Tonight, Sydney couple Janelle and Monzir realised their dream of winning MKR, taking out the crown with a score of 27/30 in a fiercely fought battle with only two points separating them from Kate and Mary.
Heading into the competition, Janelle and Monzir were underdogs, but they wowed Manu Feildel, Curtis Stone and Colin Fassnidge with their four-course menu served to contestants, family, and friends at Kitchen HQ.
Janelle couldnât believe it: âWe won, we actually won! It doesnât matter where you came from, you can achieve anything you want. There is no limit. This means everything to us.â
Monzir gave a shout-out to his mum, who was watching from the audience: âThank you, mum, for teaching me everything and thank you for your support.â
The judges were in awe of the teamâs authentic menu which paid homage to their heritage. Colin described it as âballsy and deliciousâ, while Curtis said it was âfull of heart and soulâ.
With a score of 25/30, Queenslandâs Kate and Mary were buoyant after their performance. âWe are proud of what we have achieved. I think we did the very best we could,â said Kate on their place in the competition.
Each team had to cook four courses totalling 100 plates of food for the Grand Final, racing against the Kitchen HQ clock to win the championship title and $100,000 prize money.
Janelle and Monzir took victory with an entrĂŠe of Grilled Adana with Cacik, Sumac and Onion Salad with Bazlama; Kataifi Prawn with Haloumi and Watermelon Salad for their seafood dish; Monzirâs mumâs recipe for Sudanese Beef and Orka Stew for their main; and for dessert, Baklava with Kaymak Ice Cream and Candied Walnuts.
I noticed the 12 teams were wearing the same clothes while recounting their experiences, from instant restaurants to the grand final. I wonder if they did the narration after the grand final was filmed?
It was a pretty intense grand final last night. I think doubt and pressure got to Kateâs head, leading to her making several mistakes during cooking, thus she and Mary lost a couple of points from the judges.
I didnât expect Janelle and Monzir to win the title. At least some of their dishes were original.
Iâm watching this years season on 7Plus as I missed it on 7 and whatâs the go with the ads? Every single ad break has over 3 mins 40 seconds of ads. I donât remember 7Plus being like this. Thatâs insane.
Itâs taking so long to get through each episode. Iâll make sure I catch everything on Fetch from now on. Itâs just too painful. Iâll finish the season though.
Yes ive been watching Freevee over a VPN and they generally donât have more tham 90 seconds of ads even though itâs not strictly a catchup service. They have got too greedy, they donât seem to realise that they canât have the same level of ads as their broadcast channels and i think thatâs one main reason why a lot of people have stopped watching free to air TV when they can watch Stan, Netflix, Disney + with far less ads. If they cut ads by 3 minutes every hour I would argue advertisers would pay more per ad as their ads would not get lost in the crowd so they wouldnât actually lose money and it would substantially improve the viewer experience. I use a service that allows me to download the shows as i canât stand the 7plus ads.
The current season premieres on TVNZ2 in New Zealand next Monday (November 7) at 7.30pm.
TVNZ has revived the NZ version of MKR for 2023, with Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge as judges. Screentime New Zealand will produce the local version. The adaptation forms part of Banijay Rightsâ new agreement for the show, with TVNZ securing the series long term. Banijay Rights is the international distributor of the original show and the format. https://tbivision.com/2022/11/11/tvnz-returns-to-my-kitchen-rules-after-striking-tape-format-deal-with-banijay-rights/
I found on the Apple TV , if at the adbreak you exit out , wait about 5 seconds go back in again suddenly it drops the ads down to less than a minute to 30 secs .
According to the Herald Sun, Nigella Lawson will not be a part of the new season of My Kitchen Rules later this year. Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge will return, with a replacement for Lawson to be announced at a later date.
