Recap | MKR on Channel 7 and 7plus (11 September) – Dessert disaster after a near perfect start. Under the Stars crashes back down to Earth.
Tonight on MKR, a dessert disaster undid a near-perfect entrée for modern Italians Simone and Viviana, with a final combined score of 74 out of 110 proving they are a force to be reckoned with without a simple mistake in the kitchen.
The best friends’ Instant Restaurant, Sotto le Stelle (Under the Stars), served up a Ricotta and Prawn Cannoli Salati entrée: the first dish to earn a 10 in the competition from Colin.
“If you twist a tradition you need to make sure to nail it,” declared Simone.
Promising “Italian food you haven’t tasted before,” there were high expectations, especially for the main dish: Tagliatelle Ragu Di Polpo (Octopus).
Viviana wiped away happy tears as Colin and Manu gave maximum acclaim to their main pasta dish: “You are not professional chefs, [but] have taught me new dishes, new flavours and new techniques. I love that,” Manu praised.
“I think this dish is going to be one we remember for a long time.”
On top of the world after their main, Under the Stars came crashing back down to Earth after Viviana realised she forgot the flour in the Pistachio Tortino dessert. In tears, she exclaimed “it’s my fault,” as the dessert dish didn’t cook through.
Without enough plates to serve, Simone and Viviana went with a last resort: asking teams to share one dessert between two, while the judges received one each.
Manu admitted: “In all my years ofMKR we’ve never had this type of trouble before, it has never happened before in the competition.”
Dessert wasn’t the only drama at the table when Mike questioned whether Simone was a professional chef, not a home cook, after finding out he has a restaurant and works front-of-house.
Simone and Viviana defended the accusation: Simone is not a chef. Was this a ploy to get them off their game?
Scoring a two from Colin and a three from Manu, alongside teams commenting their dessert tasted like dough, Simone and Viviana’s dessert brought their overall score to 74 out of 110.
| Judges’ Scores | Entrée | Main | Dessert | |
| Manu Feildel | 9/10 | 10/10 | 3/10 | 22/30 |
| Colin Fassnidge | 10/10 | 10/10 | 2/10 | 22/30 |
| Total Score | 44/60 | |||
| MKR Team Scores | |
| Mike and Pete | 6/10 |
| Rob and Liam | 6/10 |
| Ash and Cassie | 6/10 |
| Danny and Sonia | 6/10 |
| Hannah and Lawrence | 6/10 |
| Total Score | 30/50 |
| Leaderboard | |
| Rob and Liam | 84/110 |
| Simone and Viviana | 74/110 |
| Ash and Cassie | 60/110 |
Monday night on MKR: The competition travels to Townsville, as brother and sister team Danny and Sonia hope to impress the judges and their fellow contestants with some North Queensland flair.
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Recap | MKR on Channel 7 and 7plus (11 September)
About the Show
MKR on Channel 7 – Real people, real food. Meet the MKR 2023 teams.
Meet Australia’s most passionate home cooks, the MKR 2023 teams, and share their food dreams before an exciting new season of My Kitchen Rules premieres at 7.30pm Monday, 4 September on Channel 7 and 7plus.
In the attached media kit, discover each team’s delicious signature dish, their must-have pantry staples and their top tip for stress-free entertaining. Uncover how each team learned to cook and who they think is their competition in MKR.
MKR co-host and judge, Manu Feildel, talks about the recipe for success on MKR and the biggest mistake a team can make in the kitchen.
Colin Fassnidge, co-host and judge, reveals what makes him feel embarrassed about being a judge on this season. He also divulges one thing he learnt from his home cook hero (and crush) Nigella Lawson.
International superstar Nigella Lawson, joining as a judge in MKR Kitchen HQ, shares the markers of a good home cook and her most recent food discoveries in Australia.
MKR is produced by ITV Studios for the Seven Network.
