Vi ie
Gibaldi
wi s
‘Maste Chef
Aust alia’
2026.
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c edit:
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Afte
a
th illi g
fi ale
with
edge-of-you -seat
mome ts,
Vi ie
Gibaldi
has
bee
c ow ed
the
wi e
of
‘Maste Chef
Aust alia’
fo
2026.
The
egiste ed
u se-tu ed-chef
wo
the
p ize
mo ey
of
AUD
250,000,
defeati g
the
cha te ed
accou ta t-tu ed-chef
Pet o
Papathomas.
Fo
the
p estigious
title,
the
co testa ts
competed
i
ot
o e
but
two
p essu e
tests;
the
wi e
ea ed
80
poi ts
while
the
u e -up
fi ished
at
67
poi ts.He e’s
a
close
look
at
Vi ie
Gibaldi
wi i g
2026
‘Maste Chef
Aust alia.’
Vi ie
Gibaldi
exp essed
his
g atitude
fo
the
‘Maste Chef
Aust alia’
title
Despite
faci g
mishaps
while
cooki g
du i g
the
p essu e
tests,
Vi ie
Gibaldi
emai ed
calm
a d
focused
o
his
dish.
With
a
tumultuous
ide
du i g
the
fi ale,
he
fi ally
held
the
t ophy
i
his
ha ds.
“I
do ’t
eally
have
a y
wo ds
to
be
ho est;
I
feel
like
that’s
just
i sa e!
I
could ’t
have
imagi ed
it
f om
the
fi st
day,
but
I
am
so,
so
g ateful
fo
absolutely
eve ythi g
that
I
have
expe ie ced
he e,
all
the
f ie ds
that
I
have
made,
all
the
people
I’ve
met
a d
just
how
fa
I’ve
come.
I
could ’t
have
do e
it
without
all
the
suppo t
f om
eve yo e,”
he
said,
pe
Va iety
Aust alia.As
fo
Pet o
Papathomas,
he
fell
sho t
of
the
wi
by
a
ha dful
of
poi ts.
“I’m
eally
happy
fo
Vi ie;
he’s
wo ked
eally
ha d,
a d
he
dese ves
it.
I’m
ve y
p oud
of
what
I’ve
do e
th oughout
the
competitio ;
I
just
missed
the
ma k
today,”
he
exp essed.
What
happe ed
du i g
the
‘Maste Chef
Aust alia’
fi ale?
With
40
poi ts
to
g ab,
the
‘Supe sta
Myste y
Box’
was
the
fi st
p essu e
test
fo
the
co testa ts.
Papathomas
decided
to
make
desse t,
i cludi g
a
ta t
with
Sichua
ca amel
a d
chocolate
c ème
diplomat
with
lemo
zest,
with
f ied
a tichoke
c isps.
Howeve ,
o e
of
his
ta t
shells
was
ove cooked,
leavi g
a
hi t
of
bitte ess.Mea while,
Vi ie
Gibaldi
chose
to
cook
duck,
alo g
with
elevated
fish,
topped
with
a
spicy-sweet
glaze,
Je usalem
a tichoke
g ati ,
a d
sage
oil.
Howeve ,
his
duck
was
also
ove cooked.
Without
pa icki g,
he
flipped
the
dish
at
the
last
mome t
by
ditchi g
the
g ati
a d
bala ci g
the
dish
with
lea
fish,
pe
Yahoo
Lifestyle.
He
made
Je usalem
a tichoke
pu ee
with
a
cavolo
e o
salsa
to
pai
with
it.
Whe
Pet o
ea ed
32
poi ts,
Vi ie
g abbed
37
poi ts.Past y
chef
Che ish
Fi de
set
the
ext
challe ge.
The
co testa ts
had
five
hou s
to
eplicate
th ee
of
he
petit
gateaux
fo
a
Chi ese
afte oo
tea
decade ce.
Both
had
to
make
the
ma da i
o a ge
dishes,
which
i cluded
tige
spo ge,
o a ge
ma malade
a d
chocolate-o a ge
mousse.
The
seco d
dish
was
a
fi ec acke
featu i g
ma go
compote,
coco ut
dacquoise,
a d
me i gue.
The
fi al
dish
featu ed
a
black
sesame
teapot.Vi ie
a d
Pet o
made
tech ical
mistakes
fo
the
challe ge
that
had
50
poi ts
up
fo
g abs.
Gibaldi,
who
slightly
mis ead
the
ecipe,
ove cooked
his
cheesecake
a d
the
cu d
–
esulti g
i
the
black
sesame
teapot
bei g
de se.
As
fo
Pet o,
he
accide tally
skipped
the
page.
His
ma da i
compo e t
was
ove whipped,
a d
the
fi ec acke
had
a
u pleasa t
taste.Vi ie
Gibaldi
wo
p ize
mo ey
of
AUD
250,000,
whe eas
Pet o
Papathomas
ea ed
AUD
40,000.
The
seco d
u e -up
was
Aa o
Khe ,
who
eceived
AUD
10,000.
