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Masterchef New Zealand - First Episode
Television (Full Length) – 2010
It's all about surpassing excellence, and that's what I'm going to be looking for in this competition. There are no prizes for second place.
– Judge Simon Gault, early in this episode
My father died yesterday and his last words to me were to come up here and kick butt . . . so today is for him as much as it is for me.
– Contestant Carmen McGregor
. . . I would never order a vegan dish but I would order that . . . I actually love it.
– Judge Simon Gault tries the potato nest on carrot, lemon and cumin puree
That would have to be one of the weirdest things I've eaten, I think. I remain unconvinced about that.
– Judge Ray McVinnie on being served chocolate-covered asparagus by Kirsty Cardy
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