MasterChef Australia

Chefs Nick, Melanie and Chris of Nu Nu Restaurant are taking part in a competition. They face three contestants as each team attempts to recreate Khanh Nguyen’s three‑course menu. The challenge requires them to faithfully reproduce the dishes, with all participants adhering to the original recipes and presentation standards.

The programme is an episode that follows three chefs – Nick, Melanie and Chris – who work together at Nu Nu Restaurant. It presents them as the central figures of the show, highlighting their roles within the kitchen and their collective involvement in the challenge that drives the episode forward. In this instalment the trio finds themselves pitted against three unnamed contestants. The core of the competition is the task of reproducing a three‑course menu originally created by chef Khanh Nguyen. Both the Nu Nu chefs and the opposing participants must interpret and execute each course, striving to match the standards set by Nguyen’s original dishes. The format pits professional chefs from a single establishment against a small group of challengers, creating a direct comparison between the Nu Nu team’s expertise and the contestants’ abilities. The focus remains on the recreation of Nguyen’s menu, with each course offering an opportunity for the chefs and their rivals to demonstrate technique, flavour balance and presentation. Throughout the episode, the emphasis stays on the culinary recreation itself – the three‑course meal serves as the benchmark that drives the competition, and the chefs’ collaboration with one another underscores the teamwork required to meet the challenge.