Lim: From MasterChef to My Money Bag (2024)

FAQs

What was the biggest MasterChef scandal? ›

In 2013, "MasterChef" judges and producers were accused of sexual, mental, and physical harassment by former contestants. Many accusations came from a blog post by former contestant Marie Porter, where she describes how friends she met on the show were allegedly sexually and physically harassed by judges and producers.

Yep, reports on the show have revealed that contestants are actually only paid slightly more than the legal minimum wage.

We have large commercial refrigerators for use off the kitchen studio so that ingredients can be kept fresher for longer. Anything else, like leftover fruit and veg, we donate to the local food charities or food banks closest to our location.

Although she didn't win the ultimate prize this season, 47-year-old Rhiannon Anderson received $40,000 for finishing in second place.

News that the long-running cooking contest would move to a four-host line-up next year, with only Andy Allen returning, broke on Monday, on the eve of the network's upfront presentation in Sydney on Tuesday morning. Melissa Leong has been axed from MasterChef Australia.

Narayan confessed he had “never been asked this question publicly”, before revealing he hadn't spent a cent of the winnings on himself.

According to fans who have appeared on the show, diners don't usually have have to pay for their meals.

It's up to each contestant to memorise any recipes they hope to use on the show, as well as spend any spare time practising new techniques and dishes as the competition progresses. "We can't take recipes," Mupedzi told Refinery29 Australia back in 2023.

While Ramsay doesn't directly profit from the restaurants he helps in Kitchen Nightmares, he's estimated to earn $225,000 per episode.

When it comes to contestants who've owned the most restaurants, Thomasina Miers sits in first place. After her win in the MasterChef kitchen back in 2005, she opened her first Wahaca restaurant in London in 2007.

Has anyone ever dropped their dish in MasterChef? ›

Alejandro Valdivia was sent packing on Episode 6 of “MasterChef: Back to Win” after failing to lead the Red Team to a win in the first team challenge. The 40-year old from Atlanta was team captain and, aside from his lack of leadership, dropped a steak on the ground and then attempted to serve it.

They're essentially eating cold food.” Cookist shared that most cooking show judges are indeed used to judging cold food, adding that MasterChef judges often do the *real* evaluations by the chefs' bench, while they're still cooking.

Sources close to the family maintained that Zonfrillo, a former heroin addict, died of natural causes. There was no drug paraphernalia found in the hotel room.

MasterChef judges have served up a first - by declaring joint winners in the final of the latest series. Keri Moss, 41, and Anton Piotrowski, 30, shared the title as MasterChef: The Professionals reached its climax and they still could not be separated.

Contestants on MasterChef are generally allowed to keep their aprons as a keepsake that symbolizes their journey on the show; however, policies may vary by country and season.

In probably the biggest scandal in 'Top Chef' history, Cliff Crooks was sent home for, well, hazing, fellow cheftestant Marcel Vigneron. Cliff, Elia, and Ilan had the brilliant idea of shaving Marcel's head (after shaving their own of course), but Cliff forcefully held down Marcel to make it happen.

In 2019 – 11 seasons in – MasterChef and Ten experienced its first existential crisis when the show's trio of judges refused to sign on for another year. Media sources said at the time Preston, Calombaris and Mehigan were pushing for more pay, wanting a slice of the revenue MasterChef made overseas.

He was a decent cook, but was infamous for serving food from another home cook that wasn't cooked by himself. Despite the understanding that the incident was an accident, he made history for being the first contestant ever to be disqualified from MasterChef, although he took his elimination gracefully.

MasterChef season 3 winner Christine Hà is arguably one of the most successful in the franchise. With over 150k followers on Instagram, the Vietnamese-American MasterChef is the most followed contestant of all time. She was the first blind contestant in the show's history.