My Kitchen Rules (MKR) 2024’s Simone and Viviana are the fiery Italians who aren’t shy about sharing their opinions or serving up a killer dish.
Simone and Viviana specialise in serving “traditional Italian with a twist” and have already cemented themselves as one of the competition’s front-running teams.
Find out more about the talented home cooks below.
Everything we know about MKR’ Simone and Viviana
How did My Kitchen Rule’s Simone and Viviana meet?
Simone and Viviana have been friends for three years and first met through work.
The pair met when Viviana took a job at Simone’s barber and they instantly hit it off. She now owns her own barber shop, Amarsi Barbers, in Brisbane, and she even cuts Simone’s hair weekly. Talk about full circle!
Meanwhile, Simone has moved on from being a stylist and now owns two restaurants in Brisbane – Scugnizzi Italian Street Food and Doughcraft.
What are their Instagram accounts?
You can snoop into Simone and Viviana’s lives outside of MKR on their Instagram accounts. Simone’s is @simonprest, and Viviana’s is @_.youcancallmeviv_.
How did Simone and Viviana learn to cook?
Both Simone and Viviana are originally from Italy, so good cooking is, quite literally, in their blood!
Simone told Channel 7 that he learnt how to cook from his dad when he was young.
“I learned to cook in my dad’s pizzeria when I was younger, cultivating a passion for food from a young age,” he said.
Viviana added that Simone has taught her to perfect her cooking skills over the years.
“I mostly learned here in Australia when I met Simone. He taught me everything,” she said.
What have Simone and Viviana cooked so far?
During Simone and Viviana’s first Instant Restaurant, which they called Sotto le Stelle (Under the Stars), they scored 74/110 on the 2024 MKR leaderboard. That put them in second place for Instant Kitchens round one.
The pals cooked an entree of Ricotta and Prawn Cannoli Salati entrée, a Tagliatelle Ragu Di Polpo Octopus main, and a Pistachio Tortino for dessert.
At their second Instant Restaurant, the Italian besties scored 104 out of 110 — which was the highest in MKR history.
They served an entree of Beef Tartare with Crumbed Yogurt and Crostini and a main of Prawn and Potato Ravioli with Prawn Bisque. For dessert, they served the table Millefoglie.
At this point, they look like front runners and we can only imagine the delicious meals they’ll dish up MKR Judges Manu Fieldel and Colin Fassnidge during their Ultimate Instant Restaurant round.
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