Just a day after her tense exchange with judge Jock Zonfrillo on MasterChef, contestant Laura Sharrad seemed to have shrugged the entire incident off.
The 24-year-old MasterChef: Back to Win hopeful was spotted sitting outside her restaurant in Adelaide on Friday.
Sitting alongside her husband, fellow chef Max Sharrad, Laura seemed relaxed and happy as the couple chatted with two male friends.
Feeling good: Just a day after her tense exchange with judge Jock Zonfrillo on MasterChef, contestant Laura Sharrad (pictured) seemed to have shrugged the entire incident off
The smiling star was seemingly taking a break from working in the kitchen while still wearing her green apron over the top of her black T-shirt.
Laura kept warm with a puffer jacket, which she had draped over her shoulders.
Her shoulder-length brown hair was parted in the middle and tied back in a low bun, and she appeared fresh-faced.
All smiles: The 24-year-old MasterChef: Back to Win hopeful was spotted sitting outside her restaurant in Adelaide on Friday
Break time: The smiling star was seemingly taking a break from working in the kitchen, and wore a pine green apron on top of her black T-shirt
Laura and her husband run their own restaurant, Nido Bar and Pasta, which they opened last year.
After placing runner-up in MasterChef back in 2014, Laura went on to work as a pastry chef at Jock’s award-winning restaurant, Orana.
And while Laura has cemented her position as MasterChef’s resident pasta queen, Jock, 43, wasn’t enthused about her dish during Thursday’s immunity challenge.
Entrepreneurs: Laura and her husband run their own restaurant, Nido Bar and Pasta, which they opened last year
High profile gig: After placing runner-up in MasterChef back in 2014, Laura went on to work as a pastry chef at Jock’s award-winning restaurant, Orana
The two had a heated exchange after she told him she was making a roast pumpkin and garlic tortellini with ricotta, brown butter and sage.
Jock made his opinion of the dish perfectly known when he described Laura’s meal as a ‘yawnfest’.
‘A pumpkin-filled tortellini, how many times do you go to a restaurant and you are so disappointed by that dish?’ he continued.
Unimpressed: While Laura has cemented her position as MasterChef’s resident pasta queen, Jock, 43, wasn’t enthused about her dish during Thursday’s immunity challenge
Time out: Sitting alongside her husband, fellow chef Max Sharrad, Laura seemed relaxed and happy as the couple chatted with two male friends
Seemingly fired up by his response, Laura hit back: ‘Well, the only time I eat it, Jock, is in my restaurant, and I’m not disappointed by it.’
Jock warned her, ‘If it’s rubbish, I’ll tell you,’ but Laura was unfazed by his threat.
Despite fans claiming Laura and Jock’s shared history makes her a ‘favourite’ to win, she maintains that isn’t true.
Creative differences: Laura and Jock had a heated exchange after she told him she was making a roast pumpkin and garlic tortellini with ricotta, brown butter and sage
Doing it tough: In an interview with TV WEEK last month, Laura claimed she actually has it tougher than the other contestants on the show amid reports of favouritism
‘A pumpkin-filled tortellini, how many times do you go to a restaurant and you are so disappointed by that dish?’ MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo told Laura
In an interview with TV WEEK last month, Laura claimed she actually has it tougher than the other contestants on the show.
‘Because I worked in Jock’s restaurant Orana for two years, people think I’m a favourite,’ she told the publication.
‘If anything, it’s the opposite. I have it harder because Jock knows my food very well. Unless I plate up perfection, he makes it very well known.’
‘I have it harder because Jock knows my food very well. Unless I plate up perfection, he makes it very well known,’ she said