{"id":1138,"date":"2019-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/uncategorised\/clone-breaking-new-masterchef-judges-have-been-announced\/"},"modified":"2020-01-31T05:01:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T05:01:27","slug":"clone-breaking-new-masterchef-judges-have-been-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity\/clone-breaking-new-masterchef-judges-have-been-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: The New MasterChef Judges Have Just Been Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"The new <em>MasterChef<\/em> judges are here and they are ready to take on the new decade, with the show confirmed for a 2020 start.\n\nJock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen will take the reins off of George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston.&nbsp;\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3afWq6g648\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3afWq6g648\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We\u2019re thrilled to reveal your new MasterChef Australia Judges: Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen! #MasterChefAU<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/masterchefau\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> MasterChef Australia<\/a> (@masterchefau) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-10-09T22:17:09+00:00\">Oct 9, 2019 at 3:17pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\nSo who exactly are the three new food gods (no, not Jonathan Cheban) filling the huge chef hats? ?\n\nJock Zonfrillo is the owner and chef of three-hatted restaurant, Orana, as well as Bistro Blackwood in Adelaide. He was named Australia\u2019s Hottest Chef in 2018 and has hosted television shows including <em>Nomad Chef<\/em>, <em>Restaurant Revolution<\/em> and <em>Chef Exchange<\/em>, as well as appearing in the <em>MasterChef <\/em>Australia kitchen as a guest chef across three seasons.\n\nIn a statement to Network 10, Jock said:\n<blockquote><em>\u201cWhen I think of MasterChef Australia, I think of discovering new talented cooks with fresh ideas and creativity.<\/em>\n\n<em>&#8220;There hasn\u2019t been a season yet where I haven\u2019t been surprised by just how talented some of the undiscovered cooks are, so much so, that many of them have worked in my kitchen over the years. I can\u2019t wait to get in that kitchen.&#8221;<\/em><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BzFYCJznhTo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BzFYCJznhTo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">      <svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg>  View this post on Instagram         <\/a>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BzFYCJznhTo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Best of the Best week continues on @masterchefau tonight. Always a pleasure to hang out with @mattscravat @gcalombaris @garymehigan &amp; even better to be able to bring along some of Australia\u2019s finest Indigenous ingredients from across the country. #masterchefau<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zonfrillo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Jock Zonfrillo<\/a> (@zonfrillo) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-06-24T07:23:33+00:00\">Jun 24, 2019 at 12:23am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\nMelissa Leong has a long list of jobs on her resume; a food and travel writer, food media consultant, radio broadcaster, television presenter, MC and cookbook editor.&nbsp;\n<blockquote><em>&#8220;It goes without saying, that it is an honour to be passed the baton and asked to help bring the next chapter to life on a show like MasterChef Australia.<\/em>\n\n<em>&#8220;It came as a huge surprise for me, and is, without a doubt the opportunity of a lifetime. I am really looking forward to getting stuck in!&#8221;<\/em><\/blockquote>\nAs for Andy Allen, if you&#8217;re a diehard MasterChef fan you&#8217;re probably thinking: <em>&#8220;He looks very familiar.&#8221;<\/em> Well you would be correct; Andy was the Season Four winner of the show and, since taking home the giant silver plate and a stack load of cash, he has been travelling Australia and the world pursuing his culinary curiosity.\n<blockquote><em>&#8220;I entered this competition as a contestant in 2012. Somehow I won it and then I went out into the big, bad, wide world of hospitality. To be asked to be a judge \u2013 and to come full circle back to MasterChef Australia \u2013 is really flattering and really special.<\/em>\n\n<em>&#8220;I\u2019m stoked because it means that I\u2019ve done the hard work to be here. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2275FvgVxm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#worlddumplingday is about to kick off here @thegaleries, if you\u2019re nearby, come on down!! #lotus<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fooderati\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Melissa Leong | FOODERATI<\/a> (@fooderati) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-09-26T02:53:52+00:00\">Sep 25, 2019 at 7:53pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\nThe new judges come after Network 10 shocked Australia by announcing the OGs were leaving our screens after 11 highly successful seasons.&nbsp;\n\n<em>The Guardian<\/em> reported in July that Chief Executive Officer Paul Anderson said the network had not been able to reach a commercial agreement that was satisfactory to the trio.\n<blockquote><em>\u201cWe would like to thank Gary, George and Matt for their contribution over the past 11 years.<\/em>\n\n<em>\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to introduce another group \u2013 and the next generation of exceptional judges \u2013 in Season 12 of MasterChef Australia next year.\u201d<\/em><\/blockquote>\nWhat are your thoughts, are you feeling hot or cold?&nbsp;\n\nImage: Network 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