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S2 E8 Episode 8

Food & Cooking

9+

44m

2 Mar 2005

Round one - the restaurants are open and the fight is on. This week the battle hotted up as the first paying customers arrived, and Nathan and Georgia inched closer to their chance at the prize.

Season 2, 32 Episodes

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 1

Our contestants have given up jobs from accounting to marketing to take a tilt at their dream, but some have bitten off more than they can chew.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 2

Half the contestants experienced a first-hand taste of restaurant life at Judge Matt Moran’s restaurant boot camp this week.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 3

With the restaurants opening their doors for their first customers in only two weeks, the contestants are really beginning to feel the heat.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 4

The contestants welcomed their first diners into the restaurants this week as the Bank went touring to assess each contestant on site.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 5

You’re invited to the boy's backyard-inspired instant restaurant of Adelaide pub mates, Tim and Kyle, who are ready to make their mark. But on the sidelines, it’s anything but a friendly game.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 6

The contestants took their new restaurants for a test drive this week, with each team hosting a dinner for their supporters.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 7

After weeks of painstaking preparation, each restaurant launched with a glamorous bang this week.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 8

Round one - the restaurants are open and the fight is on. This week the battle hotted up as the first paying customers arrived, and Nathan and Georgia inched closer to their chance at the prize.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 9

They might have survived the first day, but turmoil reigned in the restaurants this week. Perhaps the contestants should be judged on their refereeing skills as the kitchens turn into war zones.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 10

Surprise restaurant visits were the order of the week, with Dicko, the judges, and Nathan and Georgia making their rounds of the restaurants.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 11

From what the judges had seen so far, the MRR restaurants were doing reasonably well. Sure, they’d seen weak points, and perhaps some mistakes; but nothing prepared them for what they found in Melbourne.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 12

The restaurants had the weight of the world on their shoulders over the last two weeks. Judges were reviewing, nominations were threatening and customers were queuing.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 13

Melbourne and Perth have been nominated and now they’re dealing with why it happened and how to save themselves. The first battle of the series is on, and the gloves are off.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 14

The knife is high and ready to fall on either Rob and Dan in Melbourne or Sandy and Andre in Perth.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 15

Perth and Melbourne teeter on a knife-edge as the shadow of the first elimination looms closer.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 16

Dan and Rob have handed their Melbourne restaurant, Two Words, over to Nathan and Georgia as Australia decided that Sandy and Andre should continue running The Mint Leaf in Perth.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 17

Perth chefs Shane and Bilbo have shocked The Mint Leaf team in Perth with their sudden "us or them" resignation.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 18

The secret is out! The identity of the Secret Reviewer is none other than John Lethlean, leading food critic for The Age newspaper and Gourmet Traveller magazine.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 19

The Secret Reviewer, John Lethlean, continued his tasting espionage this week, visiting Sydney and Perth, but with kinder comments than the fishy ones from the last episode.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 20

Emotions started to steam as the news hit that the Secret Reviewer had nominated three teams for possible elimination: Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 21

All five teams are in survival mode this week; even Sydney and Adelaide got in on the action.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 22

The tension of the past week has taken a large toll on all the nominated teams, in the most emotional announcement yet.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 23

The remaining four female contestants have been on tour to each restaurant and are scoring each restaurant except their own. With nomination at stake, the ladies are playing a dicey game of truth and strategy.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 24

Bella, Justine, Francesca and Georgia continued their peer reviews this week, getting a real taste for the opposition and casting their final votes.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 25

The friendly rivalry between the couples has taken a bitter turn, with Brisbane bearing the brunt of the animosity from the other states after the girls’ tour of each restaurant.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 26

After the toughest week of campaigning of the series, announcements are met with cheers reminiscent of a European football grand final and sombre silence elsewhere.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 27

Each of the three remaining restaurants received a letter advising them that Judges Matt and Pat would be returning to their restaurants to conduct the final review that will determine which teams will be nominated.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 28

The Pink Salt and Whisk teams have previously survived eliminations and both are now experienced contenders.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 29

The contestants were reeling in the aftermath of the girls’ less than ladylike revelations in the Brisbane hotel room during their review tour.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 30

Each of the Sydney and Melbourne teams battled exhaustion and frustration over the past week of campaigning.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 31

Sydney and Adelaide were at full boil this week, with only days left before the announcement that each couple has waited months to hear.

My Restaurant Rules Australia - Episode 32

Both teams have performed consistently throughout the competition, but ultimately the Australian public decided who should rule.

Details

My Restaurant Rules Australia

Food & Cooking

9+

2 Seasons

40m

MRR gives 5 couples the chance to own a restaurant. The couples must build and run the restaurant to survive in the competition. After the opening of the restaurants, the competition judges will visit each restaurant and submit a review.

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