My Kitchen Rules has had a chaotic start. From a walkout to a ‘clash of the classes’ around the dinner table, this season has some controversial contestants who have kept things interesting.
Two of these contestants are self-proclaimed ‘Classy Bogans’, Alisha and Deanne, who did not get along with the stylish pair Jane and Shane.
For Alisha and Deanne’s Instant Restaurant, cheekily named ‘Hot Mess’, the pair went into the cook with something to prove, especially after every other team revealed that they thought they would be the team to leave the competition first.
Speaking to WHO, Alisha and Deanne unpacked what it felt like to be underestimated and judged before they even served a meal, exposing the “unfair” reality of the competition.
What did Alisha and Deanne cook for their Instant Restaurant?
Going into their Instant Restaurant, Alisha and Deanne had something to prove.
The pair served a menu of seared scallops for Entree, lamb backstrap for Main, and a family recipe of sticky date pudding for Dessert.
However, most of all, they wanted to prove that simple was better than “considered”, and that home cooking is what My Kitchen Rules is all about.
The ‘unfair’ part of My Kitchen Rules that took Alisha and Deanne by surprise
Alisha and Deanne admitted that their “personalities are a lot”, but they didn’t think their cooking would be judged as a result.
“We thought going in, its going to be judged by cooking, but it was definitely personality-based, which was quite unfair,” they said. “I think there were so many who said that we’ll go home first.
“It didn’t feel good.”
Simon and Angus also spoke about this moment from episode one — when everyone predicted that Alisha and Deanne’s “chaos” would be their downfall — and joked about how awkward it was to be asked this question by the judges after having just met everyone.
“How to instantly not be friends with someone at the table,” the Adelaide best mates said when asked by WHO what it was like.
However, when it finally came to Alisha and Deanne’s chance to prove themselves, they still felt the other teams weren’t being completely objective.
“I definitely think that there was more personality,” Alisha said. “Because I think that the scoring that we got from the judges, compared to the feedback around the table, seemed to be so off.
“We weren’t meant for a lot of people, so I believe that there was definitely some personality there [that impacted the scores].”
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