My Kitchen Rules
Season 2
TV-G
My Kitchen Rules (series 2) is a reality television cooking programme which airs on the Seven Network. Series 2 commenced on 31 January 2011. The winning team will win $100,000 prize money.
33 Episodes
- Episode 01 - Artie and Johnny (QLD)
E1Episode 01 - Artie and Johnny (QLD)The boys have been mates ever since Artie, 42, employed Johnny, 26, to work at his award-winning butcher shop - Nambour Plaza Meats – a few years ago. Since then, Artie has inspired his young protégé to reach new culinary heights. "I really started taking a liking to cooking when I was in high school," Johnny recalls. "But my passion for it grew when I met Artie. His love for food encouraged me to take it further." Artie adds: "Food's always been a big part of my life. Being Mediterranean, i'’s who we are. Life’s about eating and enjoying food." Both men take pride in the food they prepare and the meat they sell. Artie's butchery has been singled out for a Retail Excellence of the Year Award twice and his snags last year made the state finals of the Queensland Sausage King. - Episode 02 - Kane and Lee (VIC)
E2Episode 02 - Kane and Lee (VIC)Hosting everything from tapas nights to dinner parties, Kane, 28, and Lee, 25, make one formidable duo. "We probably work better as a team than as individuals," Kane says. "We're not just team-mates, we're house mates and good friends." They define their cooking style as Asianfusion with a twist. Growing up with a Chinese mother, Lee borrows heavily from her Asian heritage. "I always try to incorporate Asian ingredients into my food," she says. "Whether it's something simple like wombok, soy sauce or delicacies like black fungus – I always try and see what I can add to make it different." - Episode 03 - Sammy and Bella (NSW)
E3Episode 03 - Sammy and Bella (NSW)For Sydney sisters Sammy and Bella, cooking is a family affair. Their grandmother Ursula was a chef in Poland who cooked for many high-profile politicians including former US president Bill Clinton. "She worked as a caterer for all the embassies so whenever there was a diplomatic event or a big political function she was part of the catering team," Sammy says. "She cooked for a lot of influential people, including Bill Clinton, which was the highlight of her career." Bella adds: "Cooking is definitely in our blood. It's been passed on from one generation to the next in our family." Not only have the sisters paired up for the competition but they used to work together in fashion; Sammy, 22, as a buyer and Bella, 27, in marketing. But in a strong indicator of their passion they both quit their jobs to take part in My Kitchen Rules. - Donna and Reade (SA)
E4Donna and Reade (SA)The Adelaide couple have been running their own business for the last 12 years and use cooking as a means of escape from their work. They love it so much they even knocked down a wall in their home to create a bigger kitchen. "We love the whole experience; everything from the shopping to the preparation and the actual cooking," Reade says. Reade, 46, actually wanted to be a chef when he finished school but a mix-up cost him his dream. "I did my work experience as a chef and absolutely loved it," he explains. "The skills I have now are the skills I learnt during that time. I really wanted an apprenticeship at this restaurant but when I turned up they'd already offered it to someone else because they didn’t know I was coming." - Episode 05 - Melanie and James (TAS)
E5Episode 05 - Melanie and James (TAS)Melanie, 37, was married for 12 years to a chef who dominated their kitchen. "I didn't cook at all during that time," she says. "He just did it all. When we split up, I had to start cooking for myself and my two children. I found that not only could I cook, but I was pretty good at it too. "When I was married I only had four dishes to my name. Now I have hundreds and I realise what fun I missed out on." James, a 36-year-old jazz musician, was a notoriously bad eater. Tomato sauce on pasta was about as extravagant as he got. "I'd never had an interest in food until I met Melanie," he says. "I was like, 'Can you deep fry that?' Being a musician, a lot of the eating I did was between one and three in the morning." - Episode 06 - Daniela and Stefania (WA)
E6Episode 06 - Daniela and Stefania (WA)Their passion for food is infectious. "I just love to see people eat my food and enjoy it," Daniela says. "Cooking relaxes me. I could do it at 12.30 at night. Any time... I just love it." Stefania adds: "We're Italian! Of course, we love our food. I enjoy seeing people's expressions when they taste the food I've made. It makes me happy." The women are so close they're more like sisters. "We're very alike," Daniela, 43, says. "We like the same things. Stefania is fun to be with; everyone who meets her likes her." Stefania, 41, is equally as kind about her cousin adding, "Daniela's a beautiful person inside and out." The Perth duo get along so well they're worried it may pose a problem for them during the competition. "We muck around too much," Daniela says. "We find it hard to be serious." - Episode 12 - Kerry and Holly (WA)
E12Episode 12 - Kerry and Holly (WA)West Australia's Kerry and Holly are the first mother and daughter duo to appear on My Kitchen Rules. The Perth pair definitely see it as an advantage. "We are close as we are family", Holly says. "If we were friends and something wrong happened, then there could be a huge falling out. But we'll always be family. - People's Choice Challenge: Street Party
E13People's Choice Challenge: Street PartyThe 12 teams are taken out of their comfort zones and must cook in other people's homes for an entire street of people for their annual street party. For the first time, real people will get to vote on the contestants' food. - People's Choice Challenge: Channel 7 Studios Breakfast
E16People's Choice Challenge: Channel 7 Studios BreakfastThe teams must cook breakfast on the go for the cast and crew of Home and Away. The team with the best dish, as judged by the cast and crew, will win the People's Choice and be safe for the week - People's Choice Challenge: Children's Festival
E19People's Choice Challenge: Children's FestivalTop 9 has to cook for hundred thousand people who attend the Sydney's Children Festival. All the food has to be suitable and delicious for both kids and adults. Teams have 1 hour to cook and 90 minutes to serve. The team with the most votes from the public will be People's Choice and get immunity from the Kitchen HQ. The team with the weakest dish decides by Pete and Manu will be straight into the Sudden Death Cook-off. - People's Choice Challenge: Outdoor Picnic
E22People's Choice Challenge: Outdoor PicnicThe teams must make the perfect picnic basket for the hungry hordes at an international food festival. The team with the best dish, as judged by the people, will be safe for the week. Who will be sent to the sudden-death cook-off? - The Northern Territory adventure: Round One
E25The Northern Territory adventure: Round OneThe remaining seven teams arrive in the Red Centre to compete in the first of three Northern Territory challenges. The team with the best dish as judged by the cattle farmers will win the People's Choice and be safe for the - Finals: Round Two
E32Finals: Round TwoIn the second semifinal, two teams must cook their best three course meal for judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel and guest judges Guy Grossi, Tobie Puttock, Liz Egan and Karen Martini. One team will be eliminated. The other team will head straight to the grand final. Who will rise to the top and who will get the chop?
