MasterChef Australia announces May season 9 launch

Network Ten has confirmed season nine of MasterChef Australia will premiere on Monday May 1 at 7.30pm.

Matt Preston, George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan are back in the kitchen, helping the contestants turn their dreams into reality. Celebrated chef Shannon Bennett returns as guest mentor, guiding the home cooks through testing times.

Season nine of MasterChef Australia boasts some of Australia’s and the world’s best chefs including the master of Middle Eastern cuisine Yotam Ottolenghi, Heston Blumenthal, Maggie Beer, Anna Polyviou, Curtis Stone, Ben Shewry and David Thompson, set to challenge the Top 24 contestants.