Melissa Leong

Melissa Leong
Born1982 (age 41–42)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Food writer
  • food critic
  • television presenter
  • cookbook editor
  • radio broadcaster
  • marketer
Television
Spouse
Joe Jones
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(m. 2017; sep. 2020)​
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Melissa Leong (born 1982)[2] is an Australian freelance food writer, food critic, television host, radio broadcaster, cookbook editor and marketer.[3] She is currently a judge on Network 10's Dessert Masters alongside Amaury Guichon and was previously a judge on MasterChef Australia from 2020 to 2023, alongside Andy Allen and Jock Zonfrillo.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "A life in travel: MasterChef Australia judge Melissa Leong". NZ Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. ^ Watson, Meg (13 May 2020). "Melissa Leong on MasterChef, diversity and tabloids: 'I will never, ever let this stuff shake me'". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2020.