Andy Allen (chef)

Andrew Peter Allen (born 30 April 1988) is an Australian chef, notable for winning the fourth season of MasterChef Australia in 2012. 
Before winning MasterChef, Allen was an electrician.

MasterChef Australia 

Allen competed in the fourth season of MasterChef Australia. After making it to the final, Allen beat fellow finalists Audra Morrice and Julia Taylor in a three-way contest. Facing only Taylor for the final two rounds, Allen won with a score of 76 to Taylor's 68.

He returned in the eleventh season as a professional Secret Chef, and lost to Sandeep by a perfect score, 30, in an Immunity Pin Challenge. His score was kept secret, but was revealed on Facebook to be 24.

In October 2019, he was announced as one of three of the new MasterChef judges who will replace George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston. He becomes the third former contestant and winner worldwide to become a regular judge, after former MasterChef USA winner Christine Ha became a regular judge for MasterChef Vietnam. The second was Claudia Sandoval. She went on to be a regular judge for MasterChef Latino.

Personal life 
Allen is an electrician by occupation and is a basketball player with the Maitland Mustangs. He also volunteered to work on extensions to his local basketball stadium. 

Allen's father Peter is a teacher at Bolwarra Public School, and is also the primary cricket convenor for the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association. Allen's mother was also a teacher for East Maitland Public School.

Allen also appeared in an episode of MasterChef Australia All-Stars in August 2012..

Career

Allen has pursued a career in the Hospitality industry and has opened a restaurant, Three Blue Ducks, Rosebery. The restaurant is situated in Rosebery, Sydney. It is about 6 kilometres from Sydney CBD.. He is currently a One Hat Chef.

References

Category:Participants in Australian reality television series
Category:Reality cooking competition winners
Category:Living people
Category:Australian television chefs
Category:MasterChef Australia
Category:1988 births
Category:People from Maitland, New South Wales