Ain’t no party like an iPhone party, ‘cause an iPhone party don’t stop. At least that’s the word on the streets of Sydney after the midnight buying frenzy for the latest Apple iPhone. Matt Preston and theMasterCheffinalists joined Telstra to cook-up some Apple-inspired cuisine, while Kelly Rowland flew in from the US to greet customers at Optus. But personally I like the way Vodafone rolls. They had guests hanging out at the posh Ivy bar where they were plied with free drinks and massages. Check out all the MasterChef kids milking their 15 minutes.
Last night 5.74 million viewers tuned in to watch Adam Liaw beat Callum Hann for theMasterCheftitle. Here are some of my highlights:
Round One—The Basic Skills Test: The kids had to name a bunch of ingredients, including spices, exotic fruits, cheeses, sauces and show off some knife skills. Callum looked a little green during this challenge and thought hollandaise sauce was lemon curd. Buh-bow. I’m a crap chef and I picked it from my couch without even tasting it. I’m sure my neighbours enjoyed me yelling, “Eggs benedict! Eggs florentine! Hollandaise sauce for the win!!”
Round Two—The Invention Test: The contestants had to use three different cooking techniques on one protein item. Adam chose pork belly while Callum chose chicken. Adam called his dish “three little pigs” which consisted of minced pork topped with a Japanese egg custard, then confit pork and scallops and then red rum belly bun. Callum cooked up chicken and frozen peas. For realz. But the judges seem to lap it up (literally) and they both scored 36 points. Hmm...I’m just sayin’...
After watching the promo for Junior Masterchef featuring talented 8-12 year olds whipping up barramundi with almond crust and tempering their own chocolate, I feel COMPLETELY inadequate. I may have to julienne myself with my kitchen knife.
Round Three—The Pressure Test: Contestants had to re-create a guava and custard apple snow egg dessert from Quay’s Peter Gilmore. Ka-ching! Quay will now be booked for the next year selling ridiculously over-priced desserts. Cue George practically leaping out of his loafers: Adam, Callum, this is the final door to your MasterChef destiny. Your time starts...now. Oh, for the love of God. I decided to make up a drinking game. Every time George used the word “destiny” or pontificated on the meaning of life, I drank. Callum is the dessert king and it seemed like he was on fire. He was trying to get his granita on when half of it landed on the floor. D’oh! Couldn't he just rinse it off? Guess the five-second rule doesn’t apply in the MasterChef kitchen. Keep reading . . .
It was a battle between the dessert king and the intellectual food lover during three intense rounds of competition on tonight's MasterChef Grand Finale. In the end it was the scoring of a complex snow egg dessert that helped media lawyer Adam Liaw take out the title of Australia's MasterChef over 20-year-old Callum Hann. The competition was close until the very end with Adam taking 89 out of 100 points and Callum scoring 82 out of 100. It was edge-of-your seat excitement and lots of tears, which is what we've come to expect from this season. We'll dissect all the deets tomorrow, but in the meantime, are you happy that Adam won?
And then there were two. Congratulations Callum and Adam. You are still in the running to become Australia’s Next Top Model Masterchef. The pair throw-down on Sunday night in an event so huge that the national debate between the candidates vying to be Australia's Next Top Prime Minister had to be moved so it wouldn't clash with THEIR schedule. Well done, boys. So, who will it be? Callum the ankle-biter from South Australia or Adam the media lawyer from Adelaide who now happens to live in Tokyo? Cast your vote below in the face-off that will profoundly affect Australia's future!
Last night’s edition of Hey Hey It’s Saturday was live TV at its best. Kylie Minogue showed up with 25 back-up dancers and openly gay Entouragestar Rex Lee, who has made it known he’s looking for a bit of fun while he’s Down Under, also appeared on the show. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott stopped by and was booed by the gay-friendly crowd. Oh, to be a fly on the wall in that green room. It was the final episode before the show goes on hiatus, but it when it returns after the Commonwealth Games in October, it will actually air on wait for it...Saturday. But even Kylie and the Opposition Leader couldn’t stop the MasterChefjuggernaut—the show scored 2.46 million viewers last night, making toast of the competition.
Last week Marion Grasby was sent packing and now MasterChef’s second favourite contestant Jonathan Daddia has been given the chop. He survived eight elimination rounds, which earned him the nickname, “Terminator”, but last night he was ultimately done in by a roasted pigeon. The 33-year-old IT consultant from Sydney was beaten by returned contestants Courtney and Jimmy as they faced-off cooking an elaborate dish created by celebrity guest chef Christine Mansfield, which contained a whopping 75 ingredients. Jonathan didn’t read the recipe properly and cut off the squab breast, cooking it separately instead of leaving the bird intact. He has also taken a swipe at the show, suggesting that the show edited him to look like a bad guy. What do you think? Did Jonathan deserve to go home?
And then there were two. Congratulations Callum and Adam. You are still in the running to become Australia’s Next 
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