Melanie, 37, was married for 12 years to a chef who dominated their kitchen. 'I didn't cook at all during that time', she says. 'He just did it all. When we split up, I had to start cooking for myself and my two children. I found that not only could I cook, but I was pretty good at it too.

'When I was married I only had four dishes to my name. Now I have hundreds and I realise what fun I missed out on'.

James, a 36-year-old jazz musician, was a notoriously bad eater. Tomato sauce on pasta was about as extravagant as he got. 'I'd never had an interest in food until I met Melanie', he says. 'I was like, 'Can you deep fry that?' Being a musician, a lot of the eating I did was between one and three in the morning'.

My Kitchen Rules Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - Artie and Johnny (QLD)
• s02e02 - Kane and Lee (VIC)
• s02e03 - Sammy and Bella (NSW)
• s02e04 - Donna and Reade (SA)
• s02e05 - Melanie and James (TAS)
• s02e06 - Daniela and Stefania (WA)
• s02e07 - Mal and Bec (QLD)
• s02e08 - Kelly and Ash (VIC)
• s02e09 - Esther and Ali (TAS)
• s02e10 - Bill and Alex (NSW)
• s02e11 - Anne-Marie and Nick (SA)
• s02e12 - Kerry and Holly (WA)
• s02e13 - People's Choice Challenge: Street Party
• s02e14 - Kitchen Cook-Off
• s02e15 - Sudden Death Cook-Off
• s02e16 - People's Choice Challenge: Channel 7 Studios Breakfast
• s02e17 - Kitchen Cook-Off
• s02e18 - Sudden Death Cook-Off 2
• s02e19 - People's Choice Challenge: Children's Festival
• s02e20 - Kitchen Cook-Off
• s02e21 - Sudden Death Cook-Off 3
• s02e22 - People's Choice Challenge: Outdoor Picnic
• s02e23 - Kitchen Cook-Off
• s02e24 - Sudden Death Cook-Off 4
• s02e25 - The Northern Territory adventure: Round One
• s02e26 - The Northern Territory adventure: Round Two
• s02e27 - The Northern Territory adventure: Round Three
• s02e28 - Urban Challenge: Chinese Cuisine
• s02e29 - Kitchen Cook-Off
• s02e30 - Sudden Death Cook-Off 5
• s02e31 - Finals: Round One
• s02e32 - Finals: Round Two
• s02e33 - Grand Final

My Kitchen Rules Show Summary

Teams of two from across Australia compete to determine who makes the best meal. The teams prepare three-course meals and score one another's dishes. Celebrity chefs Pete Evans and Manu Feildel also judge the meals. The low-scoring teams are eliminated throughout the competition with the eventual winning pair earning a AU$250,000 grand prize.