Matt Preston

Internationally acclaimed and revered food critic Matt Preston joined fellow judges Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris on the judging panel on Chanel 10′s Masterchef.

Matt has a swag of prestigious awards to his name, including the World’s Best Food Journalist 2008 (World Food Media Awards), a highly sought after honour. Matt completed his tenure as Creative Director of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival earlier this year, a role he held for over five years and one which has seen him transform the Festival into a world-class event.

Matt has written and reviewed for a number of Australia’s most prestigious publications, including Epicure (The Age), Vogue Entertaining & Travel (Senior Editor), Delicious (Senior Editor), Australian Good Taste, The Guardian newspaper (UK) and Time Out (London). He is also National Chair of Judges at the Restaurant & Catering Industry Association’s National Awards for Excellence.

Matt brings a dazzling array of scarves and cravats as well as a dozen years experience as a reviewer, eating his way around Australia and the world, to MasterChef Australia. He is debonair and cultured, and the contestants will be desperate to impress him with their dishes.

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