Manu puts Michael in his place as tensions boil over at Mark and Tan’s Charmed Instant Restaurant, where Thai flavours shine and a leaderboard shake-up follows
My Kitchen Rules served up more than Thai flavours on Wednesday night, with Gatecrashers Mark and Tan staging their Instant Restaurant, Charmed, and drawing one of Manu Feildel’s firmest interventions of the season.
Tan, who manages two restaurants but is not a chef, led the entrée and main with Grilled Octopus with Thai-style Chimichurri and Chicken Khao Soi, while Mark closed with Passionfruit Crème Brûlée. The pair aimed to chase down the highest score in series history. They didn’t topple the record, but they still banked 80 out of 110 to sit second on the leaderboard.
The food landed, but the friction at the table stole oxygen. Michael accused rivals Amy and Lara of misrepresenting their background, wielding printed research and referencing Amy’s social media as he tried to paint her as a professional chef. Amy held the line — “a cook, not a chef” — calling the attack a “cheap shot.” That’s when Manu stepped in to clarify the rules.
“You all have skills from different places at different times.
The rule is you shouldn’t have any professional qualifications.”
Tensions flared again when Michael interrupted Manu’s critique of Tan’s main, pressing whether the dish appeared at Tan’s family restaurant and implying hidden professional experience. Manu cut through the noise.
“Listen, you either accept the rules and you play with everyone, or you don’t accept the rules and goodbye.
I’m not going back to this again.
You are either a professional and you don’t belong here, or you are an amateur and you belong here.
That’s it. Done. Move on.”
Tan responded by stressing the dish’s family roots, explaining it was made with love and tradition, drawing applause around the table.
On the plates, the Grilled Octopus entrée impressed both judges, scoring 9s across the board. Manu said the sauce was “absolutely delicious” and worthy of bottling, while Colin Fassnidge praised the char and balance, saying he’d order it again. The Chicken Khao Soi was the night’s highlight — a perfect 10 from both judges, with Colin noting it “put a smile on my face,” and Manu calling it “just perfect. Warm, comforting, and packed with flavour.” Dessert was the stumble: Colin gave 6, Manu 5, and Mark admitted he’d let the team down, vowing to lift next time.
From the judges, Mark and Tan collected 49/60; from fellow teams, they earned 31/50 via Danielle and Marko (8/10), Michael and Rielli (6/10), Maria and Bailey (5/10), Amy and Lara (6/10), and Lol and Lil (6/10). The leaderboard now shows Danielle and Marko on 84, Mark and Tan on 80, and Maria and Bailey on 62.
Looking ahead, the competition returns to Logan on Monday, where Lol and Lil aim to sharpen technique and flavour, and Mark and Tan look set to settle the score with Meat-master Michael.
Audience reaction: six talking points from viewers
Viewers were locked on the dinner-table flashpoint — especially Manu reaching across and cutting the octopus — with multiple fans calling it the standout moment of the night and reading the move as a sign the judge was over the table drama. Several comments framed the intervention as overdue, suggesting Manu was simply enforcing the rulebook and restoring order to the critique.
Strategic scoring copped heat. Fans labelled Maria and Bailey’s 5 as “wild” given the judges’ 9s and 10s, arguing that guest teams consistently land below the official scores and that it rarely pays to go tactical because the numbers eventually wash out on the leaderboard. Some pushed for blind scoring revealed at round’s end to curb gamesmanship.
The “professional vs amateur” debate split the room. A camp argued Michael had a point about fairness if contestants have professional kitchen experience or use dishes connected to their restaurants, while others pointed out Manu’s clarification — that the line is professional qualifications — and said the show has always allowed capable home cooks to use any recipe they can execute. Several noted there’s a difference between commercial-kitchen time pressure and cooking at home, which can confer an advantage, but delivery matters — and Michael’s approach drew criticism.
Production choices were also under the microscope. Fans said they missed seeing more prep and ingredient explanation, wanting inspiration to try new techniques (octopus prep was a popular request). There was also chatter about practice — some viewers expected teams to rehearse cooking at scale, while others noted contestants submit multiple menus and only learn which one they’ll cook on the day.
The episode’s edit drew soap-opera comparisons, with some calling the drama script-worthy and likening certain dinner-party antics — including printed social posts — to other reality formats. Meanwhile, Dannielle’s outfit won quiet praise, proving wardrobe doesn’t go unnoticed even on a food-first franchise.
Finally, Michael himself remained divisive. Many condemned the interruption of a judge mid-critique and the confrontational tone, suggesting it overshadowed his cooking and played into producer-friendly content. Others, while critical of his delivery, maintained the underlying fairness question deserves a cleaner airing — just not at the judges’ table.
Judges’ Scores
Entrée
Manu Feildel: 9/10 — “absolutely delicious”
Colin Fassnidge: 9/10
Main
Manu Feildel: 10/10
Colin Fassnidge: 10/10 — “put a smile on my face”
Dessert
Manu Feildel: 5/10
Colin Fassnidge: 6/10
Total Score: 49/60
MKR Team Scores
Danielle and Marko: 8/10
Michael and Rielli: 6/10
Maria and Bailey: 5/10
Amy and Lara: 6/10
Lol and Lil: 6/10
Total Score: 31/50
Leaderboard
Danielle and Marko: 84
Mark and Tan: 80
Maria and Bailey: 62
What’s next
MKR returns to Logan on Monday, where Lol and Lil look to elevate their menu with technique and flavour, and Mark and Tan aim to settle the score with Meat-master Michael.
Well done, scores from table too low.dessert let them down. Michael is just there for ratings , wake up MKR, we want decent cooks.
Pam Paff
Yeh like Tan who cooks at his parents restaurant so Michael had every right to speak out.. shame on Manu for shutting him down & believing Tan does not cook at their Rest.. & only washes the dishes it’s laughable …
It has come to the staage (again) where the contestants say what they want and Australia is supposed to believe them.
WORST year ever for viewers. No cooks worth turning the channel on for.! If I had visitors and served up burnt pies or deserts that are inedible or a dish with no sauce shame on me. Shame on Manu and Colin for being a part of the joke.
I have switched off for good. IT is only there for ratings. No cooking skills shown yet worthy of being on television cooking show
I can’t wait until Michael gets another 3 .. hopefully
Ann Kanoa yes someone should cut out his tongue and cook.it !!!
Ann Kanoa no a 1 😂😂😂😂
Ann Kanoa I hope they fall face first in the mad .. an get there out.
Ann Kanoa or 1
The contestants score was not fair, the only ones that scored fairly were Danielle and Marco
Gerda Pellizzon I was screaming at the telly because of those low scores. So unfair 😡.
Harold Holt so was I I reckon it was strategic scoring. It makes me made that contestant’s stoop that low . The food should be scored on the taste not who is on the bottom or who benefits if the team cooking looks like getting high scores
Harold Holt In the end the guys got the second highest score.
Poor Michael – having to suck it up! Boo Hoo!🙄
Harold Holt my hubby was too
Harold Holt oh so was I. I could understand the OG couples (even though I didn’t agree) but not the other gatecrashers who also downgraded just because of the dessert.
Harold Holt me too. I do like those boys and the young couple from Perth👏👏
Harold Holt
So was I, it was totally disrespectful and self serving. 🤬
Harold Holt me too I thought 5 was a joke 🤷
Harold Holt maybe they should change scoring so it is just judges score.
It is just not right the way the contestants score..
Maria Mignanelli Agree 💯
Harold Holt 3 points for each course..the boys were scored fairly
Gerda Pellizzon I agree
Gerda Pellizzon It’s all about the original team vs. the gate crashers. How pathetic. The original team appears to be scoring the gate crashers low because they’re intimidated by the gate crashers’ cooking skills.
Hmmm. Isn’t it interesting that Michael the Meat Wanker isn’t paying out on the girls from Logan any more?
His attention has shifted to the gate crashing divorcees (and anyone who has worked in a restaurant for that matter!)
Michael is a sad little man who probably has no real friends because they probably became tired of his put downs.
Sandra Nadort the divorcees scored lower than Michael 2 times, 3rd time both scored 6s, so who is actually playing the game, at least Michael is open about how he feels, the divorcees are sneaky, trying to blame other teams for low scoring when it was mostly them
Dorothy Rouxel Michael is the definition of OBNOXIOUS. He needs to shut his mouth and open his ears to LISTEN occasionally.
He is not only in love with his meat, but also the sound of his own voice🙄
Sandra Nadort I don’t know how he can say he’s the Meat King with a Tongue Main, it makes it more interesting having someone like him in MKR just to peeve everyone off, it would be a bit boring if everything was plain sailing
Dorothy Rouxel MKR has the same formulaic production as MAFS, The Bachelor, The Block, et.al.
If it weren’t for the bitchery, no one would watch those programs.
As far as MKR goes, the cooking is a secondary consideration.
I wish that the producers would have a cook off between the winners of previous series. I would love to see Simona and Viviana and the Indian twins compete against each other. They were talented cooks without the attitude – and were a joy to watch.
I like the contestants who don’t say very much and just concentrate on the cooking. I am enjoying watching the Greek ladies and the two guys from the original group in the kitchen. It would be great to see them reach the finals.
Gerda Pellizzon I hope they win my kitchen rules for 2025 they are from Perth good luck guys
Jenna Louise Rogers thought they were from SA
Julie Taylor yes, you are correct, they are from SA
Gerda Pellizzon me neither
Gerda Pellizzon agree
Gerda Pellizzon Theirs was fair, the others are being competitive.
Gerda Pellizzon yes I thought the same and they were def a 7 as entree and main were perfect
Gerda Pellizzon Inthink Danielle and Marco are lovely
Gerda Pellizzon agreed I’m surprised about the divorcies, I thought they love the gate crashers
Gerda Pellizzon they probably didn’t like finding out they were up against cheaters…
I have never watched it but I would imagine the scoring is based on personalities only rather than cooking and also marking down with the idea of themselves getting a higher score. It is a bit like Come Dine with Me UK, I watch that and the winner is declared on the bases that person was not scoring themselves, the winner seems to always score the others quite low. They also score on their personal taste rather than the execution of the cooking. They may not like, for example, egg plant but the dish was amazing and cooked to perfection but they score low because they don’t like the taste of egg plant.
Gerda Pellizzon they are the only ones that this show should be . Michael this time wasn’t wrong even though he has a despicable attitude from the beginning, two couples are professionals ( sorry Tan is sympathetic, nice , cooks well , but watch how he is the kitchen , his knife skills, don’t tell me he was just washing the dishes in parents’s restaurant)
If Michael cooked as well as he runs his mouth he could possibly be on top of the leader board, it’s not his job to investigate the other contestants, the producers have done that, he needs to sit back and keep quiet, I’m all for having an opinion but sometimes saying nothing says it all, good on Manu for putting him in his place, interrupting a judges critique is just plain rude, his arrogance will get him nowhere.
Colleen Woods ratings are low, it’s all to plan.
Colleen Woods Totally agree. . He got his moment of fame now he should stop.
Michael and Rvlee have gotten a lower score of 52 that took the smile off his face
Colleen Woods he just asked a question what’s wrong with that
Fotini Haliandros you can’t have your opinions towards contestants unless your named isn’t micheal
Matthew Bentley what
Fotini Haliandros Can’t you read lol, you can’t have your own opinions about contestants like many said ” it’s against the rules”
Fotini Haliandros wow that says more about you than him, what’s wrong is you don’t interrupt someone ,a professional chef halfway through a critique, it’s plain bad manners & totally disrespect…..
Micheal a dick
Jess Southway Super sick more like it
Thank god manu hate he’s opinions down grading the Logan girls also cut the crap 💩 Michael your getting boring and the gate crashes are great love them all
He should of been thrown out. Thinks he knows everything.
So glad Michael got slammed for his big mouth hope they disqualify them
Annette Shaw kick him out would be better,arrogant prik!
Annette Shaw maybe the professional cooks should be disqualified first
Honestly, Tan would’ve been better off solo since Mark’s hopeless… the dessert was a letdown. Michael needed to be shown the door for his lack of respect.
Vicky Arajh Mark don’t need to cook all his magic will get them over the line lol
Mick Donna Jones another letdown… why is he even there
Vicky Arajh The strange thing is that the judges score for the desert didn’t reflect the letdown 🤔🤔
Mark Thornton compared to the other 2 dishes it was a letdown
Bearded “JUG EARS” Does it again…should have been shown the door permanently. Mark? another bearded big mouth idiot If he stopped grinning and concentrated on learning how to cook. What a fucked show !!
Gary Ashton Any ‘cook’ would know a recipe was essential for that dessert, no idea why Tan allowed Mark to do it freestyle when they wanted to beat 104.
Christine Williams Yeah and adding water to stretch the mixture was crazy then not having any eggs He really let Tan down (Didnt put the mixture into a pouring pot)
Michael is unbelievably rude.
I do think more ‘professional ‘ cooks are being permitted rather than clear basic home cooks 😕 Unfair
It,a about time that idiot got told by one of the judges.
That’s so good, maybe should have been kicked out
What happens to magic mark he gets kicked of.
Manu did it so respectfully 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍
Michelle Neill thank you manu michael needs to learn manners .his mum never taught him any ignorant man
Michelle Neill I applauded the telly while Manu was putting the meat wanker back into his box🤣👍
Michelle Neill but saying he’s not appreciate the rules, is so wrong. They knew what Michael was like before he came on the show.
Winner winner, chicken dinner, omg the look on the so called meat masters face was priceless, your on your way out Michael, good riddance!!
Joe Cachia I hope the door doesn’t hit him on his way out!
Sandra Nadort i wonder is he straight. Straight man don’t act like him ..period
Sandra Nadort I hope the door hits him hard and kick him out
Keresia Aiono So do I!
I didn’t think they scored the boys fairly, they deserved a much better score .
Maureen Salter I score 3 points for each course. So I think the boys were scored fairly
This show is filmed, produced and edited by ITV studios and aired in Australia by the seven network. Unfortunately, seven has just renewed its association for a few more years, so looks like we are stuck with this scripted show. No good of us complaining about the show and saying they need to get rid of Michael as it was filmed months ago. The incident of the OGs trying to cut the octopus was so staged as was Michaels investigative skills. This “created” a tense situation at the table, but not long after they were all joking and laughing with each other. no wonder that seven network is struggling.
Philip Sherlock exactly…many do not realize that these scenes are staged often with 2 or 3 takes. Scenes such as this are scripted by producers on all so called reality shows these days for drama and controversy otherwise producers feel the show would be too boring for viewers. Some of the acting is pretty obvious and overdone particularly in Michael”s case in my view. 😁
About time the judges spoke up.
Jill Banch agree 💯
So is it safe to start watching again…I quit when he started on the divorcees…had enough of his bs and manu should of stepped in alof earlier so no marks for him either
Yes should kick him out
“Meat master” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Serves up a dirty old tongue and gets a 3 🤦♂️
Geo Skan should have gone to spec savers…. they were not dirty you are just hyping cos you don’t like to try anything but a chicken nugget
Geo Skan but the meat was cooked good
Micheal is an egotistic a hole !
And so he should’ve
He is a very disrespectful and rude person
Maida Chand there is always a stirrer to keep people watching
Maida Chand he was right what he said the Michael
Maida Chand good to see but all scripted gif the drama.
Cooking for large group is different to home cooking so yes he is cooking in restaurants because he is aware of ratio as for manu giving 6 for that desert which was a cup of scrambled eggs proves their is favouritism
Margaret Olivieri Agreed🙄
Margaret Olivieri the first batch of dessert were ok. As Manu said he does not cook in the restaurant his parents do he is front of house.
Marolyn BlakeMarolyn Blake so you’re saying he doesn’t know the recipe as he has never been in his parents restaurant or help them cook .. come on not even you believe that
Mark Hobbs I didn’t say he didn’t know the recipe. He has learnt from his parents. He does not cook in the restaurant. So your parents have never taught you anything?
Marolyn Blake I have been making the same point you are too. I know I learned how to cook through my grandmother and mother and I use these tried and true recipes and also have served some of them and people paid for them!! Oh I also follow tutorial videos as well by professional chefs so I learn how to make them, step by step. Oh shock horror. It’s not like cooks usually make things up from scratch so gee… hmm use recipes??? The arguments some people make are ridiculous.
Tracey Doherty exactly and as Colin said he gave Michael 3 for his meat dish and he calls himself the meat master NOT. I hope he opens his mouth again and Manu kicks him out or they stuff their second cook.
Marolyn Blake I grew up eating offal ( Irish family and dad was a butcher, so we got it ALL) so I learned, just from sitting in a kitchen and watching, how to not only properly prep things like beef tongue but also how to cook it PROPERLY. Michael was clueless both times. If you remember, he was “all good” to serve the odd grey first one, until Rielli said NO!!! Can you imagine how much lower the score would have been if he served up the first one as he wanted? Even the fact he didn’t have the insight to set aside some of the cooking liquor to reduce to make a sauce, was gobsmacking to me as well. Anyway, I have a horrible gut feeling, especially if he scores low, yet again next week, he will drag out his a4 print offs when the Divorcees cook. He doesn’t learn. If he does, I hope Colin “goes” him as Colin being an Irish bloke, will NOT be as subtle as he could be, Manu was.
Tracey Doherty if does anything else Manu said you will be out. Interesting to see what happens.
Marolyn Blake the dessert was made by Tan’s friend with no passion fruit flavour and bad consistency.
Margaret Olivieri did you taste the desert
Theodore Theodorou did you where you hiding under the table
Margaret Olivieri haven’t you got any manners you did not answer my question
Theodore Theodorou get a life
Margaret Olivieri yes,you should you rude excuse of a human being
Marolyn BlakeMarolyn Blake how do you know he has never cooked in their restaurant .. . Lol the whole show is a joke
Mark Hobbs phew ! He is serving the same dish in his restaurants and don’t make them ? And he did the washing up according to Manu in his parents’s restaurant?? Please . Have seen his knife skills ? This show turns in a joke indeed
Margaret Olivieri how thick, he manages he does not cook in restaurants
Margaret Olivieri you are absolutely right . Manu’s story about professional/ amateur was ridiculous . You can see Tan’s knife skills . If nothing else. This show turns like all tv shows , disappointing
Francois Homberger you are joking aren’t you what the Fuck has knife skill got to do with cooling nothing you should see my knife skill fileting fish
Margaret Olivieri anyone with a big family can do that!
Good to see Manu put michael in his place 😁😁
Tracey Lee yes i agree
Diana Horne Miles i totally agree
Tracey Lee Yes but I still believe he cooks in his parents restaurant
Janet Philippe He may cook but he is not a chef can’t you get that F F S .
Rosemary Bermingham ffs yes I get it luv he is still a professional cook luv. He cooks for a living.luv
Rosemary Bermingham cooking in a restaurant is similar of being a chef though
Janet Philippe : He is adamant that he doesn’t so you’re actually calling him a liar without any actual evidence!!
Tracey Lee actually I think it is the program that promotes this. Michael is over the top. But not a lover of the divorcees either.
Tracey Lee Even Maria, when she said she couldn’t cut through the octopus. It’s good too see them reign in the drama and just give credit where credit is due.
Tracey Lee he was still arguing on one of the posts today. He’s pathetic
Tracey Lee only for the cameras…if it was genuine they would have stopped shooting and he be reprimanded off camera…so disappointed in this show…it used to y
Be the best it’s obvious no o no gets a hot meal so how can they judge cold meals 😄😄😄
Tracey Lee that’s exactly what I said on another post!
Tracey Lee I think Michael was called out in the wrong moment by Manu, as in this case foul mouthed Michael was right . Someone who is payed to cook for events and strangers is a professional. And Tan .. he is absolutely sympathetic but don’t tell me he did the washing up only in his parents’s restaurant! Or that he serves in his two restaurants the same dish and he never cooks it there .
I thought my kitchen rules last night was so good as Manu shut down meat master last night hahahaha lololololol good on U Manu
Jenna Louise Rogers yes good on Manu , although mr 3 score tried to have the last word Manu cut him off
I think Manu should humiliate him and tell him they are sick of his behaviour and time to leave
Rosie Mccully yes yes yes
Rosie Mccully I don’t care too much for Michael but I think he made a good point
I dont believe for one minute that he doesn’t cook in the kitchen at the two restaurants.
Anne Mottram you are missing the point… it doesn’t matter if you cook or don’t cook… you just cannot have a qualification as a chef!!!! That’s what Michael can’t get through his head… he is also jealous and threatened when others cook well so he tries to discredit them
Unfortunately ,You are wrong ! Amateur Status: My Kitchen Rules is designed to feature home cooks, not those who make a living or have formal training in the culinary field.
Yes,it matter! Read the MKR contestant rules and apologize to Michael.
Tania Schokman that would mean that anyone who runs a restaurant and cooks can enter the show as long as they dont have a piece of paper that says that they are chefs
Anne Mottram that’s what Manu said…he doesn’t make the rules either
Tania Schokman I think that’s BS and not fair to be honest
Jenna Louise Rogers and Maria with her octopus. I love how they were trying to make it seem like it was hard to cut, then Manu cut with ease haha..I only like the two girls from the old group in this round. 🤣🤣🤣
Rachael Wright that was very cool, lol don’t think she or any of us expected Manu to cut it, but proved her so wrong lol
Rachael Wright they’re not as innocent as they look either they just play dumb
Rachael Wright 💯
June Parata Manu has Michael pegged
Love the way Manu gives a wink once he gives his verdict
Michael will never see what is explained to him because he is a narcissist
I hope his partner tells him to pull his head him
So glad Colin reminded him what score he gave for the Tongue 👅
How producers encourage bullying etc for ratings is disgraceful
Hope Michael’s time is limited but I think he be there for a while as the audience likes the stirring of the pot
Jennifer Kruger time will tell haha. I hope the Petth couple win or the 2 that have gone through already 😀
Rachael Wright the only honest and decent couple are Daniell and marko , so I hope the win the whole competition
Jenna Louise Rogers
I don’t know
But I do know I know a few Thai ppl and they do like to learn off their parent how they cook their meals
I feel Michael is sore because he made a stuff up of their cook after praising himself to a high level
Manu explained the rules
So I hope Michael gets off his high horse
Rosie Mccully Thai people also are close when it comes to work and I cannot see him working in the restaurant with his parents its their culture
Anne Mottram exactly
Michael is sour because the critique on his failures was not to his liking
With each of the contestants he has either shook his head or was of negative attitude
Because the others were of better cook
🧑🍳
Rosie Mccully I agree but I just think that he had a valid point that if you have people on the show that own restaurants especially in this case restaurants owned by the parents its not an even playing field because I don’t care what he said about not working in the kitchen I dont believe him, its not their culture, they all work together,
his friend who doesn’t own a restaurant made a dessert that was a failure
Jenna Louise Rogers so did I, I was telling to Manu.. give him heaps!😂
Jenna Louise Rogers it’s about time the judges put people in their place for being so so rude
Jenna Louise Rogers except , for once he was right , as much as he has a despicable attitude from the beginning, in this case he is not wrong . There are two couples who are not amateurs, home cooks . And Manu explanation about the rules is ridiculous, not qualifying to either of them . And going on and on is tiring .
This was one of my favourite show in Australia, such a shame this year there is one couple Marko with his wife who are what this show should be about . The rest of it is became like every tv show now . 👹
Francois Homberger they are not Chefs!
Jenna Louise Rogers i love manu but gotta say this time I think his wrong.michael yeah well we all know his got his attitude but this time I think his right.
Jenna Louise Rogers the judges have to do as the producers tell them, and the meat master was getting to close to the truth ,there are not supposed to be professionals in the show and looks like there is at least 2, that’s why Manu had to shut him down
someone finally told him
It’s time to take reality shows of the air use by date expired
Raymond Micallef yes too many love Manu
Raymond Micallef your opinion
Raymond Micallef why are you watching then
Michael needs to go he thinks he’s better than anyone else I’m glad Manu shut them down he needs to go
He’s an arrogant sob
Victoria Robson
I agree with him if they’ve cooked professionaly they shouldn’t be there its for home cooks
Sandy Spanos but he did say he does not cook in his parents restaurant he is there bartender people need to listen to
Helen Yates maybe but dont tell me he doesn’t know how to professionally cook
Sandy Spanos ok did your mother teach you to cook like he said his mother taught him to cook my mum taught me to cook and just say you went on the my kitchen rules show and you cooked one of your mothers dishes then ate you a professional cook
Helen Yates doubt she spent time in her kitchen like my mum who didn’t own a restaurant
Helen Yates he said that but people do lie you know,
Helen Yates but he managed restaurant that’s the difference
Helen Yates and you believe
Stuart J Mills haha.. Shut up Micheal!
Meat master is a wanka
So long overdue
This show is like all the other reality shows…it’s about controversy…bitches, & arseholes…they got to follow the script…that’s what I reckon anyway.
Tan is sexy
Time this show be exed
The only problem is Michael is right / he would of been tough like a chef by his parents
David Hugh Donnelly If I were a nurse and had some (limited) experience, would you all be happy for me to be called a doctor? Since I have some skills ..
Julie Matheson that’s totally different you need a degree to be a doctor. You don’t necessarily need one to be a chef
Julie Matheson if someone is stupide enough to pay you as a doctor when you are a nurse ( although they know for a lots of part quite a lot ) then you qualify as professional, even if your comparison is totally out of context.
David Hugh Donnelly just because your parents are chefs or not and show you how to cook doesn’t make you a professional Chef
Can’t stand him
Not fair score from the contestants they are everything but not scored well it’s very wrong 😡
Micheal the meat master is no master of anything he is just a big mouth that knows nothing I can not stand him I do hope he does not make it to the next round of my kitchen rules
Michael should be shown the door and disqualified he is rude and nasty 🤮
Even Reilli was disgusted with his antics, 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
She’s seeing Ted flags…
He is a absolute WANKA
Should be axed from the show. He is nothing but trouble , which he probably has been told to do
Now we never know what manu said because Micheal Interrupted
Sophie Smith the food were brilliant not hard to realise what he would say
Sophie Smith we heard perfectly what he said and his explanation was ridiculous regarding the the professional/ amateur story . Someone who is payed for their skills / services aren’t amateurs.
Other contestants so distasteful giving low scores !!
Taylor Kent I agree, entree and main were spot on , I reckon 7
Eileen Ann ODwyer so wrong 5s it pathetic should be least 7 for 1 bad dish
They should have got better scores from the guests this is not a very fair competition
Jenny Mcwhirter they scored low because they feel threatened
How is he meat master who gave big mouth Micheal that title after some of his actions should be removed from the show
About time he was picked up. This show stinks now.
i guess michael is doing what he is paid to do, got people talking and at the end of the day that is what gets people viewing the show. Every year there is a villian/villians so Michael is it this season 😟
Christine Smith yeah producer’s pick someone,and that dickhead put his hand up
Christine Smith exactly build ratings.
Christine Smith and people get sucked in every time. The contestants are just a rehash of the same stories as the last season. I record the show don’t listen to the BS around the table and watch what they cook and the judges comments Takes me about 30 minutes once you take out the ads and all the stupid comments.
Carole Cruise we record the show and just fast forward through the ads as well . I watch master chef , Australia greatest bakeoff as well and these 2 shows are complete opposites when it comes to the contestant attitudes towards each other. it isn’t a good look for younger viewers
Michael the Meat Masturbater needs to be asked to leave. He can’t stand anyone else criticising him and it has been hilarious to see his ‘pussy bum’ expression when it happens.
He’s a typical narcissist. It’s all about him.
Michael is so up himself that he probably doesn’t realise the MANY interpretations of the label he has given himself🤣🤣🤣
Now it might be interesting.
Mark the pretender riding on Tans coattails
Michael should have been kick there and then
Mark the dishwasher and Tan the cook.
Laelani C. Kealoha professional cooks… but without a piece of paper to say so. Manu who has “chef qualifications ” has failed to successfully run his own restaurant yet Tan has 5, but isn’t professional. Ha ha ha. Home cooks have no hope.
Alex Foster Tan said he manages bars and restaurants, he wouldn’t be the chef in that case.
Alex Foster Many restaurants have managers – who do not cook in the restaurants! So all you people saying he must cook there are basically saying that parents cannot teach their children how to cook dishes from their home country & excel at doing so?? So bloody ridiculous!
Robyn Ward said he’d been “cooking” since he was 8, taught by his parents & initial blurb said he owns & runs them, making him a restaurateur.
Gaynor Maggs yep, it sure is that he is competing against home cooks.
Alex Foster Many different nationalities teach their children how to cook the food they grew up eating from a young age. So you don’t believe the Greek mother & daughter who have cooked all their lives should be able to compete either?? When someone produces a photo of Tan cooking in a restaurant that he manages, then I’ll believe it!
Alex Foster but not a chef
Alex Foster didn’t they say he manages his parents restaurant, he doesn’t own them
Gaynor Maggs haters will hate….
also being main chef and occasinally helping out when understaffed does that count? I chop veges at home too 🤔
Alex Foster Well said!
Gaynor Maggs Greek mother and daughter aren’t restaurateurs. There’s a big difference. 🤪
Alex Foster you can own a restaurant without being a Chef or cooking.
Suzanne McLachlan gee thanks for that ..I didn’t know.😅🤣
Alex Foster 🤗
Laelani C. Kealoha mark. Had one job. One job. He stuffed. He can’t cook. Shouldn’t be there
Donna Knowles yes and yet he’s been so cocky saying how good “we are” when he actually means “how good my mate Tan is”!!
Jan Wright exactly. Mark tries to take all the credit
Donna Knowles one professional and one no hope
Laelani C. Kealoha Yes he made 36 dishes by him self in a few hours with no help
Laelani C. Kealoha agree he can’t cook at all.
Laelani C. Kealoha don’t think for one minute marks a dish waher his worked restaurants before.
We’re are the Mother and Daughter? She keeps saying that her mother cooks everything, 🙄🙄
Wendy Field hq
Wendy Field she has her Mother’s recipe book, I’m sure she said her Mother passed away.
Robyn Ward Yes that’s right, but we’re are they now, they are not at the table with the others?
Yes now I realise that they are at kitchen headquarters waiting to cook, sorry everyone but I’m happy now that you have told me that, thank you 🤩
Wendy Field yes the Greeks! 😁
Michael is rude and arrogant also he is disrespectful loved mark and Tan’s connection in the kitchen well done totally deserved goodbye to the what ever meat holder
I actually don’t blame him l don’t think people that own a restaurant that their parents work in should be up against people that cook at home. You can’t tell me that he hasn’t cooked with his parents at some stage. He actually started the way his parents had shown him. And as far as the two women it’s the same you do it as a job not just for friends or at home.
But l will be glad to see Michael go.
Jennifer McCutcheon he has probably been cooking in the restaurant since he was 5. 😆
Jennifer McCutcheon well he was cooking at home last night, no restaurant to fall back on, he learned from his parents at 8 at home.
Jennifer McCutcheon Remember Reynold from Masterchef? His parents owned a restaurant, but I don’t think he cooked in it before he applied for his first go on Masterchef. His parents even tried to dissuade him from a career as a chef. I don’t see a difference between Reynold and Tan.
Jennifer McCutcheon Micheal is horrible in so many ways but in this case he was right . I agree with you , don’t tell me Tan didn’t cook in his parents’s restaurant, or that he has two restaurants where he serves the same dish and he doesn’t make it ?? And the woman who is payed to cook to strangers , that’s called a professional cook ( or chef whatever you want to disguise the thing ) . It’s disappointing 👹
Jennifer McCutcheon different from owning a restaurant and cooking in one,can own a construction company and not be a buildet or an airline and not fly!
Jennifer McCutcheon agree
Is it any wonder that both Amy and Lara are both divorcees.
Micheal is a absolute idiot. He has no filter and an embarrassment to my kitchen rules.
Dont watch it
Because he just couldn’t rein it in Michael is now a laughing stock😳
Linda Mace he was already a laughing stock before last nite lol hes just a jackass 🤣
Linda Mace yes…he should go
Michael’s a child he can’t help himself
Michael is a dick
If he can’t take the heat then piss off
He has no respect at all
Well manu was wrong ..plan and simple
Mark Hobbs What sort of aeroplane was Manu on🤣🤣
Plan their ya go .. you may sleep well tonight
Obviously there are rules in place to make the competition fair & yes there are some real good cooks ,just because I had a take away a chef does not make . Pull you head in Michael. Yes compete but judge fairly .Good on you Manu .
Ge should be kicked off and sent to a psychologist
About time they shut him up get him out of the show he calls himself the meat master should have said the shit master
And Michael sure did need to be put in his place, he really is a nasty person.Good on Manu for setting him straight however he still argued with Manu, how disrespectful is that big ears block?
The dessert let them down poor Tan should have picked a better cook Micheal also made a fool of himself making an egg custard dessert
Throw him off the show I see previews it’s horrible that’s why I don’t watch this show contestants are mean rude and bullies
These guys were good the judges marked them well so did Danielle and Marko but the others were very un fair and yet most of them were hopeless cooks they are so very jealous
The meat monster needs to be removed .. he’s rude he’s abrasive he is sexist and he can’t cook for shit how the f did he make it ffs ..
Kick his arse off. Hes annoying so much that the meat master shud use the meat cleaver on his mouth. 🙄
As that woman said you need a piece of paper too be a chef theres a difference
Helene Sinclair have to disagree. If you are paid to cook then you’re a professional cook
Beth Perry yes a cook not a chef
Beth Perry you are absolutely right . It isn’t about a diploma
Beth Perry 💯
Helene Sinclair still professional, not home cook
Fair enough your opinion
Why is it the producers feel the need to spoil shows by adding vindictive, annoying, arrogant people. We just want to see them cook
Sorry to say, but you are a chef.You are lying
What we use to do to the knowi it all’s horse down down with water and put to the floor bin head 1st
He can’t cook
Michael needs to go, he’s not a team player, got a really selfish image of himself, think the term is wanker
Michael should get kicked out
Michael needs to go big time, he’s so annoying and a rude prick. Not sure what his girlfriend sees in him.
Can’t stand back biters .It’s a cooking program.Being naste I don’t enjoy it
Just get rid of Michael loved the show now I don’t even watch it because of his bullshit he is a narcissistic
The desert was an absolute shocker, it was obvious when he was preparing that it was going to turn out like this. First two dishes, bravo 👏
No the 2 divorcees are spoiling the show
Thankyou Manu should have been much earlier and sent home before show finished recording he is a BIG embarrassment and a Stuart as required Carn’t stand him, but you guys did amazing job well done keep going low scoring from others DISGUSTING well what comes around goes around there all next 333333
We love you Manu! 😊
Manu should of kicked Micheal out right there
I’m glad Manu put him in his place. Michael reminds me a knob that drives a truck for the company I work for. Neither one knows how to just let something go while pushing everyone’s buttons and then play the victim when someone reacts
Someone tell me is Michael that peasant that was in married at first sight????
Joe Agresta No no no no no. There was a season that there was a Michael but wasn’t him, & the last one i think you mean Ryan.😃
Joe Agresta i thought that too when I first saw him – surely they must be related?
Micheal Is a dick
Micheal is so annoying. They should get rid of him
What a bitchy, nasty hateful show MKR has turned into. There’s enough hate and nastiest in the world without having TV shows making it ok. Hope the ratings plummet and we no longer see it again after this season.
Thank Goodness! Michael is really a rude little man. He has no filter and a huge ego
The shows all put on for the camera and ratings..
The meat master is a f##kwit
Meat head rude and needs to pluck off
Motor mouth michael
It’s about time!
Please kick him off…..total waste of oxygen.. obviously thinks nothing of his partner
Because Mark had to start picking on Michael from the get go that’s why
Fotini Haliandros so it’s alright for Michael to do it but not alright for Mark to do exactly the same thing…Michael is disgusting!!!!🤮
Fotini Haliandros no Micheal loves to be noticed and doesn’t care as long as he’s centre of attention
Fotini Haliandros which is funny as he definitely can’t cook
They where scored unfairly by guest.
No longer interested in the show after last night, Michael is 100% on the money it’s no longer home cooks
I think Manu should have told the so called meat master . To hang up his apron, he is no longer on the show . But they have to have a bully on the show , that’s how their ratings go up
Rigged show and judges are piss weak
Love these guys
Maybe Mark might let tan speak for himself now, l find mark the same as Michael
Rubbish
About time Manu got stuck into that idiot meat master I carnt wait to see him cook hope they get a very low score and boot them out
Marks dessert should of got a 2 not a 6 it wasn’t a average dish
Michael should be told to leave, who does he think he is by going on about the rules when he was told. Manu has all the right to kick him off. Yes he is ruining the show.
Michael is a spoilt entitled looser.
Contestants didn’t score Mark and Tan fairly. They had two out of three dishes that got really good critiques but dessert let them down. IMO they should have gotten either 7s or 8s from the contestants.
Glad Manu shut Michael down.
Kristine Harrower totally agreed about the scoring
Kristine Harrower Michael and his wife gave Tan and Mark an 8 all the others scored them a 5 and 6 so I think Michael’s score was very fair
Theres boys do have an unfair advantage, i believe hes not just a home cook
The new Karen on the show.
hope these drama stirring wanks fail big time
Good
If it is scripted & the producers pick someone so vain ,rude & obnoxious that people will watch to to see them fail but this year they have picked someone so insidious and self obsessed that regular viewers who have watched all seasons are changing the Channel!
I want Mark and Tan gone on the My Kitchen Rules for good
Good on you MANU 👏 👍
Piss off manu. Michaels the only thing worth watching
I assumed they were given 6 because the contestant teams scored so low that they were making up to be fair. Fancy giving a 5??????? Lowest score should have been minimum 7
Get rid of the nasty person😈😈😈😈
About time
Can’t understand why there’s people are accented on there’s shows.They should be family shows not putting people down etc.Sooo much nastiness comeon don’t make us dislike you.
They need to score Michael low to get rid of him
It’s Bullshit it’s suppose to be about home cooks so Tan shouldn’t be allowed in it or the other Divorcee cooking for stars !
Great cook guys, sorry about the dessert but it seemed doomed from the start
Michael has a fair point. Judges just protecting their show and bank accounts.
Debra Ann Patton exactly. Not a fan of Michael ( who is ?) but he is not wrong and he was called out in the wrong moment.
Francois Homberger Agreed and interrupting a judge was a very bad move. He’s gone!
Michael is verging on being a stalker
That was pure flat out harassment
Gerda Pellizzon so true, 2 fabulous courses worth at least a 7, scoring strategically low shows a lot about their charachter or lack of it
Michael needs to be kicked off, the scores last night were strategic 7 was a drcebt score even with a dodgie dessert, the team scores were too low for 2 great meals
I don’t understand why the people on the show talk and score the way they do, I am meaning Straticily to keep them in the competition, when everything is recorded. Are they all dumb as? Really like Danielle and Marko and got a soft spot for the Logan girls, and congrats to the 2 teams that went straight through. The rest as one team as said, MEH.
Hopefully he keeps his mouth shut from now on
The so call Meat Master does my head in. 🤦♀️
It was great that Manu shut him down. 👏👏
Glad he got put in his place
it’s all BS..I have no doubt the MM is paid to wind every one up..its not about cooking any more..just like TheBlock, it just ain’t real
I agree score wasn’t fair I was happy with judge score they my favourite chefs Love Manu Colin Love watching you both love Grid show awsome stuff.Brilliant idea🙏💜
Good on you Michael!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Stick it to them!
Up yours BREE YORK!
It’s all scripted for the show otherwise it would be boring
Cass Miszko it’s also boring watching grown adults behave like kids
Manu’s faux outrage needs to be called out.
He has a PROFESSIONAL cook amongst the gatecrashers.
You get paid to cook for someone, you’re the definition of a professional cook.
Hello, Amy….
Denis Coffey and Tan “ says” he cooks only at home 🙄. Who can really believe this ?
They should’ve got more. Kick Michael mouth off show.
Yes Tracey
Get rid of the egotistical arse.Dont know how she puts Up with him. She doesn’t get to say much.
They did a great job
It’s not hard to cook for a crowd if you know what you are doing I’m not a chef but I can put a dinner party on and know it’s going to be good 👍
Anita Boyens maybe you should apply
Gaylene Ann Aston haha 😂 I don’t like the drama of the show
Anita Boyens true I like MC as they cheer each other on. No nastiness
The dickhead should be eliminated no questions asked
at first I wasn’t a fan of Michael but now I want him to stick around much longer
This season is a joke! Home cooks pfft what a load of 💩
I wonder he being paid foe the dramas …..
Very Unfair scores from the Contestants.
Few seasons ago there was the same crap about a contestant owing a restaurant and he worked front of house
Yes hope they kick him out he’s so rude
Let’s face it Michael is right. Tan’s parents cook in their restaurant and Tan cooked a meal that is on their restaurant menu. Mumand dad taught him how to cook. At the very least he should not be allowed to cook anything that is on his parents’ restaurant menu.
Yvonne Day it’s worse it’s in his restaurants ( two of them ) ‘s menu . I don’t believe he doesn’t cook there
They were shame when he just cut it no issues but they so annoying
I agree with Michael it’s a show for home cooks not professional cooks professional means you get paid to cook
I forgot ” Michael never have opinions about other contestants” it’s against the rules
Best episode ever but now to put the divorces in there place
Manu basically told him to get out if he didn’t like it…. Yeah!!!!!
Michael,the Flog Master
i’d like to meet the meat master 😂 i’m a butcher buy trade and could make him look like a bumbling child 😂😂
Jason Reeves I’d like that too!😂😂
Shame l like tan but l cannot stand mark or Michael and the guy with the big porno glasses is starting to be in the same category as Michael. I thought the entre and main was really good but dessert was shit
The ordinary contestants do not have the opportunity to go to chefs for recipes and advice so the rules of the show need to be overhauled to make it a purely amateur cast. Manu is out of order
Ianandpauline Collister absolutely right
Ask Manu “where’s the money”, we invested in his Sauces flop??? The man is a scammer!
The meat master has a valid point tho the competition SHOULD BE for home cooks only not people that have business as a few of them have
Craige Waite They can have a food based business, they can’t cook in those kitchens or they are ineligible for the show. A lot of people run the “business” (aka paperwork) side of the business while someone else does the actual cooking. There IS a difference, which was the point Manu has been trying to make.
Jolenda Tusler so what is your take on the lady who is payed to cook for events and strangers ( celebrities according to her 🙄) ? Just because foul mouthed Michael presented this problem doesn’t make it less valid . Tan as well , he SAYS he only cooks at home . I don’t believe he didn’t cook in his parents’s restaurant before going in business, and he serves the same dish in his restaurants and never cooks it there ?
Francois Homberger First, they’re not HIS restaurants, his parents own it, his mum taught him and if it’s a tried and true much loved recipe, then yeah it probably would be served both at home and in the venue. As for cooking for “celebrities” – yes sometimes they hire non-chef cooks to cook for them as they are cheaper than chefs to hire. The producers will have researched and vetted every contestant before approval.
Jolenda Tusler of course 😄
There is at least one drama queen in every reality show that they allow! It’s scripted from the interview when they have to submit a video. These shows lose audiences due to negativity 🤬
Donna White Manu wasn’t rude enough, Michael has no filter!!
Rah Rennie no Manu was rude
Donna White so interrupting Manu was not rude? It was bloody rude, And disrespectful … now I will be disrespectful & rude, please don’t comment to me a y further because you don’t know what you are saying & I won’t answer just a waste if time!!🤬🤬🤬
Rah Rennie waa waa call the wambulance
Just get rid of Michael, he’s a shit stirrer and making a mockery of the show
I think Michael has special Needs…it’s called..Idiot😂🤣
Who the hello dose he think he is Michael better than everyone else kick him offfff the show he is nothing but a know it all
Absolutely enjoyed that thank you Manu that knob needed that he needs to keep his pie hole shut
M is such a Dhead
Good on Manu, Michael is all talk plus a 🍆
I don’t like the divorcies I know for a fact if she cooked for Chris Hemsworth they only hire chefs not cooks.
As my good friend has worked for high profile people and she is a chef.
All acting, All scripted,
Hes a plonker , good to have a villain tho
Good job, Manu! 👏
Yes Michael doesn’t know when to stop, but that’s why they picked him to be on the show.
But I do think that it’s unfair to have Tan on the show as he would have worked in the family business growing up, like most Asians would have.
Lol and Lil haven’t had that experience????
Just saying.
He should pull out. He can’t say anything nice.
Wow, if this isn’t a first world problem. I have never watched it, is it good
Jan Newgreen yeah , I’m sure it’s much more rewarding to watch the News . 🙄
I was so proud of Manu, putting that obnoxious brat back in his place!
I’m actually enjoying MKR but I think it’s very scripted
What restaurants does Tan run
Manu is good shut Michael down your score was 3. Meat moster was embarrassed
I didn’t like the way big mouth spoke to Manu but sounds like he had a lot of experience with his parents restaurant not complenty just a home cook which the show is all about just a little unfair
Beryl .Cocup nobody likes Michael but he was right for the lady who cooks for salary and Tan’s story too . They aren’t home cooks
I completely agree with Michael. If you own a cooking business, it’s unfair to compete against home cooks. Manu was way out of line.
Should have kicked Michael and Reilli out. He is nothing but a tool and definitely can’t cook. Hope they are the next to get kicked out.
I don’t like Tan or Michael
Cindy Cummings why not
Than Rattanakositsmirking, sneering nasty pair of wannabes
Cindy Cummings hater
Yes 1 of the judges had to step in to shut the idiot up
Totally agree with Manu on this one! 💯
Oh nooo not the self proclaimed meat master who has no idea on how to cook n should not be on the show!!!!!
Michael is just a complete wanker!!!
That smirk off Michael’s face lasted a minute, the grub
Michael will get his comeuppance. He is trying to be too smart for his own good. He is researching the credentials of all the other contests in the the hope he can discredit them. He is insinuating that those who have worked or still work in a restaurant are not cooks but chefs. He is opening his mouth before he puts his brain in gear. Hope he falls on his sword and is eliminated.
Most of them need shutting down, it’s ridiculous the way some contestants think they can just carry on without following the rules, the judges need to take a firm stance now
Good one he should be told to leave
Yes, but they never shut down the nasty behaviour from the 1st part. Seems a little too late, really!
Over all these year. Manu got some guts.
They shouldn’t be in the show if there professional cooks !!!
Get Michael out of there. He’s so annoying and self centered. He’s hard to watch and listen to. The judges should have the power to piss him off the show.
He has a point. Based on the rules as pointed out by Manu – Maggie Beer, or Neil Perry could enter as neither as qualified chefs.
Michael is horrendous but he does have a point
Good on Michael for calling out the “cook” 👌Manu is a total w⚓️
No need for rudness on show. The cooking should do the talking.
Kitchen drama 😂
Michael is a narcissist wanker.
It’s a shame that it’s all scripted and they have to have good and bad characters to create controversy, why can’t it be about cooking, without the dramas.
I don’t think Micheal did anything wrong if you are a cook you should not be in the show my thoughts.
His just jealous because their amazing cooks he will score them 1
Good F job.. F knob
Why are they scoring the people not the food. They are all idiots.
Took long enough for someone to say something to that idiot. Should have been kicked out ages ago for his BS.
All the OG’s are threatened by the gate crashers. They all scored unfairly. Only judges should score.
Definitely he’s was so rude so annoying! And how’s he get the nerve to go into the kitchen grrrrr
Definitely agree with Michael although went about it the wrong way
When the first MKR competition started was for home cooks only
No affiliation with restaurants bakery etc
Just ordinary home cooks
I think MKR has gone down the wrong path
People affiliated with food businesses should be on the master chef path not MKR
Michael is the biggest tosser!
Donna White rah rah bah bah doesn’t know what she is bloody talking about doesn’t tassies have 2 heads
Look if you’ve managed a restaurant your parents are the cooks in for many years you have an advantage.
Michael spoils the teams of MKR sick and tired of all his stupid silly comments he always spoils it and he can’t bloody cook
Michael and Mark need to grow up always at one another
To late for that arrogant SOB
That wingnut is stuffing a good show and should shut his big mouth or just go
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