Seasons & episodes
S3 · E58English and French Team Challenge 2011-07-06 · 75 min
Tonight the battle lines are drawn across the English Channel as the two teams whip up an English and French culinary feast.
S3 · E59The Basics Elimination 2011-07-07 · 75 min
Every good chef must master the basics, and tonight's Elimination Challenge will surprise our contestants. Rice paper rolls and apple pie should be a piece of cake, right? Think again!
S3 · E60Masterclass 2011-07-08 · 75 min
Series 1 and 2 favourites, Alvin, Andre and Jimmy join Gary and George in the kitchen for another stellar MasterClass.
S3 · E61New York City Challenge 2011-07-10 · 75 min
This week the contestants head to the Big Apple, the City That Never Sleeps, the culinary heartland that is New York! Don't miss a second as the top eight cook up a storm in the world's most famous city!
S3 · E62United Nations Challenge 2011-07-11 · 75 min
The contestants have just three hours to prepare intricate dishes for 300 hundred guests at the United Nations. The dish with the least amount of votes sends its maker into an elimination.
S3 · E63Immunity Challenge 2011-07-12 · 75 min
Whoever cooks in the week’s Immunity Pin Challenge will do so against the spectacular backdrop of Central Park. Stepping up to the hot plate to try and spoil their fun will be guest chef Cesare Casella, while chef, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich guest judges the results.
S3 · E64Super Challenge 2011-07-13 · 75 min
A Super Challenge is on the cards, as the contestants arrive in Time Square to see the giant screens featuring familiar faces. For this Challenge they’ll need to use their powers of persuasion by talking their way into a NY restaurant, convincing a head chef to donate them a recipe, and then cooking the dishes in question at the Four Seasons Restaurant. David Chang returns to guest judge.
S3 · E65Sylvia’s Restaurant Elimination Challenge 2011-07-14 · 75 min
Those facing an Elimination Challenge will cook at the famous Sylvia’s restaurant in Harlem, with Matt Preston and Matt Moran deciding who’s safe, and who’s gone.
S3 · E66NYC Masterclass 2011-07-15 · 75 min
To end their once-in-a-lifetime week the contestants get to wind down by enjoying Matt Moran cooking some full-flavoured fare in a NY restaurant.
S3 · E67Dalai Lama Challenge 2011-07-17 · 75 min
The Masterchef contestants must cook for the one and only Dalai Lama! His Holiness has only two requests' the food must be vegetarian and it must come from the heart.
S3 · E68Autumn Dessert Pressure Test 2011-07-18 · 75 min
Pastry chef, Katrina Kanetani, sets tonight's Pressure Test. The bottom three contestants from last night's challenge must cook a fantastic Autumn Dessert platter in order to avoid elimination.
S3 · E69Immunity Challenge 2011-07-19 · 75 min
Can a current contestant out-cook a former Masterchef champion? Find out as Eamon Sullivan returns to stand between the winner of the Dalai Lama challenge and that elusive Immunity Pin.
S3 · E70Qantas First Class Challenge 2011-07-20 · 75 min
In the last team challenge of the season, the contestants head to the Qantas First Class Lounge at Sydney airport where they must cook for real customers. Neil Perry returns as a guest judge.
S3 · E71What You've Learned So Far Elimination 2011-07-21 · 75 min
Tonight three contestants are asked to cook a dish that showcases what they have learnt in the competition so far. It will be an emotional elimination, but someone must go home.
S3 · E72Masterclass 2011-07-22 · 75 min
Gary and George host another delicious MasterClass tonight. With plenty of fine food to tempt your tastebuds, they will have you inspired to hit the kitchen and whip up a fancy treat in no time!
S3 · E73Mystery Box 2011-07-24 · 75 min
The contestants get to choose what ingredients will go into their fellow chef's Mystery Boxes. Will they be cruel or kind?
S3 · E74Family Visit 2011-07-25 · 75 min
After months away from their loved ones, the remaining five contestants receive an emotional visit from their families.
S3 · E75Three Course Immunity 2011-07-26 · 75 min
In the last Immunity Challenge of the season, Teage Ezard from Ginger Boy and Ezards in Melbourne challenges the lucky contestant to a three-course cook-off.
S3 · E76Uninvited Guest Challenge 2011-07-27 · 75 min
George arrives unannounced at the Masterchef house and asks the contestants to whip up a meal for him and his three mates Colin Fassnidge, Ashly Hicks and Donovan Cooke.
S3 · E77Elimination Challenge 2011-07-28 · 75 min
The top five battle it out to secure a place in the season final. In this Elimination Challenge, the contestants must fix the worst dish they produced during the competition.
S3 · E78Christmas in July Masterclass 2011-07-29 · 75 min
It's Christmas in July in the Masterchef kitchen as Gary cooks beef short rib and dykon radish, while George serves up some mouth-watering scampi.
S3 · E79Cook Book Challenge 2011-07-31 · 75 min
Writing their own cook book would be a dream come true for each of our final four? but how hard can it be? Tonight guest judge Curtis Stone sets an epic challenge for our contestants.
S3 · E80Chicken Terrine Pressure Test 2011-08-01 · 75 min
Tonight's Pressure Test requires the final four to recreate Maggie Beer's chicken terrine. One lucky contestant will get a sneak preview at the recipe and a private MasterClass with Maggie herself.
S3 · E81Food Autobiography Challenge 2011-08-02 · 75 min
Looking back at their own personal experiences, the contestants are challenged to create a food autobiography of their lives so far.