Isabella Top 12
Name: Isabella
State: Queensland
Age: 12
Specialty Dish: Ricotta Gnocchi
Least Favorite Food: Meats like brains, stomach and tongue
Game Plan: “To try my best and to cook great dishes. As long as I do my best I will be happy.”
Wanting to show Australia how passionate she is about food and cooking, Isabella auditioned for Junior MasterChef and was absolutely delighted she and her twin sister Sofia got through to the Top 12. Isabella loves cooking Italian cuisine taught by her mum as well as cooking traditional Sicilian dishes she learnt from her nonna and auntie.
Cooking since the age of five, Isabella loves experimenting with different flavours and combinations and admits she now reads recipes more closely after a dessert dish she was making ended up a savoury dish.
Isabella dreams of one day opening up her very own restaurant with her twin sister which has already been named Issofia. Isabella will be head chef and Sofia will be the manager – Isabella is so passionate about this dream that she has already started making up menus and business cards
Sofia Top 12
Name: Sofia
State: Queensland
Age: 12
Specialty Dish: Falsomagro (A stuffed meat roll with egg, cheese, salami, garlic and parsley served with crumbed eggplant)
Least Favorite Food: Mayonnaise
Game Plan: “I’m just going to try my hardest and hope to win. But at the end of the day it’s just fun to be a part of the show.”
Having a twin sister Isabella who is equally talented in the kitchen doesn’t worry Sofia one bit. Sofia began cooking in the kitchen from the ripe age of three and her favorite meal to cook are Italian dishes like Sicilian Pasta Di Mandorle which is a traditional almond biscuit that’s crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle. Sofia’s favorite person to cook for is her father and she is inspired to learn different cooking techniques from celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson.
Despite a cooking disaster involving pink food colouring and pancakes, Sofia has managed to invent her very own recipe for a hot apple pie and her favorite judge is Gary.
Other than her cooking talents, Sofia is an avid violinist and song writer who often composes lyrics with her twin sister.
Jack Top 12
Name: Jack
State: Tasmania
Age: 12
Specialty Dish: Beef Bourguignon
Least Favorite Food: Lambs brains
Game Plan: “To try as hard as I can and cook food that I like to eat.”
Realising cooking was a great way to express himself creatively, Jack began cooking when he was nine-years-old and once made an impressive croquembouche for a friend’s dinner party which ended up collapsing in the car on the way there.
Jack was inspired to start cooking after watching the movie Julia and Julia and loves cooking because it means he can be creative, have fun and relax at the same time. Learning to cook from his mum with Julia Child’s cookbooks, Jacks admits his biggest challenge in the competition is getting the judges to like and appreciate his creative food style.
Jack enjoys the challenge of cooking a complex dish and wants to be a chef who specialises in molecular gastronomy like his idol Heston Blumenthal.
Jack’s favourite judge is Anna, and in his spare time he plays several musical instruments including the bagpipes, double bass and trumpet.
Siena Top 12
Name: Siena
State: Victoria
Age: 9
Specialty Dish: Lemon Curd Tarts
Least Favorite Food: Anything green – especially brussel sprouts
Game Plan: “Keep my bench tidy at all times, always read the recipe and, of course, taste the food to see if it’s good before plating up to the judges.”
Although Siena is the youngest competitor in Junior MasterChef she certainly is one of the toughest.
After her dad told her about the show, Siena decided to audition because she thought it would be really fun and a great experience to meet like-minded kids who enjoy cooking as much as she does.
Siena loves cooking so much that she invented a cooking club where she teaches all of her friends how to cook different recipes.
Siena’s sweet tooth means her favorite dishes are desserts and to prove it – the first thing she ever cooked was muffins when she was just four-years-old. Siena says when she grows up, she wants to open her very own patisserie.
Her greatest cooking inspiration is her mum.
Since joining the competition Siena has mastered the fine art of cooking a good steak.
Lucy Top 12
Name: Lucy
State: Victoria
Age: 11
Specialty Dish: Mince Pies
Least Favorite Food: Mushrooms
Game Plan: “Do my best and have fun.”
Although Lucy is the smallest contestant on Junior MasterChef, her passion for cooking is larger than life. Crowned “the Pudding Princess” because of her love of desserts, Lucy began cooking from the age of three and the first dish she ever made was Milk Arrow Biscuits with Sprinkles which came first in the Albion Park Show competition.
Lucy loves being in the kitchen and experimenting with organic produce, just like MasterChef 2010 contestant Skye.
Lucy’s funniest cooking moment involves her and her dad cooking chestnuts in the oven, and one of the shells blowing up and almost catching on fire.
Apart from cooking, Lucy loves playing with animals. She also enjoys singing. When she grows up, Lucy wants to be a food technologist and create new products for people to try in their kitchens.
Nick Top 12
Name: Nick
State: New South Wales
Age: 10
Specialty Dish: Steak with mashed potatoes, steamed carrots and beans
Least Favorite Food: Brussel sprouts and capsicum
Game Plan: “Keep focused, keep trying, don’t give up and put up amazing food.”
Nick is a tap dancing chef who also loves to hip-hop. Nick started cooking from the tender age of seven when he was helping his dad in the kitchen and the next thing he knew he had taken over. He often cooks with his mum and sister where they each pick a course to cook and create a three-course meal for the family.
His biggest cooking disaster was when he added too much flour to his puff pastry and it exploded in the oven.
Nick enjoys hosting dinner parties for his friends and his speciality is desserts and lamb.
For his 10th birthday. Nick was lucky enough to go to his favorite chef, Matt Moran’s ARIA restaurant.
Nick is writing a cookbook called ‘How do you like your Lamb’?.
source: MasterChef.com.au
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