Episodes
Episode 1
September 28, 2026
Season 16 kicks off in Queensland, where mum and daughter team Krysten and Lucy, aim to impress with some great home-cooking.
Episode 2
September 29, 2026
Best mates Angus and Simon host Adelaide's 'Last Orders' Instant Restaurant, serving elevated pub classics in a bid to top the leaderboard.
Episode 3
October 5, 2026
SA’s Classy Bogans Alisha & Deanne are keen to prove they can cook at their Instant Restaurant ‘Hot Mess’. Will they silence their critics with some homestyle favourites?
Episode 4
October 6, 2026
The competition travels to Melbourne, where loved-up couple Tiffany and Giancarlo aim to prove their Italian family recipes can top their competition
Episode 5
October 7, 2026
Tonight we’re in Melbourne, as Filipino pride is on the line for nurses Mary and Golden who hope to impress with a traditional Filipino feast.
Episode 6
October 12, 2026
After talking a big game, can food stylist and husband Jane and Shane impress with their divisive menu and avoid elimination?
Episode 7
October 13, 2026
It’s a new round as WA’s mother and son Gatecrasher team Sheridan and Ted take on an ambitious menu.
Episode 8
October 19, 2026
The second round of Instant Restaurants continues as QLD’s mum and daughter duo Krysten and Lucy fight for redemption, while the Gatecrashers shake up the competition.
Episode 9
October 20, 2026
Tonight we’re in Sydney as hipster mates Harrison and Oliver hope to impress with heartfelt recipes inspired by their families.
Episode 10
October 26, 2026
Tonight we’re in Adelaide where Classy Bogans Alisha & Deanne are hungry for some home-cooked redemption.
Episode 11
October 27, 2026
We’re in Adelaide for bets mates Angus and Simon’s second Instant Restaurant. Can they deliver three perfect courses and shake up the competition?
Episode 12
November 2, 2026
It’s the final Instant Restaurant of the round as Zoe and Zac fight to avoid elimination and earn their place at Kitchen HQ.
Episode 13
November 3, 2026
It’s a night of MKR firsts in Kitchen HQ for the inaugural Fast & Slow Challenge where they must cook for each other and critique face to face.
Episode 14
November 9, 2026
Two of the competition’s strongest teams find themselves at Kitchen HQ in the first elimination cook-off. Who will continue in the competition and who will be eliminated?
Episode 15
November 10, 2026
Six teams remain in KHQ to cook from a list of International Cuisines, but there are two that the teams are keen to avoid.
