What happened on TV last night? MasterChef reviewe

What other explanation is there for the choice of "hero ingredients" and some of the brain infarctions featured in the raw food immunity challenge?
The similarities between Mindy's 'beat the (actual) chef' sequel and bun in the oven behaviour provides good viewing but may cause a rash and furry tongue courtesy of a fruit from across the Tasman.

George tempts Mindy with a fake Rolex and the coveted Immunity pin.
After dominating the Mexican challenge like a tourist learning she's been drinking 2-for-1 margaritas when the bar tab arrives at the end of the night, Mindy pulls on the white coat to take another a crack at immunity.
As she struts into the kitchen, Preston applauds her for her perfectly stuffed chillies from Sunday while George opens his coat to flash the pin.

It seems ironic that the day after Kath was sent packing for serving up raw food; Mindy gets to cook for immunity using only uncooked ingredients. Granted Kath was cooking a cake. And raw cakes (for want of a better, technical foodie term) suck.

But Mindy’s raw food sucked too, even if it was – in this case – meant to be raw.

Her kiwi fruit and mango fruit salad with maple syrup and vanilla cream was deemed “terrible” by Gary Mehigan.

Actually, to call it a salad would be an insult to salads. It was basically cut-up fruit – sorry excuse me a Carpaccio – on a plate with some nuts sprinkled on top.

I do the same dish when I’m on duty at my son’s kinder. No nuts though; allergies.

Anyway, it wasn’t just me and Mehigan that thought Mindy’s fruit plate was a pitiful excuse for dessert. The other judges concurred with the assessment, though Matt Preston offered that at least the mango was lovely and ripe.

“And that was made by God,” countered Mehigan in disgust. He’s right, seriously who can stuff up a fruit salad?

Especially one which has been made with coaching from Matt Moran.

She should have listened to Moran when he told her to go easy on the sprinkled nuts.

Though his criticism was indeed warranted, Mehigan seems particularly grumpy this season.