Top Chef (Romanian TV series)
Top Chef | |
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Genre | Reality Cooking |
Presented by | Alina Pușcaș (season 1-) |
Starring | Joseph Hadad (season 1–) Tudor Constantinescu(season 1–) Nicolai Tand (season 1–) |
Country of origin | Romania |
Original language | Romanian |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Antena 1 |
Release | November 5, 2012 present | –
Top Chef is a Romanian
Show Format
Basic format
Generally, each episode of Top Chef, other than the finale has had two challenges.
The first is called the Quickfire challenge. Each chef must cook a
In the Elimination challenge, the chefs prepare one or more dishes to meet the challenge requirements, which are usually more complex and require longer time to execute than a Quickfire challenge. Elimination challenges may be individual challenges or may require chefs to work in a team, and may require a chef or chefs to produce several
After the Elimination Challenge ends, the chefs report to Judges' Table, where the four judges will consider the guests' comments if available and deliberate on their choices for the best and worst dishes. The top individuals or teams are called in, and may be asked questions about their dishes or preparation before they are notified of their placement. One or more chefs is named the winner of the challenge and may be awarded an additional prize by the guest judge. The same procedure is repeated with the poorest performing chefs or team, after which similar discussion takes place. From this group, one chef is chosen for elimination, with the host asking the chef to "pack [their] knives and go." This is usually followed by a knife packing sequence for the eliminated chef, and with a voice over of their final thoughts about their performance, at the close of the episode. According to the credits, some elimination decisions are made in consultation with the show's producers.
The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was 50,000 Euros for the first season.[3]
Judges
Judges [4] | Seasons | |
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1 | 2 | |
Joseph Hadad | ♦ | ♦ |
Nicolai Tand | ♦ | ♦ |
Tudor Constantinescu | ♦ | ♦ |
Seasons
Season | Premiere Date | Finale Date | No. of Finalists | No. of Episodes | Winner | Runner-up | Judges |
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1
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5 November 2012
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12 February 2013
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24
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12
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Nico Lontras
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2 | 21 October 2013
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TBA
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12
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TBA
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TBA
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TBA
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On 12 February 2013, Giovanni Piselli was declared the first Top Chef Romania.[5] Piselli defeated Nico Lontras [6] in the grand final. Piselli received a cheque of 50,000 euros.
Ratings
Ratings of Top Chef' :
Season premiere | # of Viewers | Release Date | Season final | # of Viewers | Release Date |
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Season 1 premiere | 1.0 Million[7][8] | 5 November 2012 | Season 1 final | 1.8 Million[9] | 12 February 2013 |
Season 2 premiere | 21 October 2013 | Season 2 final |
References
- ^ "Antena 1, platforma ta de video entertainment. Știri despre emisiunile și vedetele tale preferate | Antena 1".
- ^ "Antena 1, platforma ta de video entertainment. Știri despre emisiunile și vedetele tale preferate | Antena 1".
- ^ "Antena 1, platforma ta de video entertainment. Știri despre emisiunile și vedetele tale preferate | Antena 1".
- ^ "Antena 1, platforma ta de video entertainment. Știri despre emisiunile și vedetele tale preferate | Antena 1".
- ^ "Antena 1, platforma ta de video entertainment. Știri despre emisiunile și vedetele tale preferate | Antena 1".
- ^ "EXCLUSIV! Interviu TOP CHEF Nico Lontras – "Ca bucatar inveti tot timpul, gastronomia este o arta care evolueaza continuu"".
- ^ "Bucătarii de la Top Chef n-au fost pe gustul românilor. Au preferat "bucătăria turcească" din Suleyman".
- ^ "TopChef are finala sâmbătă. Audienţe modeste pentru emisiunea culinară de pe Antena 1".
- ^ "AUDIENŢE. Mel Gibson a fost "Arma mortală" pentru finala TopChef".