Episode
MasterChef Australia: Elimination Challenge - Massimo Bottura
Overview
The top 10 are joined by the world’s top chef Massimo Bottura and asked to cook with ingredients that are very close to Massimo’s heart: ones that are frequently disposed of.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef Australia
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 44
- Air date
- 2019-06-27
- Runtime
- 75 min
Episode context
Elimination Challenge - Massimo Bottura is Episode 44 in Season 11 of MasterChef Australia. It aired on 2019-06-27. The runtime is 75 min.
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