Kate Bracks

Australian reality television cook

Kate Bracks
Born	Katherine Jane Pickett 1974 (age 49–50) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Cook
Predecessor	Adam Liaw
Successor	Andy Allen
Spouse	Luke Bracks
Children	3
Awards	Winner, MasterChef Australia

Katherine Jane Bracks (née Pickett) is an Australian reality television cook. She is the winner of the third series of MasterChef Australia.^[1]

Bracks, mother of three children, was previously a school teacher.^[2] She lives in Orange, New South Wales and attends Orange Evangelical Church.^[3] While on the show, Bracks refused to call the Dalai Lama "Your Holiness", saying that "My belief is that God is the only one that is perfectly holy."^[4] Her stance attracted media attention in India.^[5]

Released a cook book in 2012: The Sweet Life: Desserts from Australia's MasterChef.^[6]

After two years, when she had fulfilled her contractual obligations, Bracks returned to her work as a teacher.^[7]

References

^ Byrnes, Holly (8 August 2011). "Kate Bracks of Orange in NSW wins MasterChef in 2011". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
^ Kate Bracks, MasterChef profile.
^ Prisk, Tracey (11 May 2011). "Kate's in the master mix". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
^ Byrnes, Holly (15 July 2011). "A Dalai Lama dilemma for MasterChef contestant Kate". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
^ "Dalai Lama 'not holy enough' for Oz MasterChef contestant". The Indian Express. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
^ "Sweet life". 3 April 2012.
^ Wanis, Belinda (25 December 2021). "MasterChef Australia winners: Here's where they all are now". Yahoo!. Retrieved 20 June 2022.