Dani Venn

The contestants must create a recipe for a home cook to follow. It's then styled and photographed as if designed for their personal cookbook.

Michael, Hayden, Kate and Peter faced a three-round elimination challenge, featuring Vietnamese paper rolls, rib-eye steaks, and apple pies.

The top 12 contestants are asked to prepare lunch for 200 farmers and their families. They are under the restrictions of an outdoor fire and with lamb as their only protein.

Under the guidance of Buddhist Kylie Kwong the contestants must prepare a meal for the Dalai Lama and his guests.

The teams' next challenge is to prepare a three-course lunch service at the Merivale Felix restaurant in Sydney.

Matthew Kemp sets the contestants their next challenge, to re-invent the classic French dish, duck à l'orange.