Three Blue Ducks chef Darren Robertson is set to join Colin Fassnidge at the dinner table when a third round of amateur cooks start their instant restaurants on Wednesday.
But the real competition may be between Robertson and long-time judge, swarthy Frenchman Manu Feildel.
![MKR judges Colin Fassnidge and Darren Robertson.](/web/20170224153418im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/g/7/g/3/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gug7fb.png/1487467910840.jpg)
"He's a beautiful-looking man and a lot of the women at the table were flirting with him. Look out Manu!" says Fassnidge about his friend Robertson.
Fassnidge admits to knowing Robertson over 20 years.
![Long time friends: Three Blue Ducks chef Darren Robertson (right) is set to join Colin Fassnidge on MKR.](/web/20170224153418im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/g/7/h/2/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gug7fb.png/1487467910840.jpg)
"He has worked for some of the greats in the world and the amount of knowledge he brings to the competition is huge.
"He's cool, calm, collected and quite nice compared to me apparently. We don't always agree on everything and that's good."
Robertson is chef and co-owner of Three Blue Ducks in Sydney's Bronte and Rosebery, and The Farm in Byron Bay. His two cookbooks The Blue Ducks and The Blue Ducks Real Food have stemmed from their success.
The Hertfordshire-born Brit trained in Michelin starred restaurants, then became known as the originator of the guerrilla dining movement in Australia. Now a passionate advocate of farm-to-table cooking, Darren champions sustainability and using organic local produce.
On joining his long-time friend on MKR, Robertson says: "I'm stoked to be a part of such an iconic Australian show. From the diversity in characters to the food we get to eat, it's been awesome.
"In terms of what I bring to the table – I'm honest, I have a fair bit of experience in the cooking game and I love to eat. Colin fires bullets from the hip and everyone ducks for cover, whereas I'm more of a sniper… but we all know he's really a big softy. With group three, get ready for tears, some unfortunate events in the kitchen and some cracking cooks too."
Group three teams will be Melbourne besties, Caitie and Demi; first loves from Brisbane, Brett and Marie; mother and daughter Valerie and Courtney, also from Brisbane; Lebanese cousins from Adelaide, Lama and Sarah; Melbourne footy friends, Mark and Chris; and Wollongong business women, Mell and Cyn.
0 comments
New User? Sign up