My Kitchen Rules 2016 episode 1 recap: Meet the new batch of competitive home cooks

By Ben Pobjie
Updated February 2 2016 - 9:18am, first published February 1 2016 - 11:50pm
My Kitchen Rules team Monique and Sarah are New South Wales police officers and keen cooks from Mount Druitt. Photo: Network Seven
My Kitchen Rules team Monique and Sarah are New South Wales police officers and keen cooks from Mount Druitt. Photo: Network Seven
Manu Feildel and Pete Evans return as judges in season seven of My Kitchen Rules.
Manu Feildel and Pete Evans return as judges in season seven of My Kitchen Rules.
Gianni and Zana - a 'supermodel couple' as one My Kitchen Rules competitor put it - are two married lawyers from Melbourne. Photo: Network Seven
Gianni and Zana - a 'supermodel couple' as one My Kitchen Rules competitor put it - are two married lawyers from Melbourne. Photo: Network Seven
Despite their age difference, Cheryl and Matt are a close team on and off the My Kitchen Rules set. Photo: Network Seven
Despite their age difference, Cheryl and Matt are a close team on and off the My Kitchen Rules set. Photo: Network Seven

And so another season of My Kitchen Rules begins, and the air is thick with the scent of hope and burnt fish. For some, dreams will be crushed. For others, dreams will die in a slower, more insidious way. But the main thing is, almost everybody will end up unhappy. And it all starts here, with the first "instant restaurant" – the traditional way for amateur cooks to expose each other's character flaws by serving them poorly prepared meals.

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