It will take a LOT for MKR to go back to its roots but Nigella is likeable and this is a good start.
Not a sign of any other controversial personalities so far is also promising.
Now, for them to revive the show with hints of Come Dine with Me vibes and they’ll be set.
Hope she doesn’t judge people too harshly if they use the mee-cro-wah-vay.
The return season has begun filming. I wonder if Sydney Opera House was chosen to introduce the teams?
According to The Sunday Telegraph’s Annette Sharp, Matt Preston is sharing the main judging role with Nigella Lawson. Matt’s representative said yesterday that she had received overwhelmingly positive feedback from a senior Seven executive, in which it passed on that Matt’s performance on the show was “exceptional”.
Guessing that the split will be Nigella does the ‘instant restaurants’ with Preston taking over after they’re done.
That’s quite lame if true. I wonder why they couldn’t have Nigella and Matt rotate every now and then across the entire season rather than having Nigella do the instant restaurants and Matt doing the rest with Manu and Nigella not to be seen again.
Probably because she couldn’t stay in Australia for all those weeks it takes to film it.
All hail MKR’s queen of home cooking
Australia’s favourite cooking show, MKR , is back with its original winning recipe in an exciting brand-new season coming soon to Channel 7 and 7plus.
Real people cooking real food will give it their all to convince judges Nigella Lawson and Manu Feildel they are Australia’s best home cooks, as home cooking queen Nigella embarks on a mission to uncover treasured family recipes.
“When you think about the food you love, it’s nearly always home cooking. I’m a home cook and it’s the food that I want to eat. I’ve come 17,000 kilometres to find Australia’s best home cooks!”
Nigella will travel around Australia with returning host and judge Manu as they critique a new batch of passionate home cooks.
“As MKR judges, we make the perfect team with our years of experience in professional and home kitchens respectively,” says Manu.
“As lovers of delicious food and a fabulous dinner party, I can promise you we’re also going to have a lot of fun!”
Also joining MKR this season is award-winning food journalist and TV personality Matt Preston, while celebrity chefs Colin Fassnidge and Curtis Stone return as guest judges.
Get ready to share the love with this must-see celebration of food.
MKR is produced by ITV Studios Australia for the Seven Network.
Interesting. Looks like it was shot at Clontarf Reserve on middle harbour in Sydney
I wonder if we’ll see any bitchiness and drama this season, or if they’ll purely focus on the cooking and good food.
doesn’t look like much of a relaunch, seems like its going to be promoted the same way as previous 10 seasons, just with Nigella.
Not even a new font or logo? i think that song has been used before too.
To be honest not a lot really needed changing. Peter Evans was toxic and if they can remove the majority of the rounds after the home cooking the show will stand a solid chance.
I swore I saw that shot before on MKR
Classy look
New sneak peek shown during Seven News this evening, confirming the new season will start after the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in early August.
Nigella’s love affair with Aussie home cooking
Nigella Lawson has travelled the world and dined in Michelin-starred restaurants, but MKR’s queen of the kitchen reveals home cooking is her one true love.
“For me, the story of food is the story of home cooking. Home cooking is where the heart is. That’s the food that makes us feel safe, that’s the food that makes up happy,” shares Nigella, adding the only rule in her kitchen is that it must taste good!
The celebrated author and home cook also has a special place in her heart for Australian home cooking: “I’m in Australia because Australian cooking is like the Australian character; full of life, unpretentious, fresh and direct, and I love that!”
Nigella will travel around Australia with returning host and judge Manu Feildel to dine in the homes of passionate home cooks competing for the title of MKR Champion.
Also joining MKR this season is award-winning food journalist and TV personality Matt Preston, while celebrity chefs Colin Fassnidge and Curtis Stone return as guest judges.
Australia’s favourite cooking show, MKR , returns soon to Channel 7 and 7plus. Which team will be crowned Australia’s best home cooks?
MKR is produced by ITV Studios Australia for the Seven Network.
Premieres after the Commonwealth Games on Channel 7 and 7plus
Meet MKR’s quirky dad and daughter team: Peter and Alice
“That rice is bangin’!”
Meet the loveable father-daughter team with big dreams to win MKR when the must-watch series returns after the Commonwealth Games on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Nothing is off-limits for Victorians Peter (56) and Alice (31). They often bicker in the kitchen, but it’s clear they adore one another and both believe in the ethos that there is always “room for one more” at the family dinner table.
“That’s always how we show we love each other. Food is family. Food is love. Being with loved ones and sharing food and stories is the most wonderful thing about my upbringing,” Alice explains.
Alice, who favours a wild mushroom risotto as her go-to entrée for guests, describes her relationship with her dad as tumultuous: “We are very similar in our approach to everything, which is why we often butt heads. We are both very dramatic, so things often blow up in an epic way.”
Alice’s uniques style leaves Nigella Lawson scratching her head, after she describes an instant restaurant rice dish as “bangin’” and fellow judge Manu Feildel steps in to explain it’s a good thing.
How will Peter and Alice cope with the heat of the MKR kitchen? Early indications are good for the pair, with Nigella describing one of their meals as “a joyful plate of food”, and telling Alice: “One of the many reasons you were put in this world is to put crumbs on things and then fry them.”
Alice says it’s time for her to spread her wings after five years of working in the family café. Winning MKR would bring her one step closer to realising her food truck dream: Asian small eats with big flavours and no fuss. Former banker Peter wants to open a high tea room, combining his love for baking and chatty front-of-house skills.
The love is back, MKR is back. Which team will take the crown?
