Lebanese Australian wins MasterChef Australia 2019

Larissa Takchi, a 22-year-old Lebanese-Australian restaurant manager born and raised in Sydney, has won the 2019 MasterChef Australia title, making her the youngest winner ever of the TV show.

Larissa is a self-taught cook with the help of her mother, and the young chef reportedly almost backed down from the finale if it wasn’t for mom’s support. She ended up scoring an impressive 85/90 in the grand finale.

She earned a score of 85/90 while her opponents Tessa Boersma finished in second place with 77/90 and Simon Toohey scored 65/90.