The 'MILBOURNE-matters'

Ben Milbourne at Devonport Show

Ben, along with Masterchef Australia 2013 sensation Daniel Churchill took part in the Devonport Show 2013 that held on November 29-30 at Devonport, Tasmania. They hosted kids in the kitchen demonstrations, locked horns in a Mystery Box challenge between themselves & also cooked  a four course gourmet dinner.
Ben was ecstatic to be part of this event so close to his heart. 
"I think the show has lost identity & relevance where a lot of younger people come in," Ben said prior to the show. "When I was in high school it was like going to Dreamworld, so now it is good to see they are trying engage with a different cohort of people. The input of food is going to be huge & the North-West Coast is the food bowl of the state. With food being a driving part of the show now & the massive wave Tasmania is riding with food, it's just smart. We are smack bang in the middle of the biggest growing region in the state for produce, why would not you show off as much of the natural & beautiful produce as we have got?"

MasterChef duo feel the heat-

Organisers of the Devonport Show have made it clear to former MasterChef contestants Ben Milbourne and Dan Churchill that they won't take it easy on them when it comes to the mystery box challenge. 

The pair were thrown a curve ball when they opened their mystery box yesterday morning. 

The pair found some pasta, pumpkin, leeks, beef mince and asparagus.

"It was really tough - there wasn't a main protein to base the dish on," Milbourne said.

He cooked a vegetarian carbonara while Churchill made a red wine, pumpkin and pasta beef stew.

The pair were then put through their paces cooking dinner for about 40 people last night.

(News source: The Advocate)

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