Matt Preston

Internationally acclaimed and revered food critic Matt Preston joins fellow judges Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris on the judging panel.
Matt has a swag of prestigious awards to his name, including the World's Best Food Journalist 2008 (World Food Media Awards), a highly sought after honour. Matt completed his tenure as Creative Director of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival earlier this year, a role he held for over five years and one which has seen him transform the Festival into a world-class event.
Matt Preston has written and reviewed for a number of Australia's most prestigious publications, including Epicure (The Age), Vogue Entertaining & Travel (Senior Editor), Delicious (Senior Editor), Australian Good Taste, The Guardian newspaper (UK) and Time Out (London). He is also National Chair of Judges at the Restaurant & Catering Industry Association's National Awards for Excellence.
Matt Preston brings a dazzling array of scarves and cravats as well as a dozen years experience as a reviewer, eating his way around Australia and the world, to MasterChef Australia. He is debonair and cultured, and the contestants will be desperate to impress him with their dishes.
"Some of Australia's best cooking doesn't happen in restaurants but in ordinary Aussie homes. MasterChef Australia celebrates these great home cooks, whether it is a mum of three, a lawyer, a labourer or a foodie who sees cooking as their hobby. It's a show that unites Australians of all backgrounds and from all walks of life through a common love of food and the joy we all share breaking bread together" - Matt Preston.