Reinvigorated and ready to serve, MasterChef is back to capture your culinary imagination like never before.

For its fourth highly anticipated year the show is placing a renewed focus on the joy of food. Casting the net out Australia-wide, MasterChef set out to find amateur chefs united by their passion for expressing themselves through their cooking.

For the first time in show history, this year’s Top 50 will begin their magical MasterChef journey in Melbourne, embracing the Southern Capital’s incredible culinary culture. Here they’ll be tasked to utilise every skill in their cooking arsenal as they fight for a coveted Top 24 apron, with the deserving recipients heading back to Sydney as the title battle truly begins.

With this year’s MasterChef format geared towards accenting its characters and the way their food reflects who they are, audience favourites like the Mystery Box Challenge and Invention Test are back and better than ever. What better way to demonstrate individuality than to give different chefs the same produce and watch where their creativity takes them?

It wouldn’t be MasterChef, of course, without returning judges Gary, Matt and George, while fellow show family member Matt Moran is also back to provide both an expert voice, palette and act as a mentor for this season’s hopefuls.

The battle is almost ready to begin, so get ready to fill your eyes, hearts and stomachs, because MasterChef magic has never tasted sweeter.