Masterchef meets Iron Chef
Former MasterChef Australia contestant Chris Badenoch and Julia Jenkins will appear in Seven's Iron Chef series.
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Former MasterChef Australia contestants, and dating couple, Chris Badenoch and Julia Jenkins will appear in Seven’s Iron Chef series.
Badenoch was one of the finalists in the first season, famous for his “beer merchant” cooking style, his trademark hat and his post-show personal life in which his romance with Julia Jenkins attracted headlines. He was also accused of cheating by placing food orders with a supermarket in advance -a claim he denied.
Badenoch’s on-screen personality also saw him branded as the show’s “bad boy.”
Now he will compete in the local version of Iron Chef, cooking against either Neil Perry, Guy Grossi or Guillaume Brahimi.
He will be joined by Jenkins, with whom he is opening his new eatery Josie Bones in Collingwood, at the end of October.
“It was the opportunity to push myself,” Badenoch says.
“It’s one thing cooking against other amateurs. Going up against guys of this calibre is a rare opportunity.”
At least one episode of Iron Chef is said to see the challenger defeat the seasoned chef.
It will air from mid-October on Seven.
Source: news.com.au
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11 Responses
In case their Masterchef envy wasn’t apparent enough…
Well, that is one episode I’ll know to avoid. Absolutely cannot stand Chris Badenoch.
I’m gonna give it a shot and Hope it’s good… But I’m hoping a lot…
Meh, what a complete borefest, thanks for the heads up TV Tonight, I’ll now make sure I steer well clear of this waste of airtime.
The Australian version of Iron Chef is slightly different to the Japanese version, in which it gives the up-and-coming chefs a chance to compete against top chefs. Of the line-up revealed today (according to The Age website), the other five are chefs from restaurants in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth.
As much as I appreciate Chris and his pig’s head food, this move is ridiculous!
I blame Denyer, the muppet.
@Joe
Exactly. They need chefs to go up against the Iron Chefs. That’s the whole point. None of this amateur stuff.
Do not want.
Thank god i’ve already decided not to watch this cos of Grand Denyer. Add Chris and its extra reason. Fail Seven.
fail
Seven is relying too heavily towards the end of this year and next year on cooking shows.
Bit of a loop sided competetion if they pit non chefs against seasoned chefs (no pun intended), In the Japanesse version they have chefs from top resturants competing against the iron chefs.