Masterchef Australia: The Professionals

This is the best cooking competition I've ever seen on TV. The contestants are true professionals in every sense: they are able to get through extremely tough challenges (probably the toughest ever seen on TV) and they don't damage their hard-earned reputation with silly dramas. This is a competition of skill without intrigues and personal attacks.

The judges are simply excellent; Marco White shines with an almost overpowering charisma and command, and Matt Preston firmly controls the show's direction with his experienced criticism and his great smile.

But the most important aspect is the *respect* the judges and the show in general is offering to the contestants and ultimately the viewer: no editing of scenes; no focus on smirks or silly sound effects to mock one's words; no sarcasm or disrespect to any dish. It is a huge contrast against Marco White's famous apprentice who has convinced so many people that a failed dish is grounds for humiliating a human being.

10/10. This show has turned Australia as a candidate for next summer's travel.