Kate Bracks

Katherine Jane Bracks (née Pickett; born 1974) is an Australian reality television cook. She is the winner of the third series of MasterChef Australia.^[1]

Kate Bracks
Born	Katherine Jane Pickett 1974 (age 50–51) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Cook
Predecessor	Adam Liaw
Successor	Andy Allen
Spouse	Luke Bracks
Children	3
Awards	Winner, MasterChef Australia

Bracks, mother of three children, was previously a school teacher.^[2] She lives in Orange, New South Wales and attends Orange Evangelical Church.^[3] While on the show, Bracks refused to call the Dalai Lama "Your Holiness", saying that "My belief is that God is the only one that is perfectly holy."^[4] Her stance attracted media attention in India.^[5]

Released a cook book in 2012: The Sweet Life: Desserts from Australia's MasterChef.^[6]

After two years, when she had fulfilled her contractual obligations, Bracks returned to her work as a teacher.^[7]