My Kitchen Rules

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.

Hosting everything from tapas nights to dinner parties, Kane, 28, and Lee, 25, make one formidable duo. They define their cooking style as Asian-fusion with a twist. Growing up with a Chinese mother, Lee borrows heavily from her Asian heritage.

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. 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.

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.

Melanie, 37, was married for 12 years to a chef who dominated their kitchen, eventually taking over their kitchen after a divorce. James, a 36-year-old jazz musician, was a notoriously bad eater. Tomato sauce on pasta was about as extravagant as he got, until he met Melanie.

Friends Stefania and Daniela from Perth channel their Italian heritage into a selection of dishes for the judges - both hoping that their efforts will ensure they avoid elimination from the competition.

Queenslanders Mal and Bec begin the second leg of the instant restaurant round. The pair have spent years working in cafes, but never as chefs, and expectations of the service at their dinner are high.

Budding chefs Ash and Kelly are poles apart in the kitchen with one preferring European cuisine and the other with a liking for Australian flavours. Challenged to put together a menu, the pair hope the dishes they serve up prove to be a hit with the judges.

Best friends Esther and Ali who met at the Tasmania Police Academy join forces in the kitchen in the hope of impressing the judges with the food they serve.

Best friends Bill and Alex are confident ahead of their dinner party, but cracks start to appear when things do not go to plan as the event progresses.

Anne-Marie and Nick from South Australia are passionate about organic produce, but are they naturals in the kitchen? They create a pop-up restaurant to demonstrate their skills.

Kerry and Holly from Western Australia become the first mother-and-daughter duo to appear on the show, and hope that their close bond will be an advantage to them as they create a British Raj theme for their instant restaurant.

The second stage of the cookery competition begins. The teams each prepare a dish for a street party, with attendees voting for the best and the judges deciding the worst.

The teams who failed to impress with their street-party dishes take part in a rapid cook-off, in which they have to create a meal using a key ingredient in just 30 minutes.

To stay in the competition, the teams finishing last in the previous two rounds each produce a three-course meal for Pete Evans, Manu Feildel and four guest judges to score.

The teams of amateur cooks rustle up breakfast for the cast and crew of Home and Away, and the pair who prepare the best dish will be safe from elimination.

Those who failed to impress the stars of Home and Away go head-to-head in a cook-off, but just before they start, the judges announce a twist.

The two teams at the bottom of the scoreboard use all their skill and creativity in an effort to serve up a meal impressive enough to keep them in the competition.

The teams of amateur cooks whip up treats designed to please a group of pernickety children, but the young diners don't hold back with their opinions.

The teams cook against the clock in a demanding 30 minute challenge; the foodies use every trick in the book to impress.

The two teams at the bottom of the cooking scoreboard go head to head. What will they concoct in their battle to stay in the competition? Chef Manu Feildel and restaurateur Pete Evans are the judges.

Creating the perfect picnic basket isn't easy. The amateur cooks try to impress the crowds at a food festival, battling for votes to stay in the competition.

The contestants who failed to satisfy the crowds at the food festival tackle a rapid cooking challenge to avoid being sent to the sudden-death round.

The competition toughens up as only a few teams remain. The two pairs with the lowest overall scores step into the kitchen, but only one will return for the next task.