MasterChef Australia is back for its 13th season on Disney+ Hotstar

Top 24 home cooks will battle it out to win one highly-coveted trophy on MasterChef Australia season 13, now streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. Back to excite viewers with delectable dishes and cuisines from all around the world, MasterChef Australia is promising a culinary journey of home cooks post the COVID-19 restrictions in Australia.

The show features an admirable trio of judges - Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen - who are returning to the MasterChef Kitchen to set some interesting mystery box challenges, pressure tests and immunity and elimination changes for the Michelin star aspirants.

The contestants of the 13th season will compete to win $250,000 in prize money. The first episode of the show was released on Disney+ Hotstar on April 20.

The latest season of MasterChef Australia will feature some prominent personalities from the food industry such as Nigella Lawson, Yotam Ottolenghi, Heston Blumenthal, Massimo Bottura and Clare Smyth. Returning to give contestants some competition and inspiration will be chefs Curtis Stone, Kirsten Tibbals and Scott Pickett.

Former MasterChef contestants including last season’s winner Emelia Jackson, Poh Ling Yeow, Callum Hann and Reynold Poernomo will also make an appearance in the kitchen to mentor and inspire the new cooks.