MasterChef favourites, where are they now?
A host of MasterChef favourites return to the reality cooking series next week.
Let's take a look at what some of the most popular contestants on the show have been up to since leaving the MasterChef kitchen:
JULIE GOODWIN
The first Australian MasterChef recently starred on Network Ten's reality series, I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.
Her recipes feature each month in the Australian Women's Weekly magazine and she has her own cooking school, Julie's Place, on the NSW central coast.
Goodwin has authored four cookbooks: Our Family Table, The Heart Of The Home, Gather and Julie Goodwin's 20/20 Meals (focusing on meals that can be created for $20 in 20 minutes).
She had her own show Home Cooked! With Julie Goodwin on the Nine Network and was nominated for the Most Popular New Female Talent Logie in 2011.
POH LING YOW
Poh stars in SBS reality series Poh and Co, which follows her and her partner Jonathan Bennett's life in Adelaide.
She has also had her own ABC television shows Poh's Kitchen and Poh's Kitchen on the Road and was nominated for the Most Popular New Female Talent Logie in 2011.
Poh, who is also an artist, is the author of Poh's Kitchen - My Cooking Adventures and Same Same But Different, which organises recipes in pairs that share a common process, ingredient or texture.
HAYDEN QUINN
Since appearing on the 2011 series, the former lifeguard has released cookbook Dish It Up and has created YouTube food adventure series Unrefined and Baking with Nutorious.
Quinn has also starred in The Dinner Project on Foxtel's LifestyleFOOD channel, where he travels to the country to meet people in their own homes and inspire them to cook simple, healthy meals.
In 2012, Quinn was crowned the Cleo Bachelor of the Year, described as the "total package" by the magazine's editor.
KYLIE MILLAR
After appearing on the series in 2012, Millar went on to work at Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio in Melbourne and Sydney's The Four Seasons, with Pei Modern's head chef Matt Germanchis.
She has also completed several stints at Spain's Mugaritz restaurant, which was voted the sixth best restaurant in the world.
CALLUM HANN
Second series runner-up, Callum has cooked at The Press Club, Maha, Hellenic Republic, and PM24 and toured universities teaching students how to cook and eat well.
In 2011, he started his own cooking school in Adelaide, Sprout Cooking with dietitian Themis Chryssidis.
He has worked with Wesley Mission's Food For Families Appeal and Jamie Oliver's Home Cooking Skills. He also won $20,000 for the Cancer Council by taking out MasterChef Allstars.
Hann has two cookbooks: The Starter Kitchen and I'd Eat That!
ANDY ALLEN
Since taking out the MasterChef 2012 title, Andy has been working at Three Blue Ducks restaurant in Sydney.
He has been making cooking content for YouTube and has recently signed with a US network.
Andy will team up with MasterChef 2012 mate Ben Milbourne for a new show on Network Ten later this year called Andy and Ben Eat The World.
JUSTINE SCHOFIELD
Justine has fronted five seasons of daily weekday cooking show Everyday Gourmet on Network Ten since being one the series one favourites.
She is writing her first cookbook, due out in the middle of next year, which will showcase her French heritage.
Justine plans to travel to Los Angeles this year to visit her partner Matt Doran, who will relocate there to host TV show Crime Watch Daily.
ANDRE URSINI
Andre appeared in the first ever MasterChef, cooking against Poh and Julie.
He now has his own successful Italian restaurant in Adelaide called Andre's Cucina and Polenta Bar, which was is considered among Australia's top eateries.
LAURA CASSAI
Last year's series runner-up has her own cookbook, My Italian Kitchen and is working as a junior chef for Jock Zonfrillo at his Restaurant Orana, in Adelaide.
Laura also has an endorsement deal with San Remo Pasta.
ADAM LIAW
The season two winner hosts Destination Flavour on SBS and has authored two cookbooks: Asian After Work and Two Asian Kitchens.
He has written columns for The Wall Street Journal's Scene Asia and Good Food and is UNICEF Australia's National Ambassador for Nutrition.
AMINA ELSHAFEI
MasterChef top 12 contestant in 2012 Amina Elshafei, whose mother is Korean and father Egyptian, works as a nurse. But she also has her own cookbook Amina's Kitchen, filled with Middle Eastern recipes.
Amina has also been a contributor to the Australian Women's Weekly magazine.
MARION GRASBY
A favourite from the second series, Marion released her own supermarket meal kit range, Marion's Kitchen.
She released her first cookbook, Marion: Recipes and Stories from a Hungry Cook in 2011 and followed it up with Asia Express. She stars in Marion's Thailand on Foxtel's LifestyleFOOD channel and has her own recipes app.
ALICE ZASLAVSKY
The 2012 contestant has gone on to host children's food quiz show, Kitchen Whiz on Channel Go.
She is also the face of Prahran Market in Melbourne and author of cookbook, Alice's Food A-Z.
BRENT OWENS
The MasterChef 2014 champion has his own cookbook, Dig In, containing quick and simple recipes.
He has promoted MasterChef in India, where millions of people tune in each week, and will be doing cooking demonstrations at hardware store Bunnings as part of a campaign to get men into the kitchen.
