Callum Hann is the Runner-Up of MasterChef Australia Season 2, the winner of All-Stars, & a contestant on Season 12 & 17. He is placed 4th on Season 12.
Biography[]
Retrieved from 10play.com.au
Season 2[]
Callum Hann was a student before he took a leap of faith and applied for MasterChef Australia, in the hope to completely transform his career.[1]
Season 12[]
Finishing just one spot shy of victory in the MasterChef kitchen in 2010 after cooking Peter Gilmore’s infamous snow egg, Adelaide’s Callum Hann has returned for another chance at winning the ultimate prize. It was a big decision for the chef, author and passionate cooking school owner, who late last year welcomed his first child, daughter Elle, with wife Crystal.
Following his first appearance in the kitchen, Callum returned home and soon opened Sprout Cooking School. Drawing inspiration from his Barossa Valley heritage and the best produce South Australia has to offer, the interactive cooking school was followed by Sprout Health Studio in 2015, Sprout Training in 2017, and Dietary Hawk in 2018.[2]
Season 17[]
Slipping back into the cut and thrust of the MasterChef Australia competition will be muscle memory for Callum Hann, who hopes that this is his time to lay claim to the prestigious title.
Having last graced the kitchen in 2020’s Back To Win season, Callum has since opened two new restaurants in the heart of Adelaide, Olive and Roma.
An accomplished businessman and passionate advocate for food education and sustainability, Callum’s long-running cooking school, Sprout, has also grown in recent years, adding more classes to its purpose-built teaching space. With three cookbooks to his name, Callum is kept busy with cooking demonstrations and appearances, as well as regular television and radio duties.
Callum admits that despite his vast experience in the MasterChef Australia kitchen, there will definitely be nerves. The way he sees it, it means he cares. With a healthy appreciation of the pressure of cooking against the clock, Callum’s strategy will see him fast out of the gates in any challenge, allowing himself time to review and edit.
Callum looks forward to being fully ‘in the moment’ as he dives back into competitive cooking. To be in an environment to absorb so much information is a rare privilege, and one he is incredibly grateful for. Expect him to leave nothing in the tank any time he steps up to cook.
With his love of food first stemming from caring for his family as a young man after the passing of his father, Callum is now delighted that he gets to share the joy of cooking with his own children, Elle, 5 and Henry, 2 whom he shares with wife Crystal.
Thoughtful, fun and focussed, Callum is Back To Win and poised to give it his all to lift the coveted trophy as 2025’s MasterChef Australia champ.[3]
Trivia[]
- He, Chris, Dani, Hayden, & Poh are the first Australian contestants to compete in 3 seasons.
- He is the first returning contestant in MasterChef History to compete in 4 seasons.
Season 2[]
- At 20, he is the youngest contestant of the season.
- He, Fiona, Joanne, & Matthew won the first Mystery Box Challenge of the season.
All-Stars[]
- At 22, he is the youngest contestant of the season.
Season 12[]
- He is the first contestant to win an Immunity Challenge.
References[]
| MasterChef Australia Season 2 |
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| Judges |
| Gary Mehigan • George Calombaris • Matt Preston |
| Contestants |
| Daniel Aulsebrook • Jake Bujayer • Matthew Caldicott • Sarah Carmichael • Dominic Corrigan • Skye Craig • Jonathan Daddia • Adele Fragnito • Marion Grasby • Callum Hann • Aaron Harvie • Devon Headland • Fiona Inglis • Carrie Johnston • Peter Kritikides • Adam Liaw • Kate Nugara • Alvin Quah • Sharnee Rawson • Courtney Roulston • Jimmy Seervai • Philip Vakos • Claire Winton Burn • Joanne Zalm |