Aaron Harvie

MasterChef 2010 kicked off with the top 50 contestants cooking a BBQ dish of their own choosing.

For their first team challenge, the contestants took over two Italian restaurants in Sydney. The team who made the most money by 9pm won the challengeand it was up to the customers to decide how much they would pay for their meals.

The contestants each cooked their signature dishes but were judged by their fellow contestants, not the judges. The women tasted the men's dishes and voted for the best three.

Alvin cooked off against Luke Nguyen, chef and owner of Red Lantern in Sydney. Theyboth cooked a Vietnamese banquet of three dishes: Hanoi Crisp Parcels; Hue Pancakes and Barramundi which was wrapped and grilled in a lotus leaf.

Mystery Box Challenge - Lambs Brains .The Contestants have 45 minutes to create a dish using lambs brains, a few contestants choose not to use the brains, only the top 3 are tasted.

While Devon and Jonathan faced elimination, the red team left to enjoy their reward lunch at Luke Mangan's restaurant, Glass.There was to be three elimination rounds, worth one point each.