Emma Dean (born 16 October 1977[citation needed]) is an Australian cook and television presenter, who came to prominence as the winner of the fifth series of MasterChef Australia.

[3] Dean also trained in track cycling at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra as part of a talent identification search.

She is Metropolitan Champion in the 500m Time Trail and represented Australia at the 2004 Oceania Track Cycling Championships.

In the final round, Dean faced off against Lynton Tapp in a dessert pressure test, which saw them recreating Attica chef Ben Shewry's complicated Plight of the Bees.

[8] Her co-presenter was Lynton Tapp with whom she formed a strong friendship[9] during their time together on MasterChef Australia.