Tonight on My Kitchen Rules, the Gatecrashers arrived and the battle lines were drawn immediately when Zoe revealed she was a pescatarian, leaving the original teams questioning how she could judge meat dishes she wouldn’t eat.
As the table erupted, Western Australian mother and son Sheridan and Ted became the first new team to face the kitchen.
After waiting seven years for their chance to compete, the close-knit pair welcomed the judges and teams to their Perth Instant Restaurant, The Garden Club, determined to prove the Gatecrashers were “not to be messed with.”
Their menu featured Chicken Liver Parfait with Milk Bread and Red Wine Gel for the entrée, Beef Cheeks with Gruyère Mash, Confit Carrots, and Gremolata for the main, and Black Sesame Mochi Cake with Dark Chocolate Ice Cream for dessert.
Around the table, the OG teams made it clear the newcomers would have to earn their place. Angus declared the OGs were “the predators” and the Gatecrashers “the prey”, predicting one of the new teams would “fall in a huge heap.”
The biggest upset came when Zoe revealed she had not eaten meat since she was a teenager.
With Sheridan and Ted serving two meat-based courses, she could only assess the entrée’s presentation and had to wait until dessert to taste anything that night.
Her decision not to eat the chicken liver parfait drew an immediate attack from the OG teams. Angus asked what she was doing in a food competition, while Alisha demanded: “Why are you here?” Zoe stood her ground, saying people normally didn’t care that she was a pescatarian and accused the table of overreacting.
In the kitchen, Sheridan and Ted discovered the oven timer for their chicken liver parfait had not been set correctly. The dish survived, with judge Manu Feildel praising the three elements, but a lack of salt and an uneven bread-to-parfait ratio held it back.
The pair hoped their family favourite beef cheeks would keep them in the game. The meat was cooked to perfection, and the Gruyère mash was beautifully smooth, but the dish still lacked seasoning. Judge Colin Fassnidge described it as “the makings of a great dish” reduced to “a beige picture” without enough salt.
The divided table added further heat when fellow Gatecrasher Zac praised the main. Angus questioned whether he was being completely honest or simply protecting the newcomers, but Zac refused to back down: “I’ll stick by it 100%.”
With their night riding on dessert, chaos struck when Ted accidentally ran tap water into the palm sugar syrup. Sheridan rescued it, and the Black Sesame Mochi Cake with Dark Chocolate Ice Cream became their strongest dish.
Lucy declared the ice cream “10 out of 10”, while Colin called it rich, luscious, sweet and bitter all at once, saying he would happily buy a tub. Manu scored the dessert seven, and Colin awarded eight.
The guest teams awarded Sheridan and Ted 28 out of 50. The judges added 41 out of 60, giving the first gatecrashers a grand total of 69 points.
“Considering the disasters in the kitchen, if we can get that kind of food out with what was going on, there’s a win there,” Ted said.
