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United Kingdom Matt Preston is an English-Australian food critic, writer, food journalist, and television and radio presenter, known for his distinguished career in the culinary media.
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Matt Preston serves as an ambassador for SecondBite, a food rescue organization. He is a passionate advocate for ending hunger through his involvement with the organization.
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Jacob's Creek was a partner of MasterChef Australia, a show on which Matt Preston served as a judge. This indicates a commercial backing indirectly associated with Preston's role on the program.
Matt Preston was born in London, UK, on July 21, 1961. He is the son of British naval historian and journalist Antony Preston. He attended Worth School, a Benedictine monastic boarding school, from the age of 11. Preston then pursued higher education at the University of Kent, graduating with a BA Hons in Politics and Government. In his early years in London during the late 1970s, he gained experience as a DJ and punk rock musician. Preston relocated to Australia in October 1993. Initially, he worked as the Australian TV correspondent for IPC Magazines, writing about Australian soap operas for British publications. He also contributed to various Australian trade publications, including Encore, Supermarket News, and Counterpoint.
Preston’s career in food media began in 1996, when he started writing reviews for Inside Melbourne magazine. In February 2000, he transitioned to writing reviews for The Age newspaper. He also became a regular food correspondent for publications such as Taste, MasterChef Magazine, delicious. (where he served as a Senior Editor), Australian Good Taste as a drink reviewer, The Guardian (UK), and Time Out (London). From 2000 to 2009, Preston contributed weekly reviews to The Age’s Epicure section and a weekly column in its A2 section. He also held a senior editor position at Vogue Entertaining & Travel. Preston has authored multiple best-selling cookbooks, including “Cravat-A-Licious” (2009) and “Matt Preston’s 100 Best Recipes” (2012).
From 2009 to 2019, Preston served as a co-host and judge on Network Ten’s MasterChef Australia alongside Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris. During this period, MasterChef Australia won the TV Week Logie for Australia’s Best Reality Series multiple times. He also judged Celebrity MasterChef Australia (2009), Junior MasterChef Australia (2010), and MasterChef Australia All-Stars (2012). In 2013, Preston hosted MasterChef Australia: The Professionals with Marco Pierre White. After leaving MasterChef Australia in 2019, he joined the Seven Network for Plate of Origin in 2020 and My Kitchen Rules in 2022, serving as a judge and co-host. He has also made numerous guest appearances on various Australian television programs and was a radio presenter for Saturday Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne from 2022 to 2024.
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