Gareth Whitton - DESSERT MASTERS - Winners Chat

On today’s episode of TV Reload I am joined by Gareth Whitton who was the winner from Dessert Masters Australia for 2023. The spin off from MasterChef Australia finished a few weeks ago and I have been looking forward to sharing this exciting look back at his time on the show. Gareth is a chef with 18 years experience. After working in some of the world’s best restaurants, he started baking tarts at home during Melbourne’s COVID-19 lockdown.  Quickly, his neighbours (and shortly the whole of Melbourne) were lining up to taste his delicious goods. Which soon evolved into the opening of two ‘Tarts Anon’ locations.   Which… landed him a role as a guest judge on Masterchef Australia in 2022 and the opportunity to compete for the bragging rights of the dessert world in this latest televised competition.  I will find out about his relationship with the competition and why he thinks keeping it simple at times helped him win. Garath will talk about the effect COVID had on the cooking world and why he felt disillusioned by the whole industry.  If you have wondered what kind of preparation and planning goes into these cooking shows. Gareth will also share what dishes he already locked in prior to filming the series.  Plus we will get plenty of exclusives from behind the scenes of ‘Dessert Masters’ Which is still available to watch on Ten Play if you missed any of the delicious episodes.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.