MasterChef Australia series 5
season of television series
The fifth series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia premiered Sunday 2 June 2013 on Network Ten, with replays airing at 11am the following day.
This particular series of the show was won by Emma Dean who had defeated Lynton Tapp and Samira El Khafir in the grand finale on 1 September 2013.
Changes
With the filming location from previous series at 13 Doody Street in Alexandria, New South Wales shutting down in August 2012, the production moved to the Centenary Hall at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds in Flemington, Victoria. Graeme Stone replaced Nicholas McKay as narrator.
Unlike previous seasons, the audition and preliminary stages were not broadcast; instead the season started with the Top 22 (instead of previously used Top 24). Series 5 featured themed weeks, starting with 'Girls vs. Boys'. Other themes included Italian and Middle Eastern cuisine-focused weeks, a Kids week and weeks based on regions of the country such as the Barossa Valley and Western Australia. Masterclass was filmed in front of a live audience, with Matt Preston joining Gary and George "behind the stove".
Along with the above changes, this season was also cast with contestant's personalities in mind above cooking ability in response to the success of the Seven Network's rival cooking show My Kitchen Rules.
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