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Speaker 1: This episode of the pod, I'm joined by Melissa, last
Speaker 1: week's eliminated cook from Mastership Australia who faced her last
Speaker 1: pressure test and just missed out on getting that one
Speaker 1: week closer to finals week. Melissa Fadell is a twenty
Speaker 1: eight year old clinical nutritionist from South Australia with a
Speaker 1: Bachelor of Health and Sciences, understands the crucial link between
Speaker 1: good food and good health. Have proved to Australia and
Speaker 1: herself that she's a pretty good cook under pressure. Growing
Speaker 1: up in Adelaide in a large Italian family, she learned
Speaker 1: early on that food brings people together and creates memories
Speaker 1: that last a lifetime. Pretty cool if you ask me.
Speaker 1: You will get a chance to hear Melissa open up
Speaker 1: about her time on the show and you'll get plenty
Speaker 1: of insights into what really went down during production. I
Speaker 1: will find out how she learned to perform under pressure
Speaker 1: and what went wrong in that last cook. Melissa will
Speaker 1: talk immunity pins and if she felt like she might
Speaker 1: have played her immunity pin just that little bit too early.
Speaker 1: I will discuss if contestants can see who's getting the
Speaker 1: elimination edit and if they can pick up on who
Speaker 1: is going home. Plus, we will get plenty of exclusives
Speaker 1: from behind the scenes of MASTERSHEP Australia, which is currently
Speaker 1: on Network ten and you can catch up on ten
Speaker 1: Play if you've fallen just that little bit behind. Anyway,
Speaker 1: Let's bring Melissa into the podcast and guys, I really
Speaker 1: hope you enjoy this delicious episode of TV reod. Well,
Speaker 1: congratulations on getting in the competition. This is amazing.
Speaker 2: Oh, it's so amazing. I'm so proud of myself.
Speaker 3: I did not think I would make it this far,
Speaker 3: you know, looking back at me on day one, I
Speaker 3: was like, oh my god, what have I got myself into?
Speaker 3: But making it to this point, I'm yeah, I'm nothing
Speaker 3: but proud of myself.
Speaker 2: You know.
Speaker 1: What's interesting is that I was watching this series and
Speaker 1: I was thinking, is Melissa trying to fly under the
Speaker 1: radar at all in this competition to try and make
Speaker 1: it towards the end? And I want to ask you
Speaker 1: if that's something that you were trying to do at all?
Speaker 1: But also do those sort of tactics do they work
Speaker 1: on a show like Mastership?
Speaker 2: Oh? Look, I was just trying to get through every
Speaker 2: cook Honestly, I was just really trying to, you know,
Speaker 2: show up every day and give it my best. I think,
Speaker 2: you know, even if you did.
Speaker 3: Have a strategy and say that was your strategy, when
Speaker 3: you are actually in that kitchen, it's such a different thing.
Speaker 3: You know, it's really intense, it's really full on you
Speaker 3: don't know what your challenge is going to be on
Speaker 3: the day.
Speaker 2: It could be a weakness, it could be a strength.
Speaker 2: You don't know. So yeah, it's just kind of like
Speaker 2: you've got to go in. You've got to give it
Speaker 2: your ale and just hope for the best.
Speaker 1: People talk about, you know, doing a lot of preparation
Speaker 1: in preparing for the show by doing a lot of
Speaker 1: cooks and trying to add a few new tricks into
Speaker 1: their you know, resume. But what about when it comes
Speaker 1: to going on the show, did you go back and
Speaker 1: watch seasons, Like, once you've got the yep, you're going
Speaker 1: to be on the show, did you try and watch
Speaker 1: a lot of it before going into the kitchen.
Speaker 2: Absolutely. That was actually a big part of my prep
Speaker 2: because you know, you don't really know with the.
Speaker 3: Time frame, you don't really know what you what you
Speaker 3: can cook in that time. So a big strategy for
Speaker 3: me was watching past episodes, watching past challenges, and that
Speaker 3: really gave me a lot of inspiration, especially when it
Speaker 3: came to mystery Box challenges, and you know, it just
Speaker 3: it really helped. I felt like that was one of
Speaker 3: the most beneficial ways to prep for this episode for
Speaker 3: these shows, because you could just look at what other
Speaker 3: peop people were doing and take inspiration from that and
Speaker 3: then make it your own.
Speaker 1: My biggest problem though, is that if I watch too
Speaker 1: much of a series, I'd start to I mimic people.
Speaker 1: I think there's actually, oh, my friend Evie Jones, who
Speaker 1: that's a bit of a name drop. She used to
Speaker 1: be on goggle Box. She has the same syndrome. And
Speaker 1: it's like, you know, when you're talking to someone with
Speaker 1: an accent, sometimes you start to with an accent back
Speaker 1: to them. And I'm wondering if I was watching too
Speaker 1: much of the series that I'd be in there sort
Speaker 1: of impersonating someone.
Speaker 2: Oh look, I.
Speaker 3: Wish I went in impersonating Renold because I think I
Speaker 3: would have smashed all the dessert challenges. So I wish
Speaker 3: that wasn't the case for me, but I wish it was.
Speaker 2: I wouldn't have watched anyone else by him the whole time.
Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure. I mean, do you do it the
Speaker 1: other thing for me? Watching this series with you and
Speaker 1: the take home and hopefully you can help me on this.
Speaker 1: I'm not very good under pressure, but you really could
Speaker 1: up the ante if the pressure was on what happens
Speaker 1: in your mind to be able to keep you so
Speaker 1: in the zone and get the job done.
Speaker 2: I was really surprised with myself, to be honest, I
Speaker 2: didn't realize I could.
Speaker 3: Deal with pressure so well until I stepped into that kitchen.
Speaker 3: And there was just something about putting on that black
Speaker 3: apron and my mind would just go somewhere else. I
Speaker 3: would be so focused and determined, and you know, I would.
Speaker 2: Always say to myself, if I'm going out today, I
Speaker 2: want to go out feeling really proud and knowing that
Speaker 2: I gave it my all. So yeah, it was just
Speaker 2: my mind would just do this thing.
Speaker 3: I don't know if I've got like an alter ego
Speaker 3: maybe that come into play every time I would do
Speaker 3: these elimination cooks. But yeah, there was just something about
Speaker 3: it that would make me just really go for it.
Speaker 2: I enjoyed the pressure. It felt like it made me
Speaker 2: a better cook.
Speaker 1: Yeah, no, that pressure to me, I get. I actually
Speaker 1: watched the show and I a pil on my fingernails
Speaker 1: off because one of those shows for me where the
Speaker 1: stress level is too much and I love to cook,
Speaker 1: but you should see how messy my kitchen is. It
Speaker 1: is a disaster.
Speaker 2: Don't worry my kitchen gets like that too.
Speaker 1: I kind of would be like, it's your turn to
Speaker 1: cook tonight, but don't cook these things. And he has
Speaker 1: like spaghetti and fried rice and all these things that
Speaker 1: he reckons that I make too much of a mess,
Speaker 1: so he'll be like, just make a pork steak and
Speaker 1: shut up about it.
Speaker 2: If it requires one more than one pot or pan,
Speaker 2: just leave it.
Speaker 1: They do a really good job of making it look
Speaker 1: like someone is going to go home when they're not.
Speaker 1: And we kind of saw that a bit with Round
Speaker 1: and last night, you know, the cake and falling to pieces,
Speaker 1: and you know, it looked like probably her turn to go.
Speaker 1: Can you pick up on those storylines being created when
Speaker 1: you're in the kitchen or are you just too busy?
Speaker 3: Honestly, when you were in that kitchen, you are just
Speaker 3: so focused on getting the job done. You don't really
Speaker 3: know what's going on around you. You know, you I
Speaker 3: had no idea what Rihannan and Cas were doing.
Speaker 2: I you know, all I was thinking about was get
Speaker 2: this cook done, get this finished.
Speaker 3: So you don't you don't pick up on any of that,
Speaker 3: You honestly are just your mind is so laser focused
Speaker 3: on the task in front of you, which is getting
Speaker 3: your getting through the cook.
Speaker 1: Was there any storylines that you're watching it back, because
Speaker 1: I mean, of course you're watching every episode. Was there
Speaker 1: any big shocks watching it back that you were like, wow,
Speaker 1: I had no idea that that was happening in the
Speaker 1: kitchen at that time. Oh?
Speaker 3: Not really, To be honest, everything was pretty you know,
Speaker 3: I lived it.
Speaker 2: I lived it all and I experienced it.
Speaker 3: Also watching it back, it was kind of like just
Speaker 3: reliving it all, I guess, and yeah, just seeing it
Speaker 3: all unfold, which was great. It's the one thing I
Speaker 3: did learn was that, you know, it's there's so many
Speaker 3: other cooks in that kitchen.
Speaker 2: It's not just about you, Whereas.
Speaker 3: On the day you're like, oh my god, you're thinking
Speaker 3: that all of these things are going to be Yeah,
Speaker 3: it's going to be all about you. But it's not,
Speaker 3: which is such a good thing because you don't want
Speaker 3: everyone to see all the little things.
Speaker 2: You do, you know.
Speaker 1: They say that's the reason why a lot of reality
Speaker 1: TV contestants get upset with their edit, is that the
Speaker 1: expectation of you because you live this experience and you
Speaker 1: the whole time are thinking this is going to be
Speaker 1: on television, and then when they edit it all together,
Speaker 1: you realize that the whole show is not about you.
Speaker 1: You know, it feels like you've been given a rough edit,
Speaker 1: were an actual fact, you know, it's just splitting up
Speaker 1: the time, and I'm choosing very few things.
Speaker 2: Yeah, and to be honest, like they're great.
Speaker 3: They choose the they choose really kind things to show
Speaker 3: about you, which.
Speaker 2: I think is good.
Speaker 3: And you know, you realize it's you, but there's all
Speaker 3: these other great people as well, and yeah, I actually
Speaker 3: think that was a better thing. I think it was.
Speaker 3: I didn't want it to be all just about me
Speaker 3: when I cooked. It was nice to have that slit
Speaker 3: up between everyone. And the edits were amazing. It was
Speaker 3: very genuine everything.
Speaker 1: Yeah, the Melissa edit, you.
Speaker 2: Know, yeah, it was great.
Speaker 1: I'm very happy that they send that to you. And
Speaker 1: you're like, oh god, I'm glad that this al didn't
Speaker 1: it up on Oh god, No.
Speaker 3: I felt like I was one hundred percent myself the
Speaker 3: whole time, and same with everyone else. You know, we
Speaker 3: all showed up, we all gave it our all, and
Speaker 3: we were all very genuine.
Speaker 2: What you see is what you get. So yeah, that
Speaker 2: was that was great.
Speaker 1: Do you think that the competition is now so close
Speaker 1: that something like raspberry seeds just being forgotten to be
Speaker 1: taken out? Is that small detail that probably ends up
Speaker 1: seeing you get some home.
Speaker 3: Absolutely, you know, with five really great cooks left, you
Speaker 3: know you have to think about everything. You know, at
Speaker 3: the start of the competition, you know you probably didn't
Speaker 3: have to think about that as much, but at this
Speaker 3: point you need to make sure that every single element
Speaker 3: is perfect. You know, it needs to be executed so
Speaker 3: well because so much does at stake here. You know
Speaker 3: someone's going to take out the title of mastershef Australia,
Speaker 3: and you know you can't be leaving raspberry seeds in
Speaker 3: you sauce.
Speaker 1: I've done that so many times. I was like, you know,
Speaker 1: I would definitely stend home over that. But then you
Speaker 1: followed it up with the ice cream gan ash, which
Speaker 1: was another looking like another dish looked amazing up against
Speaker 1: Pathan Rhannon. But I have to admit I have definitely
Speaker 1: done that before. When it comes to overusing baking powder,
Speaker 1: it kind of looked like it was a bit of
Speaker 1: a surprise to you when they said that, had you
Speaker 1: not realiz that that had happened in the cook No,
Speaker 1: I had no idea.
Speaker 2: I thought I measured it right, but obviously I did not.
Speaker 3: So yeah, it was quite a shock for me getting
Speaker 3: that feedback, because you know, when I served out my
Speaker 3: plate of food, I thought I had done a really,
Speaker 3: really good job. I thought everything was spot on and great.
Speaker 3: So yeah, it was a shock. But that's just what
Speaker 3: can happen in that kitchen.
Speaker 2: You know, you think you can have a handle over everything,
Speaker 2: but you know, when you're racing against a clock and
Speaker 2: you know there's so much pressure on you, mistakes can happen.
Speaker 1: Well, I'm sure that you're playing things over in your
Speaker 1: head a little bit, but are you still thinking about
Speaker 1: that immunity pin that you played, Because I was talking
Speaker 1: to Rule about this particular moment of the series and
Speaker 1: I really didn't think you needed to play that immunity
Speaker 1: pin at that point. Is that something that you're kicking
Speaker 1: yourself over. Did you really think you needed to play
Speaker 1: that immunity pin or are you just being too safe?
Speaker 2: Look, it was a five hour cook.
Speaker 3: It was a really it was a marathon. It was
Speaker 3: a lot of work, and it was a really complex dish.
Speaker 3: And I think one thing that people from home aren't
Speaker 3: seeing is that. You know, there's a difference between getting
Speaker 3: everything done and actually nailing every element, you know, And
Speaker 3: for me in that point, I felt that it was
Speaker 3: necessary for me to use the pin because I wasn't
Speaker 3: one hundred percent confident within that recipe from you know,
Speaker 3: such a well renowned chef. A lot of it was
Speaker 3: to taste, so there wasn't actually specific quantities. You had
Speaker 3: to just balance things on your own, and it was
Speaker 3: it was really hard. It was a very very complex
Speaker 3: pressure test. It was there were so many elements, and
Speaker 3: although I got everything done and I was proud of,
Speaker 3: you know, how hard I worked, I wasn't one hundred
Speaker 3: percent confident with all of my elements, which is why
Speaker 3: I used it.
Speaker 2: So I don't regret it at all.
Speaker 3: You know, I worked really hard for that pin, and
Speaker 3: I used it when I felt it was necessary to
Speaker 3: use it.
Speaker 1: So like people are using them pretty quickly, Like even
Speaker 1: last night, I was thinking that Brent probably played his
Speaker 1: immunity pin a little bit unnecessarily, and we played it typically,
Speaker 1: but I guess the allure of wanting to make it
Speaker 1: to the top five in that time, you're just like
Speaker 1: I've just got to play this immunity pin. I don't
Speaker 1: want to be sent home with it. That must be scary.
Speaker 3: And I think for Brent, you know, he's not Dessert
Speaker 3: isn't his thing. So I think if you know you're
Speaker 3: feeling really frazzled, you you know, it was a really
Speaker 3: tough challenge last night, so you know, he had that pressure.
Speaker 3: He had that pin for a really long time stout
Speaker 3: the competition, and he held on to it. And I
Speaker 3: think that he did use it at the right time
Speaker 3: because you know, dessert isn't his forte so he did
Speaker 3: what he had to do.
Speaker 1: Yeah, true, Yeah, that is true. And then that the judges,
Speaker 1: you know, are so amazing. You can really tell that
Speaker 1: they put their heart and their soul into the competition.
Speaker 1: You know, we can see that throughout the series. What
Speaker 1: advice or moment do you think that you will remember
Speaker 1: for the rest of your life from the feedback or
Speaker 1: the interaction that you have with them.
Speaker 2: Look, I just remember them always being so encouraging.
Speaker 3: You know, there were days where you'd come into that
Speaker 3: kitchen and you wouldn't have anything left in the tank.
Speaker 3: You just wouldn't you know. Personally, me, I had been
Speaker 3: through so many eliminations. Sometimes I would come in and
Speaker 3: I just have nothing left to give, and they were
Speaker 3: always there to be like, you know, you can do this.
Speaker 2: You need to back yourself more. You know, you're here
Speaker 2: for a reason. And I think hearing that from you know,
Speaker 2: three incredible people like they are, you know they it was,
Speaker 2: it just meant a lot.
Speaker 3: And you know, I'll always take those moments and yeah,
Speaker 3: remember that in moments of doubt that I have now,
Speaker 3: I'll remember that. You know, look at these three amazing people.
Speaker 3: They all believed in me, So I need to believe
Speaker 3: in myself too.
Speaker 1: Absolutely. And it must have been fun to sort of
Speaker 1: watch this show back. And I mean, this season is
Speaker 1: coming to an end. What if you got planned for
Speaker 1: how you're going to watch the finale? Are you going
Speaker 1: to get together with people in your state? Are you
Speaker 1: going to fly to be with some of the other people.
Speaker 1: Is there a party that's happening that I don't know about?
Speaker 3: You know what, I haven't even thought about it yet,
Speaker 3: But maybe today I've got to make a few phone calls,
Speaker 3: you know, and see what everyone else is doing. Maybe
Speaker 3: we need to organize like a little viewing party or something.
Speaker 1: I reckon you could all get on like a zoom chat.
Speaker 2: And that's a good idea.
Speaker 1: Green record everyone watching the show back, Like, I don't
Speaker 1: feel like you would even need to have people talking,
Speaker 1: just have the entire cast watching the show just to
Speaker 1: see those reactions.
Speaker 2: That's a good idea. I'm going to suggest that we've
Speaker 2: got a little group chat. So maybe I'll put that
Speaker 2: in there today and I'll see what everyone's thoughts are
Speaker 2: on that.
Speaker 1: Because imagine in years to come when you want to
Speaker 1: go back and watch it. I mean, you can watch
Speaker 1: the finale the way that it played on TV, or
Speaker 1: you would have that extra special moment of watching it
Speaker 1: with everybody. I don't know, it sounds for yeah, that would.
Speaker 2: Be really nice.
Speaker 3: We went through this whole experience together and we all
Speaker 3: really bonded over it, so it'll be nice to celebrate
Speaker 3: it all at the end.
Speaker 2: So yeah, I think I'm going to make some phone
Speaker 2: calls today.
Speaker 1: You also mentioned last night that you started the whole
Speaker 1: experience thinking that you're a savory cook. I'm more of
Speaker 1: a savory cook, if I am honest, And then you
Speaker 1: say that you know you're quite enjoying cooking desserts. Do
Speaker 1: you know where you will take your cooking from here.
Speaker 1: I mean, are you the next Kirsten Tibbles or is
Speaker 1: that a satur name? Yeah, you can.
Speaker 2: Look.
Speaker 3: I don't think I'm the next Kirsten, but you know,
Speaker 3: I went into.
Speaker 2: Master Chef thinking, yep, savory is my strong point.
Speaker 3: I'm going to really focus on that. But I just
Speaker 3: really fell in love with making desserts. You know, it's
Speaker 3: actually quite technical making desserts. You do feel like you're
Speaker 3: a bit of a scientist sometimes, and I really enjoyed
Speaker 3: that process. And you know, you can make desserts look
Speaker 3: so beautiful, which I really loved the presentation of that
Speaker 3: as well. So I definitely will continue to experiment and
Speaker 3: learn and yeah, expand on what I know when it
Speaker 3: comes to desserts. But yeah, for me, I just love
Speaker 3: wholesome cooking, you know, using really fresh, vibrant produce, things
Speaker 3: that are going to really nourish my body and my mind.
Speaker 3: So yeah, I'm excited to see where it all takes me.
Speaker 1: The other thing, I don't know, are you reading stuff online?
Speaker 1: Because I read this online this morning and fans were
Speaker 1: saying that they think that Rhiannon and cath you know,
Speaker 1: being quite popular with the show that they should after
Speaker 1: this series have their own series together to cook. Do
Speaker 1: you think that that's something that could actually happen. Do
Speaker 1: you think those two women could join forces and have
Speaker 1: their own show.
Speaker 2: I think they definitely could. I think it would be
Speaker 2: a great show. I would definitely watch it. They are
Speaker 2: so funny, they're such great women. I would love that.
Speaker 3: I also think that Robbie and Decklan should have a
Speaker 3: show together because I think that would be awesome.
Speaker 1: Maybe that's what we could do, like we get the
Speaker 1: four of them back, Yes, watch them. Yeah, I would
Speaker 1: love that.
Speaker 2: I think that would be awesome.
Speaker 1: I was I think that was unwell. I can't remember
Speaker 1: what happened when I missed out on interviewing Robbie and
Speaker 1: he at that point of the competition, I was like,
Speaker 1: he was one of my favorites. So still kicking myself.
Speaker 1: He kind of feels like, you know, we could bring
Speaker 1: him back though. He could do it. He could do
Speaker 1: another series of Mustard.
Speaker 2: Robbie is just the best.
Speaker 3: He was one of the greatest things to come out
Speaker 3: of that experience for me. I have such a great
Speaker 3: friendship with him. He's so kind, he's so supportive, you know,
Speaker 3: it's yeah. I think, Yeah, he is awesome and I
Speaker 3: can't wait to see what he does. He's so loved
Speaker 3: and he deserves every bit of it. So yeah, I'm
Speaker 3: really excited for what he does.
Speaker 1: I just like it as well because I think about
Speaker 1: myself all the time. I'm like, I'm forty three. In
Speaker 1: my life it's over. And now I look at something
Speaker 1: like that, I'm like, yeah, forty three is not old. Gods,
Speaker 1: not at all old, not at all.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you can change your life at any point. It's
Speaker 2: a yeah. You know, look at Robbie. He did something
Speaker 2: as crazy as Master Chef and he smashed it.
Speaker 3: He did so well, and he's so loved and this
Speaker 3: is just the start of his journey now.
Speaker 2: So age is no limit.
Speaker 3: You can do whatever you want at any point in life.
Speaker 1: What do you think not what you know now, but
Speaker 1: like maybe when you left the kitchen, who do you
Speaker 1: think is going to win this competition? Who did you
Speaker 1: think was going to win?
Speaker 3: Look, this question I find really hard to answer because.
Speaker 2: One thing I learned whilst being on Master Chef is
Speaker 2: that you could be the best cook, but depending on
Speaker 2: the challenge of the day, that it doesn't matter.
Speaker 3: You know, if there's a challenge and say it's one
Speaker 3: of your weaknesses, it could be.
Speaker 2: Really hard and you might not do really well. So
Speaker 2: I find this question hard to answer.
Speaker 3: It really just depends on the day, It depends on
Speaker 3: the challenge, and it depends on how you show up,
Speaker 3: you know. And all five cooks that are left in
Speaker 3: the competition they're all really strong and they all have
Speaker 3: different strengths and weaknesses.
Speaker 2: So yeah, it's really tough.
Speaker 3: I mean, I'm really close with Declan and Rhannon, so
Speaker 3: I really hope that they're up there. But yeah, it's
Speaker 3: so hard. I find this question really difficult to answer.
Speaker 1: No, it's hard because you're right, you know, this is
Speaker 1: one of those shows where there is a bit of luck,
Speaker 1: chance and circumstance that plays out lately, which means that
Speaker 1: you know, I mean I still think about Sashi going home.
Speaker 1: You know, I just think, you know, one of the
Speaker 1: best cooks in Australia coming out of the competition halfway through.
Speaker 1: You can't really predict that kind of stuff, you know.
Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's fine.
Speaker 3: Yeah, it really just depends on the challenge and something
Speaker 3: can go wrong and it is what it is, like,
Speaker 3: you know, it's some sometimes it's you don't have time
Speaker 3: to fix it, or you try and pivot and maybe
Speaker 3: it doesn't work, or yeah, it's really hard. It's really
Speaker 3: you just never know. You kind of just got to
Speaker 3: show up and give it your role and hope for
Speaker 3: the best.
Speaker 1: Well, some seasons you feel like you know who's going
Speaker 1: to win because there's someone that stands out. Where with
Speaker 1: this season, I honestly like, you know, we've literally got
Speaker 1: two weeks left, and I'm like, I have no idea,
Speaker 1: Like I feel like it could be anyone, anyone still
Speaker 1: left in the competition at this point, Like it's impossible.
Speaker 2: Absolutely, it's anyone's game.
Speaker 3: And like I said, they all have very different styles
Speaker 3: of cooking. They all have different strengths and weaknesses, so
Speaker 3: it's really hard to pick because they're all so talented
Speaker 3: and they're all very determined.
Speaker 2: You know.
Speaker 3: I think you get to this point in the competition
Speaker 3: and you're so close to the end that you just
Speaker 3: amp up those levels of motivation, you amp up all
Speaker 3: everything you know so you're ready to take it on
Speaker 3: and that adds another level of cooking. So yeah, I'm
Speaker 3: very excited for them. Yeah, it's going to be these
Speaker 3: next couple of weeks are going to be really really
Speaker 3: great to watch.
Speaker 1: And also, you don't need to win this show to
Speaker 1: really stand out after the competition. I think we'll probably
Speaker 1: do the most with their master Chef exposure. Who do
Speaker 1: you think is going to you know, use this in
Speaker 1: a way that's going to work the best?
Speaker 2: Oh, I don't know.
Speaker 3: I know everyone's got different dreams. Everyone's got a different
Speaker 3: food dream that they want to achieve. So, you know,
Speaker 3: everyone from this season is so motivated to make the
Speaker 3: most of it. So there isn't one person that stands
Speaker 3: out to me. You know, everyone's really going for it.
Speaker 3: Everyone's really determined to make something of it, and we
Speaker 3: all worked really hard while we were on the show.
Speaker 3: So yeah, it's I mean, I'm excited to see everyone's
Speaker 3: journey unfold because they're all going to be very different,
Speaker 3: but I.
Speaker 2: Know that everyone's going to really go hard and give it.
Speaker 2: They're all well.
Speaker 1: A question that I ask everyone who joins the podcast
Speaker 1: is what is something from behind the scenes, something that
Speaker 1: we did not see on the show, but maybe kind
Speaker 1: of a story personalized to you about what it was
Speaker 1: like to be on Mastership Astray twenty twenty three look.
Speaker 3: I think for me it's the preparation side of things
Speaker 3: which people don't see. And one thing that I did
Speaker 3: to prepare was I made flash cards, because when you're
Speaker 3: in the kitchen, it's all memory. You know, you don't
Speaker 3: have a recipe to follow, you don't have your notebook,
Speaker 3: you don't have your phone, you haven't just your brain.
Speaker 2: So for me, every night before I would go to bed,
Speaker 2: I had about fifty flash cards with my recipe on
Speaker 2: one side and the question of what the recipe was.
Speaker 2: And I'd sit there and I'd ask myself, how do
Speaker 2: I make as cream? And then I'd have to remember
Speaker 2: all the ingredients and what it was and then flip
Speaker 2: it over akcheck got that right onto the one.
Speaker 3: So for me, flash cards were kind of like my
Speaker 3: BTS little moment, which really helped me so much, because yeah,
Speaker 3: it's all memory. It's there's no there's no cheating, there
Speaker 3: is no phones, there is no recipes.
Speaker 2: It's just you go in and it's what's it up here?
Speaker 2: That's it.
Speaker 1: That sounds so stressful. I think if I was you,
Speaker 1: if I ever saw a flash card again, I'd have PTSD.
Speaker 2: I tell you what, I couldn't wait to get rid
Speaker 2: of my flash cards.
Speaker 1: It used to come and be like, I wish I
Speaker 1: would have kept them as a memento, but yeah, look
Speaker 1: I did.
Speaker 2: I have them somewhere.
Speaker 3: They're like hidden away in a drawer where I don't
Speaker 3: see them, but I have kept them because one day
Speaker 3: I'll I'll have a little look at them and I'll
Speaker 3: have a little laugh and think, well.
Speaker 2: I did a lot of prep for that. It was
Speaker 2: like it was like studying for a really, really really
Speaker 2: intense final exam.
Speaker 3: So that's how I looked at it.
Speaker 1: Good advice for people that are listening to this that
Speaker 1: might have for their show, you.
Speaker 3: Know, absolutely, I think it was. Yeah, I think it
Speaker 3: was a good little tip to take on. I thought, yeah,
Speaker 3: that work for me, and that's how I'd study for exams.
Speaker 2: So I think it's a good way for people to,
Speaker 2: you know, if they're thinking about going on next season,
Speaker 2: then it's a great little tip. You know, make your
Speaker 2: flushed cars. It's going to help you with your memory.
Speaker 2: It's going to help you remember your recipes. And it
Speaker 2: helped me a lot definitely.
Speaker 1: Well, the series has been like a warm hug from mum.
Speaker 1: It's been a very wholesome series. It's been a lot
Speaker 1: of fun to watch. Thank you so much for being
Speaker 1: so generous and talking to me this morning, and good
Speaker 1: luck with what you do with your master Chef experience
Speaker 1: from here, I think, like a lot of people, i'll
Speaker 1: be in your audience.
Speaker 2: Oh, thank you so much.
Speaker 3: Honestly, it was the most amazing journey and I'm so
Speaker 3: proud of how you know how far I went, and
Speaker 3: I'm really really excited for this next chapter. I've got
Speaker 3: lots of big hopes and dreams which I hope to fulfill.
Speaker 3: So yes, definitely stay tuned and make sure you're following
Speaker 3: me on on socials.
Speaker 1: What is your social media handle?
Speaker 3: Yes, so my personal page is at Melissa for Deli,
Speaker 3: and then my business page is at good Day Wellness Underscore,
Speaker 3: so I post all of my mood boosting meals on there.
Speaker 2: I talk a lot about nutrition and mental health, and
Speaker 2: I sell a beautiful wellness journal as well, so come
Speaker 2: and check it out.
Speaker 1: Okay, I'm doing that now, as just everybody else is.
Speaker 1: That's on the podcast.
Speaker 2: Good Love that