Murray River provides all the right ingredients for MasterChef Australia
Murray Regional Tourism (MRT) is excited the Murray region’s exceptional food, wine and local produce will feature in two upcoming episodes of Australia’s most loved food and cooking show, MasterChef Australia, on June 18 and June 20.
The program’s regular culinary kings, George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston joined the show’s contestants and high profile UK chef, Heston Blumenthall in the Swan Hill and Mildura Wentworth regions to make gastronomic magic using local produce in the much anticipated “Heston Week.”
Airing on Channel TEN on Sunday, 18 June, the episode filmed in Swan Hill features the Pioneer Settlement, while the Mildura Wentworth episode that was filmed predominantly at Murray River Salt’s harvest site will air on Tuesday, 20 June.
MRT CEO, Mark Francis said the episodes showcase local produce in the region.
“We are so pleased to have been involved in the process of securing MasterChef to film two episodes in the Murray.
“The episodes take viewers on a fantastic foodie adventure showcasing our outstanding produce and profiling local businesses to the whole of Australia which is a fantastic result for the local tourism industry.
“The Murray is Australia’s food bowl, providing an abundance of wonderful and unique culinary experiences for visitors to the region, which along with Agri tourism has long been, and continues to be a focus for MRT.
Viewers tuning in will be exposed to the exotic tastes of the Murray and the spectacular scenery along the legendary river.
To leverage the Swan Hill and Mildura Wentworth MasterChef episodes, MRT has secured a partnership with Hotels Combined offering visitors hot winter food and wine deals.
To see the Murray on MasterChef, be watching Channel TEN at 7:30pm on Sunday, 18 June and Tuesday, 20 June.
Be a part of the action, and book your MasterChef hot deal for winter by visiting www.visitthemurray.com.au/deals.
MRT works in partnership with Visit Victoria, Destination New South Wales and 13 local government areas and regional tourism associations to drive the development of the tourism industry within the Murray region.