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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17551636400162-Composite (3) 4.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Chef Miko Aspiras challenged &quot;MasterChef Australia&quot; finalists Laura Sharrad and Callum Hann to recreate his &quot;Botanic Garden&quot; in the final round of the competition. <em>Aspiras/Instagram</em></span></span></span></div><p>Miko Aspiras is filled with gratitude as he looked back on his judging stint in the season 17 finale of the cooking reality show &quot;MasterChef Australia.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Never in a million years I would have thought that my crazy little brain would have the chance to be showcased in this massive platform,&quot; the Sydney-based Filipino chef said in an Instagram post on Thursday.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve realized, been part of, and met the people that makes this great show great!&quot; he added. &quot;It&#x27;s not an easy feat. Forever will be grateful for this experience.&quot;</p><p>In &quot;MasterChef Australia,&quot; <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/8/13/watch-filipino-chef-miko-aspiras-challenges-masterchef-australia-contestants-in-show-finale-1338">Aspiras challenged the two finalists</a>, Laura Sharrad and Callum Hann, to recreate one of his signature confections, the &quot;Botanic Garden.&quot;</p><p>The high tea masterpiece involves 149 steps to make and is composed of cacao nib soil, profiteroles, strawberry gum lollipops, chocolate and wattleseed twigs, and aloe vera spikes made of chocolate and filled with calamansi and aloe vera gel, among others. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNU72VypMIS/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A11489851.599999905%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In the end, Sharrad was proclaimed the winner of &quot;MasterChef Australia.&quot; But Aspiras is nevertheless excited to see what both finalists will do after the competition. </p><p>Summing up his experience in one word, the Filipino chef said &quot;respect,&quot; citing the hard work everyone has put in to deliver a good show.</p><p>&quot;Now, onwards and upwards! I promise to continue to trailblaze the future of Australian pastries!&quot; he ended. </p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNULyWiJpIS/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A11533694.900000095%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Considered <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/ancx/food-drink/features/02/08/20/miko-aspiras-was-the-phs-most-sought-after-pastry-chefwhat-on-earth-is-he-doing-in-sydney">one of the Philippines&#x27; most acclaimed pastry chefs</a>, Aspiras is known for launching concepts such as Scout&#x27;s Honor and Le Petit Soufflé.</p><p>He has been making his mark in the culinary scene in Sydney, Australia, where he moved in 2019.</p>

<p>Miko Aspiras is filled with gratitude as he looked back on his judging stint in the season 17 finale of the cooking reality show "MasterChef Australia."</p>

Miko Aspiras is filled with gratitude as he looked back on his judging stint in the season 17 finale of the cooking reality show "MasterChef Australia."

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Chef Miko Aspiras looks back on 'MasterChef Australia' experience

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Published Aug 14, 2025 05:34 PM PHT

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