Lauren Finelli

Aprons on. Get set. Go! The most watched primetime event in 2015, My Kitchen Rules returns tonight with a new batch of home cooks ready to do battle in Australia’s most popular and hotly contested cooking competition. But this time around, a secret ingredient has been added to the My Kitchen Rules recipe. It’s a twist that will change the rules and raise the stakes, pushing each team to boiling point. But one thing will be on the menu for sure: more instant restaurants than ever before with a surprise guest ringing the MKR doorbell! Each team will take turns to transform an ordinary home into an instant restaurant for one pressure cooker night. They’ll plate up a three-course menu designed to impress the judges and their fellow contestants. Manu Feildel and Pete Evans return to host and judge this ultimate home cooking showdown. The judges table will see the return of guest judges Colin Fassnidge, Guy Grossi, Karen Martini and Liz Egan. Again this year, the top two teams will battle it out in the grand final where they will present their ultimate dining menu to a full restaurant. With $250,000 in prize money on offer, it’s the ultimate battle to decide whose kitchen rules! Tonight is the first Instant Restaurant with NSW’s Monique and Sarah cooking the first meal of the series. Will these cops from Sydney be able to wow their competitors and our judges? Or will the pressure take its toll? Let the battle begin!

Tonight, the teams have high expectations for Brisbane’s cougar and cub, Cheryl and Matt. Will this odd couple be able to laugh their way through the pressure of the instant restaurant? Manu Feildel and Pete Evans return to host and judge this ultimate home cooking showdown. The judges table will see the return of guest judges Colin Fassnidge, Guy Grossi, Karen Martini and Liz Egan. Again this year, the top two teams will battle it out in the grand final where they will present their ultimate dining menu to a full restaurant. With $250,000 in prize money on offer, it’s the ultimate battle to decide whose kitchen rules! Let the battle begin!

South Australian’s Rosie and Paige’s will put their heart and soul into tonight’s instant restaurant. Can the bubbly best mates wow the judges or have they underestimated just how hard it will be in the kitchen? Manu Feildel and Pete Evans return to host and judge this ultimate home cooking showdown. The judges table will see the return of guest judges Colin Fassnidge, Guy Grossi, Karen Martini and Liz Egan. Again this year, the top two teams will battle it out in the grand final where they will present their ultimate dining menu to a full restaurant. With $250,000 in prize money on offer, it’s the ultimate battle to decide whose kitchen rules! Let the battle begin!

It’s time to meet MY KITCHEN RULES Group 2 and first up, we head to the Sunshine Coast for best mates and miners Alex and Gareth. Will it be a baptism of fire or will the miners blast their way into the competition? Manu Feildel and Pete Evans return to host and judge this ultimate home cooking showdown. The judges table will see the return of guest judges Colin Fassnidge, Guy Grossi, Karen Martini and Liz Egan. Again this year, the top two teams will battle it out in the grand final where they will present their ultimate dining menu to a full restaurant. With $250,000 in prize money on offer, it’s the ultimate battle to decide whose kitchen rules! Let the battle begin!

The Instant Restaurant round has officially finished as contestants now move from their homes to Kitchen HQ. However, the first challenge takes place off site at North Ryde RSL where teams must impress patrons with a flavoursome buffet menu. Manu Feildel and Pete Evans return to host and judge this ultimate home cooking showdown. The judges table will see the return of guest judges Colin Fassnidge, Guy Grossi, Karen Martini and Liz Egan. Again this year, the top two teams will battle it out in the grand final where they will present their ultimate dining menu to a full restaurant. With $250,000 in prize money on offer, it’s the ultimate battle to decide whose kitchen rules! Let the battle begin!

Teams are off to Perth to see mother and son duo Anna and Jordan’s Instant Restaurant. Will mum know best in the kitchen? Manu Feildel and Pete Evans return to host and judge this ultimate home cooking showdown. The judges table will see the return of guest judges Colin Fassnidge, Guy Grossi, Karen Martini and Liz Egan. Again this year, the top two teams will battle it out in the grand final where they will present their ultimate dining menu to a full restaurant. With $250,000 in prize money on offer, it’s the ultimate battle to decide whose kitchen rules! Let the battle begin!