Produced under licence from FremantleMedia Enterprises and now in its second year, this ultimate foodie event will run from 7-9th October at the Royal Hall of Industries & Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park. The event will provide foodies the opportunity to cook, learn and shop while mingling with their favourite MasterChef chefs, judges and contestants.

The star line-up for MasterChef Live 2011 includes judges Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris; top chefs Peter Gilmore, Peter Kuravita, Kylie Kwong, Colin Fassnidge, Vincent Gadan and Adriano Zumbo, well known cook Anna Gare and more; as well as many of the MasterChef contestants.

MasterChef Live 2011 includes:

Hands on cooking schools, including:
-Knife Skills with Cooking for Blokes
-The Art of Flambe with Cheeky Food Group's 100-person cooking school
-Working with Pastry with Vincent Gadan, Patisse
-Sushi hand rolls with Zushi
-Artisan Baking with Brasserie Bread
-Kids Pantry/Junior MasterChef Zone for budding cheflings
-Modern induction cooking with Jacques Reymond and Alvin Quah in the De Dietrich Cooking School

Learn:
-Interactive MasterClasses with chefs and MasterChef contestants
- For the real low down on life in the kitchen, aspiring cooks can join chefs for intimate Q&A sessions (HOW TO? And GRILL A CHEF) and pick up tips from the professionals in person
-Book signings and autographs with chefs and contestants
-Wine & Gourmet Food Matching Sessions: Great food deserves great wine; Hardy's will lead essential lessons on matching wine with gourmet food

-Australian Certified Organic Market: Australia's only certified organic market gives foodies the chance to taste and buy a delicious array of organic food and drinks. Plus join the organic MasterClasses for Q&As with chefs, nutritionists and growers to discover why fresh, local, and certified organic is the way to go - and grow! (Good for the kids too, with a junior organic section)

Shop:

MasterChef Live will offer hundreds of stalls; allowing foodies to shop for all of the amazing ingredients and cookware needed to become a MasterChef at home. Exhibitors include:

-Laucke Flour (bread-baking demonstrations then buy the kit to do-it-yourself at home)
-Misschu serving and demonstrating her famous hand-made Asian finger food
-Maggie Beer's gorgeous gourmet range of soups and sauces
-Sticky creating its making its famous hard rock candy at its stand
-Birch & Waite showcasing its range of delicious condiments and dips
-Sonoma Bakery retailing their famous bread
-Flying Fish's popular sauces, pickles and condiments
-Adriano Zumbo and his fabulous macarons