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| Professional Masterchef winner is crowned | Professional Masterchef winner is crowned |
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| Australian chef Ash Mair has been crowned the winner of this year's MasterChef: The Professionals series. | Australian chef Ash Mair has been crowned the winner of this year's MasterChef: The Professionals series. |
| The 34-year-old beat fellow finalists Steve Barringer and Claire Hutchings to take the prize in the BBC show. | The 34-year-old beat fellow finalists Steve Barringer and Claire Hutchings to take the prize in the BBC show. |
| Their final task was to cook for more than 30 Michelin star chefs and prepare a three-course meal for judges Michel Roux Junior and Gregg Wallace. | Their final task was to cook for more than 30 Michelin star chefs and prepare a three-course meal for judges Michel Roux Junior and Gregg Wallace. |
| "When my name was announced as the winner I was in shock. I think I was hit with every emotion," Mair said. | |
| The chef chose a starter of monkfish tail, a main course of lamb and a Spanish bread and butter pudding for his menu. | The chef chose a starter of monkfish tail, a main course of lamb and a Spanish bread and butter pudding for his menu. |
| "Ash is a supreme talent. He pushes himself to the absolute limit, and always delivers," said Roux. | "Ash is a supreme talent. He pushes himself to the absolute limit, and always delivers," said Roux. |
| "Ash has got the gift, the gift of culinary genius. His food is outstanding." | "Ash has got the gift, the gift of culinary genius. His food is outstanding." |
| Wallace agreed, saying the chef had "given me some of the best food I have ever tasted". | Wallace agreed, saying the chef had "given me some of the best food I have ever tasted". |
| This series of Masterchef: The Professionals, which saw Sean Pertwee replace India Fisher as the show's narrator, has attracted an average of audience of more than three million viewers. | |
| The popular show remained in a primetime evening slot, as opposed to the celebrity version of the show, which was moved to daytime TV earlier this year and was viewed by an audience of 1.04 million. | The popular show remained in a primetime evening slot, as opposed to the celebrity version of the show, which was moved to daytime TV earlier this year and was viewed by an audience of 1.04 million. |