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Physiotherapist

State: QLD

Age: 30

Mindy has decided to leave her “sensible” career in Physiotherapy behind and turn all her attention to food.

“I want to know I can step away from everything that gives me security.”

Mindy spent her childhood moving all over Australia and overseas – her Dad is a cook in the airforce. She remembers her first experience in the kitchen was making her parents a “soggy” breakfast in bed with a cold cup of tea.

“Being the beautiful souls they are, they pretended to enjoy every last soggy crumb!” Continue reading »

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Secondary School Teacher

State: TAS

Age: 30

School teacher Ben is incredibly passionate about what he does – he doesn’t do his job for the paycheck.

Some of Ben’s fondest childhood memories lie with his grandmother, she used to bake for the 40 plus tradesmen employed by the family business each morning. Ben remembers making scones with her after school every week – which is what sparked his love for cooking.

“She was an amazing cook . a true grandmother. Before you said hello to her you’d be in the pantry looking at what she’d baked.”

The outdoors also inspire Ben and living in Tasmania allows him to make the most of this. Continue reading »

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Secondary School Teacher

State: NSW

Age: 26

Born in Georgia, before emigrating to Australia as a seven year old, Alice’s love of food was influenced by traditional Georgian styles and cooking alongside her mum, aunties and grandmothers. Her great grandfather was a cook in the Bolshevik Army – in fact, everyone in Alice’s family love to cook.

A self-confessed “Cerd” or “Cool Nerd” Alice is bubbly, bright, loves exercise and is a real theatre buff. She says she hasn’t repeated an outfit for three years.

“I’m not very serious except when it comes to 3 things – and they all start with F – Food, Fashion and Fitness.” Continue reading »

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Former Student

State: SA

Age: 19

Emma has forgone her studies and even quit her retail job – where her Mum was her manager – so she can pursue a career in food.

Emma considers herself to have had a very fortunate life with a great childhood. Her cooking skills and passion are self-taught and she is the main cook in the family. From as long as she can remember she has loved being in the kitchen and these days her parents are now learning from her. She has a sweet tooth and likes to bake for her family and friends.

“I started cooking when I was five years old. The first dish I ever prepared was a packet-mix chocolate cake, which I prepared with my randma supervising. I can still remember how proud I was when I finished decorating the cake!” Continue reading »

8.30pm Saturday May 12 on Ten

Last week Graham had a Hollywood pin up boy (Zack Efron), sitcom royalty (Matt LeBlanc) and a theatrical pop star (Rufus Wainwright) on the show. What A-Listers will grace us with their presence this week in an all new episode of Norton?

8.10pm Wednesday May 9 on Ten

The proof is in the pudding! MasterChef Australia has produced some real success stories, and tonight we celebrate this success with a ‘Where Are They Now’ special episode. Hosted by Season 2 star Marion Grasby, the special looks back over the past three years – from restauranteurs Chris Badenoch, Phil Vakos and Andre Ursini to media darlings Hayden Quinn, Julie Goodwin and Justine Scho eld – this special proves that MasterChef has created real stars and made real dreams come true.

We also invite the Top 6 from Season Three back for a long awaited catch up together. We listen in as they swap stories on their successes since leaving the MasterChef kitchen.

8.00pm Friday May 11 on Ten

Join the entire BTG team – Dave Hughes, Andrew Maher, Mick Molloy, Anthony ‘Lehmo’ Lehmann, Samantha Lane and Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald -for all the round 7 action of the 2012 AFL season. Both irreverent and insightful, Before The Game can be seen at 6:30pm on TEN in Melbourne. NB. For further guest con rmation, please check with your local publicist closer to the airdate.

9.10pm Thursday May 10 on Ten

TEN is proud to present THE LIVING ROOM, a new weekly series that puts a fresh spin on lifestyle TV.

Anchored by Amanda Keller, our hosting team also features three great gents, Chris Brown (Travel), Barry DuBois (Renovation), and Miguel Maestre (Food). This fun quartet not only has the expertise, but the intelligence and life experience to present a broad range of issues and hot topics with con dence and warmth. What you’ve been discussing over dinner at home, they’ll bring to the studio.

This week, Miguel is in his own kitchen whipping up his family’s favourite  sh dish – Pan Roasted King sh with Tomato Salsa; Chris and Miguel tackle the wild and wonderful sites of Chile; and Baz helps a young family  nish their cottage renovations by moving their outdoor dunny inside!

8.10pm Thursday May 10 on Ten

Our pals at McKinley High just finished filming this year’s amazing dinosaur-themed – yes, dinosaur-themed – prom, and now we have details on what to expect! During this episode, we’ll find that duties for planning the McKinley High prom belong to none other than senior class president Brittany. Brit would be the one to dream up such a magical prom theme, wouldn’t she? We’re just surprised there aren’t any unicorns involved! And though Quinn may have lost her chance at that glittering Prom Queen crown she coveted so greatly last year – she’s more than ready to go after her a second chance at glory. It’s reported that she will be facing o? against either Santana, Brittany, or Rachel for the crown. Now, the rumour going around – based on a photo of a McKinley High 2012 Senior Prom Queen ballot seemingly leaked by an extra – is that Santana is the one Q goes up against for queen.

9.30pm Wednesday May 9 on Ten

***Guest starring HOMELAND’s Morena Baccarin as Isobel Swift

The brilliant Colin Sweeney; played to creepy perfection by Dylan Baker, returns this week as his former employee (Baccarin’s character) accuses him of sexual harassment, demanding child support of the son that he has allegedly fathered. In true Sweeney fashion, you never quite know if he’s telling the truth under oath and what secret motives the businessman has up his sleeve in order to come out on top.

Also tonight, Alicia is having a bit of a residential crisis as her apartment is unexpectedly up for sale. Will she cave in and move back into the house that she shared fifteen happy years with her husband and children?