A still from the new Masterchef promotion.
By Nancy Lee. First published in Daily Life. April 2013 - The upcoming new series of MasterChef Australia is a groundbreaking examination of gender politics in the kitchen. In the new promo, this year's contestants are resplendent in baby pink and powder blue. They are partaking in the battle of the sexes - the final frontier of humanity. A particularly astute contestant observes: "If you look at all the top chefs in the world, they have one thing in common: they're all men." A sassy lady counters with, "Women can multitask!" as she sprouts extra limbs (we are also witches, obviously). Let me give you a moment to bang your head against the wall/scream into your pillow.
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