Crowned the youngest ever winners of MasterChef, self-taught cooking sensations, Karena and Kasey Bird, are taking on the world one plate at a time!

In this exciting series, Kasey and Karena, who have barely traveled in their own country, let alone the rest of the world, embark on an epic 10-stop tour around the globe. From destinations in Asia, Europe, the Pacific, and the Americas, the sisters gain fresh insight into indigenous cultures and cuisines and are challenged to bring their unique style of cuisine to different cultures.

Titles include:

Korea
Karena and Kasey head to Seoul, South Korea, home to one of the most popular, on trend cuisines in the world.
The girls are taken out to try traditional Korean BBQ and a sing along. The Maketu sisters then split up, where one heads to the hills and has a lesson with a kimchi Master while the other eats her way around the famous Gwangjang Market. At the end of the week the girls find themselves showcasing Kiwi-Korean fusion cuisine to an elite group of foodies.

Italy
Karena and Kasey are in the beautiful Rome and are learning how to eat like a Roman. From Pasta Masters, to finding out all about making traditional Italian dishes, to being hand fed Tripe, Rome is a city of discovery. But it’s not all about the food as they head to Monte Cassino to visit the graves and battle-grounds where their whakaapa fought and lost their lives. At the end of the week Karena and Kasey are tasked to cook a three course dinner for the Ambassador and a group of VIP guests. But have they bitten off more than they can chew?

India
This week Karena and Kasey get an assault on the senses as they experience a food tour like no other on the streets of Old Delhi, India. In the spiritual mecca, the girls visit a Sikh temple that feeds up to 10,000 people a day and end up in Rajasthan facing their hardest challenge to date…making appetizers for an Indian wedding!
             
Vietnam
Regarded to be one of the most popular cuisines in the world, Karena and Kasey arrive in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi and there’s no mucking around as they are in search of the famous street food. They then head to beautiful Hoi An, where they meet one of Vietnam’s most famous chefs and prepare for their trickiest challenge which will be their most rewarding so far.

USA
This week Karena and Kasey are in LA, a city that is known for starting trends, from food trucks to veganism to celebrity chefs and that’s exactly what they will be discovering. And there’s no taxi’s or tsk tug’s for these two as it’s a Mustang convertible to get around in the city of Angels. Their challenge… taking over a food truck and catering an ANZAC function for 500+ people.

China
Karena and Kasey hit Shanghai and waste no time in sampling some local delicacies, and while doing so bump into a kiwi cooking idol of theirs and end up on a crazy food tour like no other. They then head to Nan Xiang, the home of the famous soup dumplings and get some one-on-one time with a dumpling master. It’s back to Shanghai where they have to cater a spring lunch at NZ House.

Indonesia
Karena and Kasey head to the Indonesian capital of Jakarta to learn about one of the most miss-understood cuisines. They get to taste the joys of eating at a Padang restaurant and then head to Banding, known as the Paris of Java, to sample what’s offered in street food cuisine and meet celebrity chef, Bandung Bob. The week finishes back in Jakarta with a glitzy function for the who’s who of the Indonesian food scene.

Chile
Karena and Kasey land in Chile’s capital, Santiago, where Karena meets two Chef’s from acclaimed restaurant Peumayen who show her how Chilean cuisine is moving forward by going back to it’s ancestral past. Kasey heads to the port town of Valparaiso, home of the famous seafood market and she tracks down the infamous ‘caudillo de congrio’ dish. For their final Challenge they travel to the island of Chiloe where some say the ‘Hangi’ originated from and cook for a group of local Huilliche-Mapuche people.


Japan
Karena and Kasey land in the food mecca of Tokyo and find themselves being auctioned off for a charity. In the city that boasts the most Michelin stars in the world, the sisters start tasting some serious dishes, from the best Ramen in Japan to a 20-course kaiseki lunch and Michelin star sushi. But it’s their final night that see’s them pushed to their limits as they’re in a working kitchen feeding hungry guests who won their services in the ‘Support our Kids’ charity auction.

New Caledonia
In their final destination, Karena and Kasey are in the Pacific visiting New Zealand’s closest neighbor, New Caledonia. It’s a perfect foodie fusion between Pacific island produce and French cooking techniques. Where else can you eat pastries, baguette’s, snails and cheese under palm trees beside crystal clear waters. One of the sisters gets a one-on-one lesson with one of the islands top chefs, while the other heads to the beautiful Isle des Pins. After learning all about sustainability of the ocean, the girls get cooking, hoping to impress a group of savvy New Caledonian foodies.