Emma Dean Biography
Emma Dean is an Australian chef and television personality who rose to attention as the winner of MasterChef Australia’s fifth season.
How old is Emma Dean? – Age
She is 45 years old as of 16 October 2022. She was born in 1977 in Bendigo, Australia.
Emma Dean Family – Education
Dean grew up on a rural farm near Epsom, Victoria. Rachel Dean, her elder sister, is a fashion designer. Dean studied at Monash University and RMIT, earning a master’s degree in environment and planning, and worked in town planning for the Victorian State Government for nearly eight years. Dean also participated in talent identification training at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. She is the Metropolitan 500m Time Trail Champion and represented Australia at the 2004 Oceania Track Cycling Championships.
Emma Dean Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Emma Dean MasterChef
Dean was crowned MasterChef Australia’s fifth series winner on September 1, 2013. Dean went up against Lynton Tapp in the final round of a dessert pressure test, reproducing Attica chef Ben Shewry’s intricate Plight of the Bees. Dean won $100,000, work experience in some of the top kitchens in the country, and an Alfa Romeo automobile. Dean won a book publishing deal with New Holland Publishers as part of the MasterChef award.
Based on the original British MasterChef, MasterChef Australia is a competitive cooking reality show in Australia. It airs on Network 10 and is produced by Endemol Shine Australia. Up until 2019, the show’s primary judges were restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris, and food writer Matt Preston. These judges were then replaced by restaurateur and chef Jock Zonfrillo, Series 4 champion and chef Andy Allen, and Melissa Leong, food critic.
The show also gave rise to five spin-off series: MasterChef Australia: The Professionals, which featured professional chefs as contestants, Junior MasterChef Australia, which featured younger contestants, Celebrity MasterChef Australia, which featured celebrity contestants, MasterChef Australia All-Stars, which featured returning contestants from the first three series, and Dessert Masters, which will feature professional pastry chefs.
Emma Dean Cookbooks
On December 1, 2013, her cookbook A Homegrown Table was launched.
Emma Dean My Market Kitchen
My Market Kitchen, a national television program headquartered at Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market, was hosted by Dean. She developed a close bond with Lynton Tapp, her co-host, while they were both working on MasterChef Australia. They were replaced in 2019 by Khanh Ong, a finalist in season ten, and Elena Duggan, the season eight champion.