It's state versus state, plate against plate, as five teams-of-two take turns to impress not only their fellow contestants but our esteemed judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel.

Episode 1

Team Victoria take up the culinary challenge to transform their home into an instant restaurant for one pressure-cooker night.

Episode 2

Team Queensland take up the culinary challenge to transform their home into an instant restaurant for one pressure-cooker night.

Episode 3

The Western Australian couple are the nights dinner hosts.

Can they walk the talk?

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The boys have been mates ever since Artie, 42, employed Johnny, 26, to work at his award-winning butcher shop - Nambour Plaza Meats – a few years ago.

Since then, Artie has inspired his young protégé to reach new culinary heights.

"I really started taking a liking to cooking when I was in high school," Johnny recalls. "But my passion for it grew when I met Artie. His love for food encouraged me to take it further."

Artie adds: "Food's always been a big part of my life. Being Mediterranean, i'’s who we are. Life’s about eating and enjoying food."

Both men take pride in the food they prepare and the meat they sell. Artie's butchery has been singled out for a Retail Excellence of the Year Award twice and his snags last year made the state finals of the Queensland Sausage King.

Episode 01 - Artie and Johnny (QLD)

Hosting everything from tapas nights to dinner parties, Kane, 28, and Lee, 25, make one formidable duo. "We probably work better as a team than as individuals," Kane says. "We're not just team-mates, we're house mates and good friends."

They define their cooking style as Asianfusion with a twist. Growing up with a Chinese mother, Lee borrows heavily from her Asian heritage. "I always try to incorporate Asian ingredients into my food," she says. "Whether it's something simple like wombok, soy sauce or delicacies like black fungus – I always try and see what I can add to make it different."

Episode 02 - Kane and Lee (VIC)

For Sydney sisters Sammy and Bella, cooking is a family affair. Their grandmother Ursula was a chef in Poland who cooked for many high-profile politicians including former US president Bill Clinton.

"She worked as a caterer for all the embassies so whenever there was a diplomatic event or a big political function she was part of the catering team," Sammy says. "She cooked for a lot of influential people, including Bill Clinton, which was the highlight of her career."

Bella adds: "Cooking is definitely in our blood. It's been passed on from one generation to the next in our family."

Not only have the sisters paired up for the competition but they used to work together in fashion; Sammy, 22, as a buyer and Bella, 27, in marketing. But in a strong indicator of their passion they both quit their jobs to take part in My Kitchen Rules.

Episode 03 - Sammy and Bella (NSW)

The Adelaide couple have been running their own business for the last 12 years and use cooking as a means of escape from their work. They love it so much they even knocked down a wall in their home to create a bigger kitchen.

"We love the whole experience; everything from the shopping to the preparation and the actual cooking," Reade says.

Reade, 46, actually wanted to be a chef when he finished school but a mix-up cost him his dream. "I did my work experience as a chef and absolutely loved it," he explains. "The skills I have now are the skills I learnt during that time. I really wanted an apprenticeship at this restaurant but when I turned up they'd already offered it to someone else because they didn’t know I was coming."

Donna and Reade (SA)

Melanie, 37, was married for 12 years to a chef who dominated their kitchen. "I didn't cook at all during that time," she says. "He just did it all. When we split up, I had to start cooking for myself and my two children. I found that not only could I cook, but I was pretty good at it too.

"When I was married I only had four dishes to my name. Now I have hundreds and I realise what fun I missed out on."

James, a 36-year-old jazz musician, was a notoriously bad eater. Tomato sauce on pasta was about as extravagant as he got. "I'd never had an interest in food until I met Melanie," he says. "I was like, 'Can you deep fry that?' Being a musician, a lot of the eating I did was between one and three in the morning."

Episode 05 - Melanie and James (TAS)

Their passion for food is infectious. "I just love to see people eat my food and enjoy it," Daniela says. "Cooking relaxes me. I could do it at 12.30 at night. Any time... I just love it."

Stefania adds: "We're Italian! Of course, we love our food. I enjoy seeing people's expressions when they taste the food I've made. It makes me happy."

The women are so close they're more like sisters. "We're very alike," Daniela, 43, says. "We like the same things. Stefania is fun to be with; everyone who meets her likes her."

Stefania, 41, is equally as kind about her cousin adding, "Daniela's a beautiful person inside and out."

The Perth duo get along so well they're worried it may pose a problem for them during the competition. "We muck around too much," Daniela says. "We find it hard to be serious."

Episode 06 - Daniela and Stefania (WA)

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Series 2, Episode 8

Series 2, Episode 9

Episode 10 - Bill and Alex (NSW)

Episode 11 - Anne-Marie and Nick (SA)

Episode 12 - Kerry and Holly (WA)

Episode 16

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Episode 18

Tonight, the contestants cook for the most difficult clients - children. Who will end up on the bottom?

Episode 19

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Episode 21

The teams must make the perfect picnic basket for the hungry hordes at an international food festival. The team with the best dish, as judged by the people, will be safe for the week. Who will be sent to the sudden-death cook-off?

Episode 22

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Episode 24

The remaining seven teams arrive in the Red Centre to compete in the first of three Northern Territory challenges. The team with the best dish as judged by the cattle farmers will win the People's Choice and be safe for the

Episode 25

The Northern Territory adventure continues as the teams board the Ghan. For this test, the teams are forced to cook in the world's tiniest kitchen aboard a moving train on the way to Darwin.

Episode 26

The Northern Territory adventure ends in Darwin and the competition is turned on its head by an unexpected turn of events

Episode 27

The teams will cook a Chinese banquet at one of the biggest Chinese restaurants in Australia. While the experience leaves them reeling, they are hit with a surprise that nobody saw coming.

Episode 28

The teams begin with a rapid cook-off in a challenge with an international flavour. The lowest-ranking team will be sent straight to the sudden-death cook-off. Who will impress the judges and who will face elimination?

Episode 29

The lowest-ranking teams face off in a battle for survival in the competition. They must cook their best three-course meal for the judges and guest judges Guy Grossi, Tobie Puttock, Liz Egan and Karen Martini.

Episode 30

In the first semifinal, two teams must cook their best three-course meal for the judges. One team will be eliminated and the other team will head straight to the grand final.

Episode 31

In the second semifinal, two teams must cook their best three course meal for judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel and guest judges Guy Grossi, Tobie Puttock, Liz Egan and Karen Martini. One team will be eliminated. The other team will head straight to the grand final. Who will rise to the top and who will get the chop?

Episode 32

In the grand final, the two remaining teams must prepare a five-course meal for the judges. Who will be crowned the champion and walk away with the $100,000 cash prize?

Episode 33 - Finale

There are plenty of surprises in store as Australia's favourite home- cooking show My Kitchen Rules returns for a brand new series. Our twelve new cooking teams each take turns to transform an ordinary home into an instant restaurant, serving up a three- course menu designed to impress not only their fellow contestants but MKR judges, Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. Tonight, it is NSW's turn as Greek siblings Steve and Helen battle the clock and their nerves to plate up on time. Will they be able to recover after an oven mishap threatens to derail the show's first instant restaurant? Let the battle begin!

Group One: NSW

Tonight, school teacher Angela and truckie Justine prepare their three-course menu. These gals are polar opposites in lifestyle so what will end up on the plate? There will be thrills and spills as they battle the clock and their nerves to plate up on time.

Group One: WA

Our twelve new cooking teams each take turns to transform an ordinary home into an instant restaurant, serving up a three-course menu designed to impress not only their fellow contestants but MKR judges, Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. Tonight, it's South Australia's turn as florist Leigh and 'princess' Jennifer prepare their Thai inspired three- course menu. These girls are all about style but how will it translate onto the plate? There will be thrills and spills as they battle the clock and their nerves to plate up on time.

Group One: SA

Our twelve new cooking teams each take turns to transform an ordinary home into an instant restaurant, serving up a three-course menu designed to impress not only their fellow contestants but MKR judges, Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. For the first time in My Kitchen Rules history, a New Zealand team is hosting their dinner event on home soil. Tonight, it's the Kiwis turn as we travel to Auckland to see Simon & Meg prepare their three-course menu. And it's trans-Tasman war when they put pavlova on the menu. There will be thrills and spills as they battle the clock and their nerves to plate up on time.

Group One: NZ

Tonight, solider mates David and Scott host their instant restaurant. The boys are used to high-pressure situations but how will they go under fire in the kitchen? They'll serve up a three-course menu designed to impress not only their fellow contestants but also judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel.

Group One: QLD

Tonight, the final team from group one host their instant restaurant. Close mates Thomas and Carla prepare their three course menu. The pair are 'just friends', who insist there are no sparks between them. They share a volatile relationship so will there be fireworks when they enter the kitchen? The lowest scoring group normally faces elimination, but judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel announce a giant twist the teams don't see coming and one that will turn the game on its head.

Group One: VIC

Group one have shown what they can do in the kitchen and now it's group two's turn to plate up. Tonight, potential in-laws Sam and Jillian prepare their three-course menu. The pair love to look good but will their sense of style translate to the plate? They get along like a house on fire but will they reach boiling point before the competition's over?

Group Two: NSW

Engaged scientists Emma and Andrew host their instant restaurant. Will they have the right formula to win? They'll serve up a three-course menu designed to impress not only their fellow contestants but also judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. In a hilarious episode, Andrew's clumsiness threatens to get the better of them as they spend more time tending to his wounds than their menu.

Group Two: WA

With four more instant restaurants to go, the pressure's on to stay out of the bottom three and avoid the danger zone. It's childhood mates Nic and Rocco's turn to put on the ritz with their casino-themed restaurant as they try to impress judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel.

Group Two: SA

Tonight, engaged sales reps Megan and Andy have the chance to show Australia and judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel, what they're made of.

Group Two: TAS

Every team has felt the sting of their biting critiques, now it's time to turn the tables as Peter and Gary put their money where their mouth is. Are they up to the challenge?

Group Two: QLD

Group Two: VIC

Tonight begins the round of elimination kitchens as we go around the county again. To start things off Thomas & Carla (VIC) from Group 1. After failing to impress the judges and fellow contestants with their dessert, they're desperate to make amends. Will they make the most of their second chance or crumble under the pressure?

Elimination Kitchen: Thomas & Carla (VIC, Group 1)

We're back in New Zealand with Simon and Meg cooking up some classic Kiwi cuisine, but it's not just the food that's being served up, it's some well-seasoned strategy.

Elimination Kitchen:  Simon & Meg (NZ, Group 1)

The pressure to avoid last place in the elimination round is reaching fever pitch. Tonight one team attempt to recover from their near disaster instant restaurant which was hampered by time management and nerves. They've got their eyes on the prize but will history repeat itself?

Elimination Kitchen: Megan and Andy (TAS, Group 2)

Tonight, one team attempts to dazzle the judges and their fellow contestants after failing to deliver the right flavours during their first instant restaurant. Will they learn from their mistakes to create a winning culinary composition? And with the threat of elimination biting at their heels, one team takes the game to a whole different level, with the shock power play threatening to change everything.

Elimination Kitchen: Emma & Andrew (WA, Group 2)

It's the penultimate instant restaurant of the elimination round tonight, and with only two teams left to cook, the pressure is high to impress fellow contestants and judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel.

Elimination Kitchen: David & Scott (QLD, Group 1)

They opened their kitchens to Australia and cooked with everything they had and stress levels are sky high as one team will be eliminated at the end of tonight's instant restaurant. Who will be the first team to go home?

Elimination Kitchen: Peter & Gary (QLD, Group 2)

After an emotional first elimination, the remaining teams are about to be taken completely out of their comfort zone. The teams set off on an adventure of a lifetime with challenges in amazing Australian locations where partnerships are tested and tempers ignite. First stop is the scenic Blue Mountains for a bed and breakfast challenge. The weakest team - as chosen by judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel- will head straight to a Sudden Death Cook-off where they will face elimination. It's a struggle in unfamiliar territory and it's no holds barred in a dash to win the People's Choice to avoid elimination.

Offsite Challenge: Bed & Breakfast

Tonight, the teams must cook at Kitchen Headquarters for the first time where the judges have a few tricks up their sleeve. Who will rise to the challenge? And who will miss the mark? The team with the least impressive dish will go to the sudden death cook off.

Challenge at MKR Headquarters: First Challenge

Thomas and Carla Vs Sam and Jillian.

Winners: Thomas and Carla

Sudden Death Cook-Off

The teams must create a 'pop-up food stall' to feed the Melbourne lunch crowd with meals that are not only tasty, but quick and easy to eat.

Offsite Challenge: Pop-Up Food Stall

In tonight's challenges back at Headquaters, teams must trust each other and then cook a dish that represents them.

Challenge at MKR Headquarters: Trust & Representation

Peter & Gary  vs. Emily & Carly

Winners: Emily & Carly

Sudden Death Cook-off

Tonight, the remaining teams find themselves in Ingham, a small quintessential sugar cane town. Their challenge is to create sweet treats for the town's annual Harvest Festival using an ingredient the locals know best...sugar!

Offsite Challenge: Ingham Harvest Festival

The teams are in for a shock when they're told they will be shopping for ingredients at roadside stalls and local markets.

Offsite Challenge: Roadside stalls & Local markets

Thomas & Carla vs. Megan & Andy

It's the last chance of survival for two teams tonight in the tropical style sudden death cook off. The heat is on as the temperatures rise in kitchen. At the end of it all, one team will be going home.

Winners: Megan & Andy

Everyone is back at Kitchen Headquarters and tonight's challenge requires the teams to prepare a seafood banquet fit for kings and the guests of honour are the most important people they will ever cook for - surprise VIPs.

Challenge at MKR Headquarters: Seafood Banquet

Tonight, it's an episode full of surprise tests and temptations. First up, teams begins to cook with their most difficult ingredients used yet, but soon the tables are turned.

Challenge at MKR Headquarters: Childhood Dislikes

Simon & Meg vs. Steve & Helen

National pride is on the line as two teams go head to head in the sudden death cook-off. It's neck and neck in the closest battle so far. After a nail bitingly close contest, one team will be eliminated.

Winners: Steve & Helen

The judges have a shock announcement that shakes things up in the competition. In another surprise twist, the teams will face their harshest critics yet with the arrival of a jury. The teams are left dumbfounded when they see who's coming to dinner. The jury will determine one of the weakest teams while Pete and Manu will decide the other. No one is safe as the jury delivers their verdict. The two weakest teams will head straight to a sudden death cook-off, where the competition soars to a new level as contestants strive for perfection to plate up their best dish and avoid elimination. Who will be going home tonight?

Sudden Death Cook-Off: Megan & Andy vs. Angela & Justine

Winners: Megan & Andy

Elimination Week: Elimination One

The remaining teams will battle it out in an all-in cook-off. The jury have their knives out again and together with the judges will determine tonight's lowest scoring teams. The two teams with the weakest dishes will then fight for their survival in an elimination cook off, which will ultimately see one team go home. The competition continues to heat up as the remaining teams storm towards finals week.

Sudden Death Cook-Off: Leigh and Jennifer vs. David and Scott

Winners:

Elimination Week: Elimination Two

Tonight, teams continue to impress as they bring out their best culinary skills in a difficult challenge. The jury will determine the two weakest teams who will go straight into a sudden death cook-off. Who will buckle under the heat and go home?

Sudden Death Cook-Off: Helen & Steve vs. Megan & Andy

Winners: Megan & Andy

Elimination Week: Elimination Three

Tonight, things heat up as the competition becomes fiery in the kitchen. Who will cook against who in the semi-finals?

Semi-Final Placement

It's the first round of the semi-finals and two teams must cook their most impressive three-course meal for judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel, and guest judges Guy Grossi, Tobie Puttock, Liz Egan and Karen Martini. One team will reign supreme and go straight to the grand final. With $250,000 prize money at stake, it's a do or die battle to the very end.

Leigh & Jennifer vs. Megan & Andy

Winner:

Semi-Finals: Round One

One team has already earned their place in the all-important grand final and tonight their competitor will be decided. The remaining two teams must cook their most impressive three course meal for judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel, and guest judges Guy Grossie, Tobie Puttock, Liz Egan and Karen Martini. One team will be eliminated while the other will head straight to the grand final. With $250,000 in prize money, it's a battle to the very end.

Nic & Rocco vs. Carly & Emily

Winner:

Semi-Finals: Round Two

It started with twelve teams and now it' s down to two. They've cooked for their fellow contestants in their own homes, tantalised tastebuds across the streets of Australia and impressed the judges at Kitchen Headquarters. Tonight, in the ultimate test, the two final teams must prepare an impressive five-course meal for a full restaurant. With 100 plates to serve per team, the pressure is on. Judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel guest judges Guy Grossi, Tobie Puttock, Liz Egan and Karen Martini will score each team out of 10 to determine this year's winner. In a suspenseful and exciting not-to-be missed grand final, who will be crowned My Kitchen Rules 2012 champions and walk away with the $250,000 cash prize?

Grand Final

There are plenty of surprises in store as Australia's favourite home-cooking show returns for a brand new series. Just who will be crashing their dinner parties? Manu Feildel and Pete Evans return to host and judge the ultimate home-cooking battle. It's state versus state, plate against plate, as 12 teams-of-two attempt to out-dine and out-wine each other. Each team will take turns to transform an ordinary home into an instant restaurant as they serve up a three-course menu designed to impress their fellow contestants and our esteemed judges. Tonight, it's Victoria's turn as husband and wife Kerrie and Craig prepare their three-course menu. There will be thrills and spills as they battle the clock and their nerves to plate up on time. And will they be able to recover after they misplace some vital ingredients?

Series Return

Tonight, it is Tasmania's turn as father and son Mick and Matt prepare their three-course menu. There will be thrills and spills as they battle the clock and their nerves to plate up on time.

Mick & Matt (TAS)

Tonight the competition heads to the west coast and into the kitchen with dating hipsters Josh and Andi. They like to follow the fashion trends, but will their food be in vogue with the judges and their guests?

Josh & Andi (WA)

It's Bollywood glamour tonight when the My Kitchen Rules teams take their seats around the table at Jessie and Biswa's instant restaurant. Will the NSW girls spice up the competition? Or will the other teams find their cuisine unsavoury?

Jessie & Biswa (NSW)

Tonight, the youngest team in the competition steps into the spotlight as Queensland's Jake and Elle don their aprons. Will the brother and sister duo prove their opinions have substance, or will they be a case of over-hyped, self-boasting Gen Yers.

Jake & Elle (QLD)

As the final instant restaurant for group one, South Australian lovebirds Lisa and Stefano will be keen to stay off the bottom of the leader board tonight. But will their simple, relaxed family food be enough to satisfy the foodies around their table tonight?

Lisa & Stefano (SA)

Group one have shown what they can do in the kitchen and now it's group two's turn to plate up on My Kitchen Rules. The competition heads back to Victoria where cousins Sam and Chris kick off the second round. These young guns have an ambitious and funky Melbourne feast on the menu, but will everything go to plan?

Sam & Chris (VIC - Group 2)

The travelling food party arrives in Western Australia tonight as mother and daughter team Lisa and Candice put on a show. This performing duo have big plans to wow their guests, but will it be their singing and dancing, or the food, that impresses their guests the most?

Lisa & Candice (WA - Group 2)

Tonight, we're back on the Apple Isle as best mates Ali and Samuel aim to fly the flag high for Tasmania again. After an impressive performance by fellow Tasmanians Mick and Matt, the duo have high expectations on their shoulders. Will it be two out of two for Tassie?

Ali & Samuel (TAS - Group 2)

With Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach as a backdrop, NSW personal trainers Luke and Scott have the ambience taken care of tonight. But is the food going to be as fantastic? As the foodie tour intensifies, the table critics are getting harder to impress so the boys will need to work extra hard to scale the leaderboard.

Luke & Scott (NSW - Group 2)

Tonight the teams and judges are in Queensland to celebrate a romantic Valentine's Day with married couple Dan and Steph. Welcoming their guests to Hervey Bay, will 'sausage king' Dan live up to all his hype and deliver diners a feast he can be proud of?

Dan & Steph (QLD - Group 2)

Touching down in South Australia for the final instant restaurant of group two, domestic goddesses Jenna and Joanna are out to prove they're more than just talk. After some tough critiquing of their fellow guests, the teams have some high expectations of 'Little Miss Cupcake', Jenna and her friend Joanna. Will they be able to deliver the goods? With one team going home after the results, the pressure is immense. What shock twist will surprise all the teams?

Jenna & Joanna (SA - Group 2)

Gatecrashers from VIC, 'Real Housewives' Angela and Melina, prepare to make their mark in the competition with their Italian inspired cooking. And things get heated as teams deliver their harsh critiques.

Elimination Round: Angela & Melina (VIC - Gatecrashers)

It's second time round for Dan and Steph and they're sticking to what they know best. But will their cooking impress the judges, or will it be overshadowed by the harsh critiques from the other contestants?

Elimination Round: Dan & Steph (QLD - Group 2)

Gatecrashers Kieran and Nastassia host a dinner with a difference. But in this very competitive round, rivalry tips the scales and things get heated as the contestants clash over their harsh critiques.

Elimination Round: Kieran & Nastassia (WA - Gatecrashers)

My Kitchen Rules is an Australian competitive cooking game show broadcast on the Seven Network since 2010. The series is produced by the team who created the Seven reality show My Restaurant Rules, and was put into production based on the success of Network Ten's MasterChef Australia. My Kitchen Rules has just been renewed by the Seven Network for a fifth series.

All Episodes of My Kitchen Rules

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Season 1

Episode 1

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/2010

Episode 2

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/2/2010

Episode 3

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2010

Episode 4

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/2010

Episode 5

Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/2010

Episode 6

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/16/2010

Episode 7

Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/2010

Episode 8

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2010

Episode 9

Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/1/2010

Episode 10

Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/2/2010

Episode 11

Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/8/2010

Episode 12

Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/9/2010

Episode 13

Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/15/2010

Episode 14

Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/2010

Episode 15

Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/22/2010