Episode
MasterChef Australia: Qantas Business Team Challenge
Overview
Teams were tasked with creating a 3 course menu suitable for Qantas business class passengers. They were required to prepare the food at the MasterChef Kitchen and reheat it in the galley of a Qantas Airbus A380. The judging panel in addition to Gary and Matt included chef Neil Perry and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef Australia
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 51
- Air date
- 2010-06-16
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Qantas Business Team Challenge is Episode 51 in Season 2 of MasterChef Australia. It aired on 2010-06-16. The runtime is 44 min.
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