the competition.
ps I would rather eat Julie’s unfinished dishes rather than Poh’s freaky dishes any day – who wants to eat rotten 100 day old eggs anyway?
Hope nice wins over being nasty – Go Julie – Your book idea is absolutely fabulous and should win you the competition!
Wow! Julie you are an amazing woman, you have had to sacrafice seeing your wonderful family to chase a dream and show your children, that whatever path you take in life you can achieve a dream. You have improved such a lot since we first saw you on the show, and just because you were unable to plate all the food last night, you still achieved it all, and like Matt said , if you hadn’t been interrupted for those extra couple of minutes of chatting to you, you would have been able to finish, so well done, and I cant wait to buy your cookbook, also Poh good luck as well. You go girls…
“Good on you Julie! I think Julie is a great example of what mums are doing in the kitchens all over Australia”
Yer but this show is called masterchef and not a show about how if you are a mum that can barely cook can win.
Julie wins cause all the fatty’s out there will buy her book and the station knows it.
Good on you Julie! I think Julie is a great example of what mums are doing in the kitchens all over Australia.As a mum of two I’d like to think my cooking is “MasterChef” quality.Julie has a great dream and I hope her dream comes true on Sunday night.Put me down for a copy of her cook book!!!!!
Good luck Julie.
Bill & Bev….congratulations, I totally agree with you!! Poh shouldnt even be there right now. I wasnt a Chris fan, by any means, so I am not disappointed that he has gone….(although he cooked some terrific looking dishes, they were something I persoanly would never have an interest in recreating).
The fact remains that Poh got a massive advantage over thousands of other people by being given a (unfair, in my opinion) second chance at the auditions. Then she got eliminated during the course of the show. She may be a brilliant cook, but she has twice failed to outcook her challengers.
Julie deserves to be there because she has never been eliminated and has been there from day one. Her challenger for the title should be someone else who has been there without being kicked out earlier….whether it be Chris, or Justine, or someone who might have made it further had Poh not been given another chance by being bought back.
Go Julie….I would buy her book for sure.
Chris was going to go no matter what he cooked it already organised
his food looked too good so they all said it tasted no good.
All of his food has always tasted good.
You do the math.
But Chris Just because your head resembles the pigs
dosent mean anyone wants to eat one. Man lose the pig fetish.
Who calls themselves a beer merchant anyway !
Johno, you obviously know nothing about food, did you actually watch last night? if so, did you not understand the brief?
“Chris’s food was crap” …. really, he was asked to deliver a cover shot, he did that, sorry I must have missed Julie’s. Tell me which it was, the collapsed chicken, the ordinary lamb roast and unseasoned potato or the pathetic slice of cake?
“Julie’s food was good, Chris’s was crap” ….. really! pushed herself out of her comfort zone didn’t she, really broke all the rules, a great culinary mind, and innovative!
Johno, I don’t need to grow up, I just have a clue, do you?
Chris has a terrific vision. Using the whole animal, using creativity and innovation to create superb dishes. Chris showed ingenuity and was able to get a whole new generation of men into the kitchen. His cookbook would reach thousands.
One cannot help but wonder why Donna Hay was so biased in this instance. Watching her body language, comments and responses, Chris was unfairly judged by her when compared to the women.
How many people would want to buy Julie’s cookbook, one full of random family pictures and recipies that anyone could find in any old cookbook? Not me. Maybe her target audience of middle aged women.
Chris brought a whole new level of ideas and really is the most deserving of Materchef. Good luck to him. The judges knew that he and Justine would make it on their own regardless. On the other hand, Julie just does not have the appeal.
I liked all of the last 6 or 7 contestants and didnt really care who won. Julia could have easily made a great Masterchef just as much as Chris or Poh or Julie.
Having said that, lastnight has lost me. I was sure that the whole idea was to cook and complete 3 dishes that would be included in your cookbook. Poh and Chris did this with time to spare. Why were the rules changed to allow Julie to deliver unfinished dishes that didnt look good ( we can all put a slice of cake on a plate ). Sorry because I like Julie but very unfair to Chris. And I love pigs trotters etc and would dine at his restuarant.
Justin grow up …. end of story
Time and time again, Julie gets away with sub-standard dishes and other contestants (who are actually worth a damn) are sent home. She’s like the female version of Sam, but at least Sam got eliminated at some point. The pie challenge was bad enough. Yesterday, she didn’t even have half her crap on the plate and she managed to knock out the most consistent performer in the competition who actually got something on the plate. It just astounds me how blatant this rigging is.
In terms of this particular challenge, I would put it down to Donna Hay’s burning hatred of Chris (did you see the look on her face when he said he didn’t pay much attention to the plating?) And of course there’s Julie’s sob story about proving to her kids how far tugging at the heartstrings can get you.
I thought that the whole point of difference between this show and other reality TV shows was that it was all about cooking and not about personalities. Obviously, I was wrong.
“mandy nichols says: Malasian cooking who cares. bring her to my home and i bet i’ll eat Chris or Juile’s food .before that rubish.”
That is so funny. How many people have actually tasted real Malaysian cuisine? So Mandy, if that’s you, you are calling it rubbish without even having tried it! LOL. How narrow minded are some people? OMG, it looks weird and I’ve never heard of it so it must be rubbish! ROTFLMAO.
Chris is revolting and I wouldn’t touch anything he had. He needs a good bath … and to give up his love pig bits.
How could Poh be back in with another chance when she was eliminated? She was even given a second chance when she stuffed up at the auditions when everyone else had only one chance. She had been eliminated that should have been the end for her. We both honestly think that the final two should have been Julie and Chris. Poh should not have been given so many chances. Thankyou Bill & Bev
Julie’s concept for a cookbook sounded anything but original. Schools sell books just like Julie’s at fetes as fund raisers. I bought a book from the local primary school made up of recipes from families and it even has some blank space at the back for my own. Julie seems like a nice person and a decent cook but not a chef.
I have been a Chris fan from day one so I am pretty disappointed in last nights verdict.
I saw him as quietly confident, which is a big difference from ‘arrogant pig’ – also for someone who ‘never smiles’ there seemed to be an awful lot of smiling footage of him last night!
Donna Hay was an absolute disgrace – totally sexist and rude.
johno…. you’re an idiot…. end of story
Julie could take a dump on a plate in the final and the judges would like her meal and give the title to her. It is totally rigged.
Poh could cook a masterpiece and the judges will find some b******* excuses why it is crap.
The show is kinda tragic how blatant the favoritism towards Julie is.
I am glad Chris is gone & Julie is in the final 2, yes she didn’t finish plating her 3 dishes but what was on the plates looked good & from what the judges said tasted good & I for one will buy her cookbook it sounds terrific, Julie to win.
Julies food was better last night and chris’s was crap…..end of story.
I thought the show was about finding a “Masterchef” … Not a home style mum or some one pushing Malaysian Chinese cooking…. I feel the Masterchef was lost many weeks ago…. I feel the format should be changed … They should be judged on all food cook over the series. Points should given for all meals and the final result is based on the end totals.
Masterchef definitely lost all credibility last night. And to all those people making comments about Chris’s hair, hat and looks its about the cooking and he deserved to be there. Julie in the final – what an absolute F***ing Joke!! Donna Hay – Pathetic!!
I think people are whinging for nothing here. The judges looked at the food presented to them on the night. Julie’s tasted better. Chris fell short. End of story. People were having a go at Chris when he was winning and doing well, now it is a rort he is out. You cannot win them all. Julie or Poh will be deserving winners. I’m sure Chris will do well whether he is the Masterchef or not.
WTF ! I still cannot see how the 3 judges can agree on keeping Julie in the show
Chris is a bit of a knob lets be honest, and a beer and pigs trotter restaurant
is not going to get many people exited.
So he lost because he did not put enough importance
on the cook book and too much emphasis on producing better food
than the others.
They should rename the show “Master cook book ideas”
Listen….rigged or not rigged Julie is a very marketable, she is what the shows producers would want…she will go on to make a huge successful career and pot full of money …good on you juice…you have what it takes. So to all the negative comments regarding Julie give her a break….or does it stick in your throat to much that she just might take out the title?
I have truly enjoyed Masterchefand am sad that like all good things it must come to an end. I admirer all the contestants for having the gumption and the self confidence to ‘have a go’. Chris was my favorite from the start as I liked his concept of a “Beer Bar” and his passion for cooking in his unique style. Reared in the country I am a whole beast person myself.Like many others I felt the ‘Wild Card’ return contestants was a bit unfair, but that is reality TV it has to be controversial. I believe the use of the pressure cookers last night was Chris’ downfall.Another day he may have made a different choice. Ideally I would have liked to have seen Chris and Julie in the final. I like Poh but she was eliminated. I have enjoyed the judges and thank all concerned for a great break at the end of a busy day as I cook dinner for the family.
Lauren, I couldn’t agree with you more! I also went to the boathouse last weekend…. I think our judge needs to have a look at his own establishment and what is served, pretty ordinary food, very ordinary coffee, I won’t be returning….
so who will win…… depends on who pulls the heartstrings the most and delivers the most tears….. lost me!
The producers of Masterchef have lost me. I didn’t really have a favourite contestant. I didn’t mind who won…but after watching all but one episode of this show over the past couple of months, they’vce lost me, and I won’t be watching the final on Sunday night.
Kathy I get it. (comment 9.43am) I get that the whole thing was a package deal with a cookbook and prize money…but what I don’t get is, after all the emphasis on “cooking” and taste, they shift the goal posts last night to have the cooks start “styling” their food for a cookbook cover. I mean, Donna Hay doesn’t style every food pic in her magazines. She has a test kitchen team. She has food stylists who put the shots together….and the styling involves a lot more than just food, things like polystyrene, glycerine, glue etc…
A cookbook concept is just that. A concept….it gets tweaked, it gets changed…it has to be to get published…and by Julie’s own admission last night, all the recipes in her cookbook won’t be her own, they’ll come from other families. So to the producers…do you still think you’ve got a major hit if your viewers lose interst in the show and don’t care who wins in the end? If I hear one more time “I’m screwed” “I don’t want to go home yet” “I show my love through the food I cook for my family”.. I’ll scream.
My tip, Julie will win, even if her final meal is: a. undercooked, b. Incomplete c. covered in sweat…
Finally Trotter man is gone. Poh to win. His elimination just made the show so much better. Yes Julie didnt finish all of her dishes, but at least the judges enjoyed eating them.
Cheldus…..grow up,the show is not rigged….by all means don’t watch it…only you will miss out…Julie has done a fantastic job…she is a real person!!!!
I have a bad taste in my mouth. The programme is Masterchef – it is about cooking sheer and simple, not about marketability. The best man did not win. I will not be watching anymore. It is a big con. I am gutted.
Rigged, rigged, rigged. This show is ludicrous and so transparent. Julie is consistent just like Chris, consistently one of the worst performers. Pretty obvious they want Julie to win the whole thing. She presented bland, boring meals like she would serve to her family.
Last night had to be;-
Innovative and look great. Of course Julies looked like a joke and was as innovative as Vegemite on toast but she till managed “somehow” to get through.
No matter what Poh does Julie will win. Julie could plonk down a chop and one pea and somehow the judges would love it. Or perhaps a scoop of vanilla ice-cream with chocolate topping and yet somehow manages to be “just great” .
It’s rigged as they want to sell cookbooks and Julie appeals to all those overweight mums out there.
Last night Master Chef Australia became a joke. Chris has been beaten to the final by Poh (who was previously eliminated because her food was not good enough) and Julie who failed to plate a single dish on last night challenge. Donna Hay had it in for Chris when she walked in the door and Julie went to the old sympathy trick with tears and talk of her cookbook being about her family, that should fill one page what about the rest?
In the last week Julie has had a disaster with everything she has cooked and still made the final. Is this fair?
Chris’s attitude at times was arrogant but he had still earned his place in the final unlike the the 2 above contestants for the above reasons.
Of all the contestants in this competition Chris has had a definate goal and always worked towards it. Good luck for the future Chris I am sure you (unlike all the other contestants expecially the finalists) will make good and your business will be highly successful with both Drinks and food (cooked by yourself) even if the judges dont agree
im glad chris got kicked of i didnt like him and he was so pi**ed of its so funny go Julie and go home poh
RE: Kathy and Ryan.
We do get it that Julie had a clearer vision of her cookbook that will probably sell better than the other two. But the whole show has been about the cooking and taste. The show is called Masterchef, not Mastercookbook.
The judges for the whole season kept harping on that its all about taste and cooking ability.. but yet the final week, it comes down to vision?!?
I would not buy any cook book but Julie’s …I am no Master Chef nor will I ever eat in a place a Master chef will be cooking …I will cook Julie food.
I think she should have a tv show to go with her Cook Book and call it by the same name.
Poh will most likely will cook food that someone will pay an obscene amount of money to eat …I don’t think I qwould enjoy it at all only the fried meringues.
good luck to both and Julie go publish your book …I will be waiting in line.
I am glad the hatman is gone. It finally good to see him gone. Last night he was appalling. He was cooking for a cookbook and all he had was brown, brown and more brown. Plus his food was given bad tastings so the worst chef went last night. Fair and simple. Sure Julie didnt plate up everything but if something tastes better than a complete dish then i know who i would have gone for.
Poh was like on cruise control last night. Its going to be a close one thats for sure.
Just a personal opinion. I would not pay for Julie’s meals in a restaurant. I would not order meals I could cook at home – eating out is a treat for me. There are so many homestyle cook books already, I don’t want another. I would have bought Justine’s, Julia’s, Chris or Poh’s book but I’m not interested in what Julie feeds her family. Her meals are ordinary. Sorry, but I think the Masterchef title should go to someone extraordinary.
It is a lot about presentation.
When a pig trotter is presented to you by someone that is wearing the same old hat(indoors and out) they have worn every day for the last six months and needs to at least wash their hair once in that time, the dish does not seem appealing.
I like a bit of hygene when it come to food preparation. Chris was a walking food authority violation.
It is good the grot is gone. He just didnt send out the right message.
Also I meant to say earlier
Amy said ‘In the beginning she was given a second chance run during the audition… why not others?”
To set the record straight, many others did get a second chance, but they were not caught on film. She was certainly not singled out.
Didn’t anyone listen to the judges commenting on Chris’s food last night? They not only didn’t like the presentation, they didn’t like the taste. They said very clearly that the texture was grainy and it tasted like something was missing. They also said that the flavours didn’t come together well. They also made a point of saying that they would judge Julie’s food as unfinished…and even though it was unfinished it tasted better and looked better than Chris’s.
A couple of days ago I was reading comments here that Chris was the judge’s favourite and was going to win…now most people are outraged that he was eliminated. Make up your minds people!
its sad to see chris got out yesterday…but what failed him was the pressure cooker.
That’s probably what makes his food tasteless…but he is a good cook..well done chriss
I don’t know why u all think that the show is rigged…as what the judges said you as good as your last cook.
Poh and julie cook was good and chris needed flavour
But I think…they are all winners…the fact that they are standing as the top 3 shows them how well they work under pressure …
Worth to watch sunday last show…can’t wait for masterchef UK to be shown on tv
Porkchop – you are so right. Those who don’t want to accept the judges’ verdicts and insult their decisions and integrity – Don’t watch. Go play in your sandbox. Take your football and go home. For God’s sake. Talk about infantile comments.
Julie’s book sounds amazing and so many people would buy it. If she didn’t have that vision for her book, she would have been sent home.
Go Poh she is from Adelaide
The question is “who is the most marketable person”, Julie will appeal to the biggest demographic. ( who would look the best on Women’s day and New Idea)
So it doesn’t matter who is the best cook (Chris’s food may have tasted fantastic but to get Julie through they can easily discredit it).
The start of the show was all about presentation (for front covers) even Donna making comments about Chris’s ‘To brown’ cooking.
But presentation was somehow over looked in judging.
I think that most people of Australia no it’s all about profits. It’s sad that some good chefs have sold there ‘Food Soul’ for television.
Why all the negativity? Think about it logically. Of the general market who is going to buy Chris’ book if he won? Julie and Poh have a lot better chance of selling more books! I personally love Julie, and have loved most of the contestants. All these remarks just remind me why I didn’t like Chris – whinging and making excuses!
Last night was a joke! How the hell does Chris get eliminated when Julie does the soft option (very ordinary lamb roast) and the presentation was terrible. Where the cover shot??
This decision was so bad based on the brief. I am a professional retoucher who works mainly on FMCG, food photographer for publishing is never eaten! The brief was to present magazine food, prepared for a shoot…. did Julie meet the brief…. no, did Chris meet the brief…. yes.
Sure it might not have tasted that good, but, I didn’t have to, it was meant to be for a photo shoot.
I won’t be watching Sundays night final, and more importantly I have cancelled my Donna Hay subscription based on her comments last night. She had it in for Chris as soon as he walked in the room, maybe Chris should learn to cry, he might still be in the competition! Mastercryer rather then Masterchef maybe