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42-560: Fassnidge previously operated the restaurants Four in Hand and 4Fourteen. He now owns Banksia. Fassnidge also operates The Castlereagh by Fassnidge bistro at City Tattersalls Club. Fassnidge served as a judge on the Australian cooking show My Kitchen Rules from 2013 to 2021 in the Kitchen HQ cook off and final rounds from 2013 to 2019 alongside Liz Eagan, Karen Martini and Guy Grossi . He Became

84-637: A BA Hons in Politics and Government. While growing up in London in the late 1970s, he became a DJ and punk rock musician. After a few stints working at City Limits and IPC Magazines ( TVTimes and What's on TV ), Preston relocated to Australia in October 1993. Initially he worked for IPC Magazines as their Australian TV correspondent writing about the soap operas Neighbours and Home and Away for TVTimes , What's on TV and Woman's Own . He subsequently wrote for

126-508: A food presenter alongside Karen Martini after the departure of Ed Halmagyi . Fassnidge married Jane Hyland in 2006 after they met while working at the same restaurant. They have two daughters and live in Sydney . My Kitchen Rules My Kitchen Rules (often abbreviated as MKR ) is an Australian competitive cooking game show broadcast on the Seven Network since 2010. The show

168-402: A judge in Kitchen HQ alongside Curtis Stone with a quest appearance from new judge Gary Mehigan . In October 2022, the series was renewed for a 13th season which aired from 4 September 2023. For the 13th season Fassnidge became a main judge and co-hosted alongside Feildel, with Lawson returning as judge for the finals, though Preston did not return to the show. In October 2023, the series

210-445: A judge in the cook offs and finals. In 2014, Fassnidge released his first cookbook, Four Kitchens ( ISBN   9780857982346 ). His second cookbook, The Commonsense Cook ( ISBN   9781760980153 ), was released in 2020. In January 2021, Fassnidge appeared as a contestant on the seventh season I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Australia . He was the tenth contestant to be eliminated, and placed fifth. In March 2022, it

252-456: A main series judge for the eleventh season in 2020, titled MKR: The Rivals alongside long running hosts/judges Manu Feildel and Pete Evans . Fassnidge returned as a judge in the Kitchen HQ cook off and final rounds for the twelfth season in 2022, alongside Curtis Stone and Gary Mehigan . In 2023, he again became a main judge and co-hosted alongside Feildel for the thirteenth season, with fellow returning judge Nigella Lawson appearing as

294-406: A new show called Plate of Origin on Seven Network after the two jumped ship from Network 10. In 2022, it was announced that Preston would be joining the twelfth season of Seven Network's My Kitchen Rules as a judge and co-host alongside returning judge Manu Feildel. Preston and international food icon Nigella Lawson were brought in to replace previous judge Pete Evans, who was sacked from

336-487: A number of Australian trade publications owned by IPC's parent company, Reed Business Publishing including Encore , Supermarket News and Counterpoint . In 1996, Preston started writing reviews for a new Melbourne magazine, Inside Melbourne , a role that he held until he moved on to write reviews for The Age in February 2000. Preston also worked as a regular food correspondent in a number of publications, including Taste ,

378-453: A supplement in the Herald Sun , The Courier-Mail and The Daily Telegraph (Australia) newspapers and MasterChef Magazine , delicious. (Senior Editor), Australian Good Taste as the drink reviewer, The Guardian newspaper (UK) and Time Out (London). Preston was a weekly contributor to Epicure between 2000 and 2009, writing a weekly review of a cafe or restaurant. He also wrote

420-442: A team was dismissed from the show for their antagonistic behaviour towards other contestants and for getting into a physical altercation with another team off-camera; the incident has been blamed as one of the reasons behind the show's drop in viewership in later seasons. In April 2021, Seven was ordered to pay former season 10 contestant Piper O'Neill workers' compensation for “psychological injury” she suffered from her time on

462-402: A three-course meal for the main judges and for the four guest judges. Teams' meals are scored out of ten by the judges and the lower scoring team is eliminated. Prior to the grand final round, four remaining teams compete in a semifinal round. Teams going head-to-head in this round is determined variously in different seasons. Winners of each semifinal go straight through the grand final round,

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504-744: A weekly column in The Age' s A2 and was a senior editor at Vogue Entertaining & Travel. Preston has made many appearances on Australian radio. Today Preston is best known for his stint as a co-host and judge on MasterChef Australia . He also works as a food columnist and regular food correspondent and his weekly national food column appears in NewsCorp's metro newspapers and has a combined reach of over 2.9 million Australians each week. It runs in Stellar magazine every Sunday and in The Adelaide Advertiser . He

546-529: A £10,000 prize. In 2012, US-based production company Kinetic Content acquired the format rights for an American version of the show during the MIPTV Media Market event in Cannes , France. U.S. TV network Fox has ordered 8 episodes of MKR featuring celebrities in their Hollywood homes with Curtis Stone & Cat Cora as series co-judges. Matt Preston Matt Preston (born 21 July 1961)

588-483: Is also a senior editor for Delicious and Taste magazines. In 2009, Preston joined Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris on the judging panel of MasterChef Australia (Network 10), a reality television competition to find Australia's best amateur chef. MasterChef Australia series two , series three and series eleven would go on to win the TV Week Logie for Australia's Best Reality Series. Preston judged

630-471: Is an English-Australian food critic, writer, food journalist , television and radio presenter. He is best known for his role as a judge on Network Ten 's MasterChef Australia between 2009 and 2019, and Seven Network 's My Kitchen Rules in 2022. He also has a weekly national food column that appears in NewsCorp 's metro newspapers. Preston is also a senior editor for Delicious. and Taste magazines, and

672-543: Is currently hosted and judged by chefs Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge , with Feildel being the only judge who has appeared in every season of the show. Fellow chef Pete Evans co-hosted until his departure after season 11 . Other celebrity chefs and food critics frequently appear as guest judges or mentors in the kitchen. The series was originally produced by the team who created the Seven reality show My Restaurant Rules , and

714-570: The twentieth season of Dancing with the Stars Australia , and was partnered with Jessica Raffa . However, on 2 July 2023, on the third episode, he withdrew from the series after sustaining an ankle injury during dancing rehearsals, making him the first contestant to leave the competition. Matt has been contributing to Australia's leading glossy food magazines, writing about restaurants, chefs and leading culinary destinations. The role has taken him to more than 30 regions across Australia and

756-580: The author of at least four best-selling cookbooks. Since 2022 Preston hosts Saturday Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne . Preston is the son of British naval historian and journalist Antony Preston . He was born in London , UK, to a Roman Catholic family and from the age of 11 was educated at Worth School , a Benedictine monastic boarding school in West Sussex . He graduated from the University of Kent with

798-459: The best dishes or receive the most votes/money can win People's Choice or Judge's Choice and are given advantages or are guaranteed safety from eliminations. Teams that fail to impress and receive poor reviews from the judges end up in a Sudden Death elimination. Finals round consists of three rounds: two sets of semifinals, and a grand final. All follow a sudden death cook-off format where teams produce

840-444: The first eleven series of MasterChef Australia (2009–2019), as well as the first season of Celebrity MasterChef Australia (2009), the first series of Junior MasterChef Australia (2010) and MasterChef Australia All-Stars (2012) with Mehigan and Calombaris. In 2013 he went at it alone to host MasterChef Australia: The Professionals   with Marco Pierre White . The show premiered on 20 January 2013 and subsequently won

882-435: The first time that there was not a team from South Australia . Applicable only during the first season, the show followed a sudden death format —where two teams will cook a three-course meal and the losing team will immediately be eliminated from winning the competition. Each episode focuses on one team's day of cooking, setting up their instant restaurant and serving a three-course dinner— entrée , main , and dessert —for

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924-431: The five city metro across Australia, namely: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. The number of viewers presented in the table below are in millions. Season 5 was criticised by angry viewers who set up a Facebook page to boycott the finale as they claimed the runner-up team "bullied other teams." The show faced continued accusations of promoting bullying behaviour in subsequent seasons. In season 9 ,

966-503: The judges and their opposing teams. Teams could only start cooking three hours before the other teams and judges arrive at their house. After the team served all three meals to the judges and their opposition, each opposing team must rate the total meal out of ten, then each main judge must rate each of the three courses separately out of ten. The lowest scoring team will be then at risk of elimination. Contestants do not necessarily cook in their own homes, for example in third season, eight of

1008-419: The last stage of the competition. Each team's meal is scored and the higher scoring team is declared My Kitchen Rules champion. The winner of My Kitchen Rules receives a cash prize: The reality program has received nominations on the following awards: Seasonal television ratings on aggregate figures for My Kitchen Rules on free-to-air Seven Network channel were gathered from TV Tonight covering only

1050-481: The number of competitors grew as teams from Tasmania joined the show. A team from New Zealand took part only in the third season. In the fourth season, there were fifteen teams made up of two teams from each state, plus three additional teams—the gatecrashers—from New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. Season 5 introduced a team from the Australian Capital Territory , whilst season 11 marks

1092-470: The prestigious AACTA for Best Reality Show in the 2014 awards. Following comments made by Preston about fellow MasterChef Australia judge Marco Pierre White's son, Marco Pierre White Jr, spending $ 500,000 of his father's money on drugs and prostitution, White stopped making guest appearances on the show after the 8th season and joined the rival programme Hell's Kitchen Australia in retaliation. In 2016, whilst on The Kyle and Jackie O Show , Preston

1134-491: The programme in season 14 , after Preston had left the show. In 2019, it was announced Preston, Mehigan and Calombaris would all be leaving the show after eleven years of judging, when Network 10 failed to meet pay rise demands set by the trio. Making the eleventh season the last to feature Preston as a judge. It was later announced that chef and former MasterChef winner Andy Allen , food writer and critic Melissa Leong and chef and restaurateur Jock Zonfrillo would join

1176-582: The series as judges and hosts for the twelfth season in 2020 as replacements for Preston, Calombaris and Mehigan. Preston has also made numerous other appearances on TV shows including multiple appearances on The Project , Good News Week , Studio 10 , The Living Room , The Circle , Rove Live , This Week Live , All Star Family Feud and Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway (all Network 10 ), ADbc and The Blue List (SBS), Compass (ABC), Today and Postcards (both Nine Network ) and Coxy's Big Break ( Seven Network ). He

1218-449: The series at their annual upfronts in October 2020, but suggested the show may return in future. During Seven’s annual upfronts, the series was confirmed to return for a twelfth season in 2022. In December 2021, Feildel was announced to be returning as a judge. In April 2022, it was announced Nigella Lawson and Matt Preston will be joining the series as judges alongside Feildel with fellow returning judge Colin Fassnidge appearing as

1260-425: The show also faced viewer consternation with the negative press garnered by former judge Pete Evans for his controversial lifestyle and dieting views that were sometimes at odds with the program. From 2010–2013, a Québec's version of MKR was broadcast on Casa and TVA for 3 seasons, under the title of Ça va chauffer! ( It Will Get Warmer! ) with chefs Jonathan Garnier and Mathieu Cloutier. Dinner Party Wars ,

1302-452: The show because of controversial comments he made. In August 2022, Preston was revealed to be the Gnome on the fourth season of Network 10 's The Masked Singer Australia . He was one of two wildcard contestants, and was introduced in round three, however was eliminated the same round after only one performance. In May 2023, he was announced as one of the celebrity contestants competing on

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1344-399: The show due to "vilification and bullying from producers and the network." Later seasons were also criticised by long-time viewers who lamented the show shifting to focus more on interpersonal drama instead of cooking. Seven later acknowledged this criticism of the program and have attempted to refocus the show away from personal drama following the show's return in 2022. During his tenure,

1386-535: The show's national and international ratings success in 2013, broadcaster Sky Living purchased the format rights to My Kitchen Rules for a United Kingdom version. The British franchise debuted on 25 January 2014, hosted by cook and author Lorraine Pascale and chef Jason Atherton . A second British series aired on Channel 4 in September 2016, made up of 30-hour-long episodes, hosted by Prue Leith and Michael Caines and produced by 7 Wonder Productions, offering

1428-487: The twelve couples did not use their own kitchens mainly due to their homes being too small to accommodate the production. In most cases when this happened it is the home of a family member or friend or a holiday home of one or both members of the team. There were variations on format in team progress and elimination process in this round. After the instant restaurants, the remaining teams compete in various challenges, either off-site or at Kitchen headquarters. Teams who cook

1470-478: The world. Matt began regularly contributing to the Epicure food section of The Age in February 2000. He wrote a weekly review of a cafe or ethnic eatery in his 'Unexplored' column in Epicure and in 2009 he wrote a weekly column in The Age on Saturday's A2 section. Preston also contributes cover stories to Epicure, for which he has won a number of awards. Preston has won a number of awards, both individually and as

1512-549: Was also chosen as the secret reviewer in the first season of Channel Seven's My Restaurant Rules . Preston has also taken small acting roles on Offspring (Network 10), Lowdown (ABC), The Bold And The Beautiful (Network 10) and Neighbours (Network 10). Previously, he has appeared on an episode of Lonely Planet Six Degrees . On 23 October 2019, it was announced that Preston and fellow MasterChef Australia judge Gary Mehigan would join Manu Feildel in 2020 with

1554-463: Was announced that Fassnidge is to host an Australian adaptation of Kitchen Nightmares on Channel 7 . In 2023 it was announced that he would become a guest speaker in Winetopia Auckland 2023, the first time since 2020 where the event had international speakers. In January 2024, Seven Network announced that Fassnidge would be joining the home lifestyle program Better Homes and Gardens as

1596-468: Was asked about Marco Pierre White Jr's time on Big Brother UK , which included his alleged on-air sex and the above admission of purchasing illicit drugs and sex work. Preston said: "I think it is that terrible thing when you have kids that go off the rails... the drugs might be a little bit of a worry". White later said of Preston, "I will never forgive that man [Preston]... with my hand on my mother's grave I will get that man." White eventually returned to

1638-834: Was hosted/ judged by Corbin Tomaszeski (Canadian chef) and Anthea Turner (UK style and etiquette expert). The show had two seasons in 2017, based in Toronto, Ontario. Shown on Food Network Canada . The show is produced in Israel by July August Productions for Keshet Media Group in October 2018, and is broadcast on its television channel Keshet 12 , under the title of MKR The Winning Kitchen (Hebrew: MKR Hamitbakh HaMenatze'akh ). My Kitchen Rules NZ debuted in 2014 on TVNZ 1 . The first season ended in October 2014, won by Waikato's Neena and Belinda. The second season ended in December 2015 and

1680-550: Was put into production based on the success of Network 10 's MasterChef Australia . For many years, the program performed strongly in the ratings and was regularly one of the highest rated programs on Australian television, with the finales of each season consistently ranking amongst the top 10 highest rated programs of the year. However ratings declined notably during season 10 in 2019, and with further significant declines for season 11 in 2020, commentators speculated that 2020 would be its final season. Seven did not renew

1722-519: Was renewed for a 14th season which will air on 9 September 2024, with Feildel and Fassnidge returning. The fifteenth season auditions opened in October 2024. The Australian show initially had teams of two contestants with pre-existing relationships—from New South Wales , Queensland , South Australia , Victoria and Western Australia —competing against each other to "transform an ordinary home into an instant restaurant complete with theme and table decorations for one pressure-cooker night." From 2011,

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1764-580: Was won by Wellington's Jess and Stella. The third season began on 25 September 2017, hosted by Pete Evans and Manu Feildel . A Russian version of MKR is broadcast on TV channel SONY SET TV. 10 seasons were shown. In Serbia, local production company Emotion Production purchased the format rights. The show is called Moja kuhinja, Moja pravila (English: My Kitchen, My Rules ). The first series premiered in 2014 on B92 . My Kitchen Rules SA premiered in South Africa on M-Net in 2017. Following

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