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Episode 32

Food & Cooking

38

May 27, 2005

Both teams have performed consistently throughout the competition, but ultimately the Australian public decided who should rule.

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Season 2, 32 episodes

Episode 1,

Our contestants have given up jobs from accounting to marketing to take a tilt at their dream, but some have bitten off more than they can chew.

43m Feb 1, 2005

Episode 2,

Half the contestants experienced a first-hand taste of restaurant life at Judge Matt Moran’s restaurant boot camp this week.

43m Feb 9, 2005

Episode 3,

With the restaurants opening their doors for their first customers in only two weeks, the contestants are really beginning to feel the heat.

47m Feb 16, 2005

Episode 4,

The contestants welcomed their first diners into the restaurants this week as the Bank went touring to assess each contestant on site.

44m Feb 1, 2005

Episode 5,

You’re invited to the boy's backyard-inspired instant restaurant of Adelaide pub mates, Tim and Kyle, who are ready to make their mark. But on the sidelines, it’s anything but a friendly game.

47m Feb 19, 2005

Episode 6,

The contestants took their new restaurants for a test drive this week, with each team hosting a dinner for their supporters.

44m Feb 23, 2005

Episode 7,

After weeks of painstaking preparation, each restaurant launched with a glamorous bang this week.

44m Feb 26, 2005

Episode 8,

Round one - the restaurants are open and the fight is on. This week the battle hotted up as the first paying customers arrived, and Nathan and Georgia inched closer to their chance at the prize.

44m Mar 2, 2005

Episode 9,

They might have survived the first day, but turmoil reigned in the restaurants this week. Perhaps the contestants should be judged on their refereeing skills as the kitchens turn into war zones.

49m Mar 5, 2005

Episode 10,

Surprise restaurant visits were the order of the week, with Dicko, the judges, and Nathan and Georgia making their rounds of the restaurants.

45m Mar 9, 2005

Episode 11,

From what the judges had seen so far, the MRR restaurants were doing reasonably well. Sure, they’d seen weak points, and perhaps some mistakes; but nothing prepared them for what they found in Melbourne.

49m Mar 12, 2005

Episode 12,

The restaurants had the weight of the world on their shoulders over the last two weeks. Judges were reviewing, nominations were threatening and customers were queuing.

43m Mar 16, 2005

Episode 13,

Melbourne and Perth have been nominated and now they’re dealing with why it happened and how to save themselves. The first battle of the series is on, and the gloves are off.

47m Mar 19, 2005

Episode 14,

The knife is high and ready to fall on either Rob and Dan in Melbourne or Sandy and Andre in Perth.

43m Mar 23, 2005

Episode 15,

Perth and Melbourne teeter on a knife-edge as the shadow of the first elimination looms closer.

46m Feb 1, 2005

Episode 16,

Dan and Rob have handed their Melbourne restaurant, Two Words, over to Nathan and Georgia as Australia decided that Sandy and Andre should continue running The Mint Leaf in Perth.

42m Apr 2, 2005

Episode 17,

Perth chefs Shane and Bilbo have shocked The Mint Leaf team in Perth with their sudden "us or them" resignation.

49m Apr 6, 2005

Episode 18,

The secret is out! The identity of the Secret Reviewer is none other than John Lethlean, leading food critic for The Age newspaper and Gourmet Traveller magazine.

43m Apr 9, 2005

Episode 19,

The Secret Reviewer, John Lethlean, continued his tasting espionage this week, visiting Sydney and Perth, but with kinder comments than the fishy ones from the last episode.

50m Feb 1, 2005

Episode 20,

Emotions started to steam as the news hit that the Secret Reviewer had nominated three teams for possible elimination: Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.

42m Apr 16, 2005

Episode 21,

All five teams are in survival mode this week; even Sydney and Adelaide got in on the action.

44m Apr 19, 2005

Episode 22,

The tension of the past week has taken a large toll on all the nominated teams, in the most emotional announcement yet.

48m Apr 22, 2005

Episode 23,

The remaining four female contestants have been on tour to each restaurant and are scoring each restaurant except their own. With nomination at stake, the ladies are playing a dicey game of truth and strategy.

48m Apr 26, 2005

Episode 24,

Bella, Justine, Francesca and Georgia continued their peer reviews this week, getting a real taste for the opposition and casting their final votes.

44m Apr 29, 2005

Episode 25,

The friendly rivalry between the couples has taken a bitter turn, with Brisbane bearing the brunt of the animosity from the other states after the girls’ tour of each restaurant.

45m May 3, 2005

Episode 26,

After the toughest week of campaigning of the series, announcements are met with cheers reminiscent of a European football grand final and sombre silence elsewhere.

46m May 6, 2005

Episode 27,

Each of the three remaining restaurants received a letter advising them that Judges Matt and Pat would be returning to their restaurants to conduct the final review that will determine which teams will be nominated.

47m May 10, 2005

Episode 28,

The Pink Salt and Whisk teams have previously survived eliminations and both are now experienced contenders.

47m May 13, 2005

Episode 29,

The contestants were reeling in the aftermath of the girls’ less than ladylike revelations in the Brisbane hotel room during their review tour.

44m May 17, 2005

Episode 30,

Each of the Sydney and Melbourne teams battled exhaustion and frustration over the past week of campaigning.

47m May 20, 2005

Episode 31,

Sydney and Adelaide were at full boil this week, with only days left before the announcement that each couple has waited months to hear.

44m May 24, 2005

Episode 32,

Both teams have performed consistently throughout the competition, but ultimately the Australian public decided who should rule.

38m May 27, 2005