MasterChef România
| MasterChef România | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Format | competitive cooking game show |
| Presented by | Răzvan Fodor |
| Judges |
Cătălin Scătlătescu Sorin Bontea Florin Dumitrescu |
| Theme music composer | Katy Perry |
| Opening theme | Hot n Cold |
| Country of origin | România |
| Original language(s) | Romanian |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | PRO TV |
| Original run | 20 March 2012 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
MasterChef România is the Romanian version of the television cooking game show, open to amateur and home chefs. The first series is featured to start on 20 March 2012 and it is broadcast by PRO TV channel in Romania. The show is hosted by Romanian actor Răzvan Fodor.[1][2] The panel is completed by Cătălin Scătlătescu, Sorin Bontea and Florin Dumitrescu.[3]
The first season started on 20 March 2012 at 8:30pm on PRO TV and lasted until 6 June.[4]
The second season was broadcast between 5 March and 28 May 2013.[5]
Challenges
Preliminaries
Of all the amateur chefs who audition nationwide, one hundred are chosen to cook their signature dish for the three judges. Each judge takes a taste of the dish and gives his opinion before voting a "yes" or a "no". At least two "yes" votes are required to earn a white MasterChef apron, allowing the competitor to advance.
Mystery Box challenge
In the Mystery Box challenge, contestants receive a number of ingredients of which they are to make a dish of their choice. The contestants are allowed to use any number of the ingredients they wish, and are free to leave any ingredients out. Once the dishes are finished, the judges choose three of the dishes to taste. The winner receives an advantage in the following elimination challenge.
Off-site team challenge
The off-site team challenge involves the contestants being split into two teams, blue and red, which consist of equal numbers and are given a task, for example, running a restaurant or catering for a party or wedding. After the task has been completed, the teams are given the results, which can be determined by third party votes. Members of the losing team compete in an elimination challenge.
Pressure test
A "pressure test" challenge involves competitors who failed in a previous challenge (i.e. the three worst performers in an individual challenge or the losing team in a group challenge). The competitors are given a dish that they then must create in a particular time frame. Once the contestants have finished cooking, the dishes are taken to the judges to be tasted, who then criticize, vote and eliminate one or more contestants.
Season synopses
| Season | Season Premiere Date | Season Finale Date | No. of Finalists | No. of Episodes | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Judges |
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| 1 | Sorin Bontea Florin Dumitrescu | |||||||
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Seasons
Season 1: 2012
The first episode aired on 20 March 2012. The winner was 23 year old Office manager, Petru Buiucă,[6]who defeated Mimi Nicolae in the grand final. Buiucă received a cheque of 50,000 euros.[7]
Season 2 : 2013
The second season started on 5 March 2013. The grand prize was won by Aida Parascan,[8] a housewife that lives with her family in Italy, but came especially back to Romania to take part at the show. The prize remained the same, 50,000 euros.
Season 3 : 2014
A third series has been reported to be on the way.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.paginademedia.ro/2012/02/show-ul-masterchef-de-la-protv-prezentat-de-razvan-fodor/.
- ↑ http://www.mediaddict.ro/din-primavara-razvan-fodor-prezinta-masterchef-la-pro-tv/.
- ↑ http://www.realitatea.net/masterchef-romania-aroganta-a-creat-discutii-in-juriu-imi-place-cand-se-poarta-asa-cu-tine_1138709.html.
- ↑ http://refresh.ro/2012/03/masterchef-din-20-martie-pe-protv/.
- ↑ http://www.runvideo.net/2013/03/masterchef-5-martie-2013-online.html.
- ↑ http://stirileprotv.ro/show-buzz/entertainment/in-aceasta-seara-aflam-cine-este-primul-masterchef-al-romaniei-finala-pe-protv-de-la-ora-20-30.html.
- ↑ http://www.acasatv.ro/povestiri-adevarate/ce-a-facut-petru-buiuca-castigatiorul-masterchef-cu-banii-castigati.html.
- ↑ http://www.wowbiz.ro/aida-parascan--castigatoarea-masterchef--scandal-urias-cu-iubitul--ei-din-italia--e2809ccopiii-au-nevoie-de-un-tata--nu-de-un-nemernic-care-in--ziua-l_54857.html.
- ↑ "S-a dat STARTUL inscrierilor pentru noul sezon al show-ului MasterChef! Intra in cursa pentru 50.000 de euro!" (in Romanian). http://www.protv.ro. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
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