Matt Sinclair

The cooks compete in the first Service Challenge of the season. Two teams, aided by mentors Matt Sinclair and Sashi Cheliah, must cook an entrée and a main course dish for thirty diners.

Contestants must team up and create a three-course menu for 100 people in a pop-up restaurant challenge; 2016's runner-up Matt Sinclair guest stars to mentor the contestants.

Contestants compete in the Quarter Final challenge using ingredients chosen by loved ones, cooking off for a place in the Semi Final.

It's Marco Pierre White Week on MasterChef Australia. The contestants have 75 minutes to create a dish from Marco's mystery box of ingredients with rewards and hazards for the top and bottom three.

The contestants are split into two teams for a service challenge. Each team must cook a three-course meal for 30 people, replicating dishes from two celebrated Melbourne restaurants.

In a MasterChef Australia first the mystery box challenge has been chosen by the viewers. Contestants have 75 minutes to create a dish using at least one ingredient chosen by the viewers.