A bombshell has been dropped at Rob and Liam Watt’s ultimate instant restaurant on MKR Australia. In a game-changing twist, teams now have to reveal how they have scored each meal to the whole table. That means any team giving a low score for strategic reasons will be dramatically exposed.
Judge Colin Fassnidge reckons it’s a good surprise for the competitors as it “wakes people up a bit”.
He adds, “If they’re playing a game, then they’ll realise they have to be honest.”
In MKR, there are always one or two teams being strategic, says Colin. “The likes of Simone, Viviana, Fergus and his mum Caz are pretty straightforward, but then there are people – I’m not going to say who – who judge on personalities.
“Personality shouldn’t play into it. It’s either a good dish or a bad dish. If I was to judge on personality, then some people would get shocking scores!”
But the Dublin-born chef is quick to add that he thinks the teams this season are “one of the best bunches we’ve had”.
He also says the cooks are usually subdued early on. “We had Hannah screaming like a hyena the minute we walked in!”
Much of the drama in recent episodes has centred around gatecrasher Janey Willox – and Colin reveals there’s more drama to come.
“You ‘ll see me and Janey have a few head-to-heads,” he says. “I quite like her, but she doesn’t do herself any favours, put it that way.”
As for Mike della Maddalena, who ruffled feathers early on and then reinvented himself as the kinder, gentler “Mike 2.0”, Colin hints there’s another transformation on the way. “There’s a Mike 3.0 coming!”
MKR Australia screens 7.30pm Mondays and Tuesdays, and 7pm Sundays on TVNZ, streaming on TVNZ+.
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