Top Chef (Spanish TV series)

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Top Chef
Genre	Reality; Cooking
Directed by	Javier Llanos; Ángel Rodríguez
Judges	Alberto Chicote; Susi Díaz; Paco Roncero (season 3-4); Ángel León (season 1); Yayo Daporta (season 2);
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	55
Production
Running time	90 minutes approx.
Production companies	Boomerang TV; Atresmedia
Release
Original network	Antena 3
Picture format	16:9, 480p (SDTV) / 1080p (HDTV)
Original release	October 2, 2013 –; May 17, 2017
Chronology
Related shows	MasterChef Spain;
External links
	Website

Top Chef is a Spanish television show based on the American format of the same name. The base of the program is a cooking competition that features chefs competing for the title of best chef in the country. Atresmedia produces the show for its main channel Antena 3 in association with production company Boomerang TV.

History[]

In January 2013, Atresmedia confirmed it had bought the rights to adapt the Top Chef format in Spain, which rival group Mediaset España had previously discarded producing for its channel Cuatro.^[1] As the details of the adaptation were revealed, the show was initially meant to air on Atresmedia's second channel laSexta, which at the time had the success of Pesadilla en la cocina (the Spanish adaptation of the Kitchen Nightmares franchise) to its credit.^[2] However, after seeing the success of similar format MasterChef on public channel La 1, Atresmedia decided to air Top Chef on its main channel Antena 3 instead.^[3] The first season premiered on October 2, 2013.^[4]

Format[]

Top Chef searches for the best professional cook in the country, who will get a cash money prize and supplies for his or her restaurant. In order to become the "top chef", contestants must face weekly challenges on each episode:

Trial by fire: A quick challenge where the contestants must prove their skills to work against the clock. The winner gets immunity and/or privileges for the next challenge.
Team challenge: The contestants are thrown into teams for an outdoor task where they will cook for a collective whose votes will decide the winning team.
Last chance: The members of the losing team in the previous task face each other with the judges of the show deciding who cooked the best plate. The loser of this challenge gets eliminated from the competition.

First season (2013)[]

The first season ran from October 2 to December 18, 2013, and featured chefs Alberto Chicote, Ángel León and Susi Díaz as judges. On week 9 the eliminated contestants returned for a repechage challenge where the chefs still in contention served as judges. The special panel of judges for the finale featured Pedro Subijana, Martín Berasategui, Joan Roca, Quique Dacosta, Eneko Atxa, Juan Mari Arzak and Karlos Arguiñano.

Contestants[]

Chefs	Age	Profession	Origin
Begoña Rodrigo	37	Owner and chef of La Salita restaurant	Xirivella
Antonio Arrabal	32	Executive chef of Abba Burgos hotel	Zaragoza
Miguel Cobo	29	Co-owner and executive chef of El Vallés restaurant (Burgos)	Santander
Jesús Almagro	40	Executive chef of Pedro Larumbe restaurant	Madrid
Javier Estévez	30	Executive chef of El Mesón de Doña Filo restaurant	Madrid
Bárbara Amorós	43	Owner and chef of Bárbara te cocina catering	Valencia
Antonio Canales	35	Executive chef of Grupo Fuente Pizarro (Madrid)	Tarragona
Elisabeth Julianne	33	Executive chef of Ars Café restaurant	Menorca
Borja Letamendía	45	Owner and chef of Borja Letamendía Catering	San Sebastián
Hung Fai	40	Executive chef of Igeretxe restaurant (Bizkaia)	Hong Kong
Iván Hernández	22	Manager chef of El Rondón restaurant	Ávila
Eduardo Sánchez	48	Head of hostelry of the Ministry of Defence	Madrid
Enrique Lozano	63	Retired chef with more than 40 years of experience	Seville
Érika Domínguez	28	Sous-chef at La Solana restaurant (Cantabria)	A Coruña
Vicente Cubertorer	25	MotoGP kitchen manager	Almassora

Weekly stats chart[]

	E1	E2	E3	E4	E5	E6	E7	E8	E9	E10	E11	Finale
Begoña	IN	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Judge	Nominated	Nominated	Duelist	Winner
Arrabal	IN	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Judge	Nominated	Saved	Duelist	Runner-up
Miguel	IN	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Immune	Saved	Saved	Judge	Nominated	Saved	3rd classified	Scullion
Jesús	IN	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Eliminated				Saved	Saved	Eliminated
Javier	IN	Saved	Saved	Immune	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Judge	Eliminated			Scullion
Bárbara	IN	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Eliminated
Canales	IN	Saved	Immune	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Eliminated
Elisabeth	IN	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Eliminated
Borja	IN	Saved	Nominated	Eliminated
Hung Fai	IN	Immune	Eliminated
Iván	IN	Eliminated
Eduardo	Eliminated in the final selection
Enrique
Érika
Vicente

Second season (2014)[]

The second season premiered on September 8, 2014 and ended on December 17, 2014. Alberto Chicote and Susi Díaz returned as judges, with Yayo Daporta replacing Ángel León. On week 2 the contestants dropped on the final castings (week 1) were given another chance to earn a place on the competition against the losers of the week's team challenge, and featured again the repechage challenge, that took place on week 11. The special panel of judges for the finale featured Martín Berasategui, Pedro Larumbe, Andoni Luis Adúriz, Carles Gaig, Toño Pérez, Francis Paniego and Ángel León.

Due to an agreement with McDonald's, this season also featured a "burger challenge", which was won by Javier García Peña. As a result, his creation would be commercialized for a limited time in the Spanish McDonald's restaurants as the Grand McExtrem Top Chef.^[5]

Contestants[]

Chefs	Age	Profession	Origin
David García	26	Owner and executive chef of Grupo TO [+]	El Palá de Torroella
Marc Joli	37	Co-owner and executive chef of Cal Músic tabern	Girona
Fran Vicente	27	Executive chef of Coque restaurant (Madrid), 1 Michelín Star	Salamanca
Víctor Rodrigo	32	Co-owner and executive chef of Samsha restaurant (Valencia)	Castellón de la Plana
Javier García Peña	34	Co-owner and executive chef of La Candela gastro-bar	Valladolid
Carlos Medina	30	Creative director of Andre restaurant (Singapore)	Valencia
Inés Abril	34	Chef of Maruja Limón restaurant, 1 Michelín Star	Vigo
Marta Roselló	27	Owner and executive chef of Sal de Coco restaurant	Colònia de Sant Jordi
Honorato Espinar	49	Head of Logistics for Iberostar Hotels & Resorts	Palma
Rebeca Hernández	36	Co-owner and executive chef of La Berenjena gastro-tavern	Madrid
Teresa Gutiérrez	34	Owner and executive chef of Azafrán restaurant	Villarrobledo
Pablo González	30	Executive chef of Ars Natura restaurant, 1 Michelín Star	Seville
Joaquín Espejo	34	Owner and executive chef of Moorea restaurant	Las Palmas
Francisco Jerez	43	Teacher at Las Carolinas hotel-school	Santander
Irina Concepción Herrera	49	Gastronomic teacher and consultant	Perú
Pedro Jerez	43	Chef of Novecento restaurant (Miami)	Santander

Weekly stats chart[]

	E1	E2	E3	E4	E5	E6	E7	E8	E9	E10	E11	E12	E13	E14	Finale
David	IN	Saved	Immune	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Immune	Nominated	Nominated	Judge	Saved	Saved	Saved	Winner
Marc	IN	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Immune	Judge	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Runner-up
Fran	IN	Immune	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Immune	Saved	Eliminated			Saved	Immune	Nominated	Eliminated
Víctor	IN	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Saved	Immune	Saved	Judge	Saved	Eliminated		Scullion
Peña	IN	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Saved	Immune	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Judge	Eliminated
Carlos	IN	Nominated	Nominated	Immune	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Eliminated
Inés	IN	Saved	Saved	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Eliminated						Scullion
Marta	IN	Saved	Saved	Saved	Saved	Saved	Eliminated								Scullion
Honorato	Eliminated	Saved	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Eliminated
Rebeca	IN	Saved	Saved	Saved	Eliminated
Teresa	IN	Nominated	Saved	Eliminated											Scullion
Pablo	IN	Saved	Eliminated
Joaquín	IN	Eliminated
Francisco	Eliminated in the final selection
Irina
Pedro

Third season (2015)[]

The third season ran from September 9 to December 16, 2015. Alberto Chicote and Susi Díaz continued as judges, while Paco Roncero replaced Yayo Daporta.^[6]

Contestants[]

Chefs	Age	Profession	Origin
Marcel Ress	26	Executive chef of Simply Fosh restaurant (Mallorca), 1 Michelín Star	Germany
Alejandro Platero	32	Executive chef of Macel.lum and Come & Calla restaurants	Valencia
Mari Paz Marlo	40	Owner and executive chef of Marlo restaurants (Cuenca and Albacete)	Cuenca
Sergio Bastard	36	Chef and co-owner of La Casona del Judío restaurants,	Santander
Oriol Lomas	26	Owner and executive chef of Bocca Regencós restaurant	Girona
Luca Rodi	38	Executive chef and owner of Dabbawala restaurant and Quilicuá catering	Madrid
Montse Estruch	57	Owner and chef of El Cingle de Vacarisses restaurant	Vacarisses
Álex Clavijo	31	Executive chef of Vadebacus restaurant (Sant Cugat del Vallés)	Ecuador
Carlos Caballero	37	R+D of José Carlos García restaurant, 1 Michelín Star and	Málaga
María Espín	39	Executive chef of Hotel Melià Sky Barcelona	Barcelona
Julio Velandrino	31	Executive chef of Back Pack, gastronomic adviser and teacher	Murcia
Carlota Bonder	27	Catering manager of Bonder & Co. and private chef	Ibiza
Jesús Vega	49	Departure manager of Hotel Ritz	Madrid
Iván Serrano	23	Sous-chef of Tierra del Hotel Valdepalacios, 1 Michelín Star and	Torrico
Borja Aldea	23	Head of R+D of Etxanobe restaurant (Bilbao)	La Granja
Vanessa Merino	37	Sous-chef of Les Magnòlies (Arbucies), 1 Michelín Star	Girona

Weekly stats chart[]

	E1	E2	E3	E4	E5	E6	E7	E8	E9	E10	E11	E12	E13	E14	Finale
Marcel	IN	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Immune	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Saved	N/A	Semifinalist	Saved	Winner
Alejandro	IN	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Immune	Saved	Nominated	N/A	Semifinalist	Nominated	Runner-up
Mari Paz	IN	Saved	Saved	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Semifinalist		Eliminated	Scullion
Sergio	IN	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Immune	N/A	Eliminated		Scullion
Oriol	IN	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Immune	Nominated	Nominated	Eliminated
Luca	IN	Saved	Saved	Saved	Saved	Immune	Saved	Saved	Eliminated
Montse	IN	Immune	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Eliminated
Álex	IN	Saved	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Eliminated								Scullion
Carlos	IN	Saved	Saved	Saved	Saved	Eliminated
María	IN	Nominated	Saved	Immune	Eliminated
Velandrino	IN	Saved	Saved	Eliminated											Scullion
Carlota	IN	Saved	Eliminated
Jesús	IN	Eliminated
Iván	Eliminated in the final selection
Borja
Vanessa

Note: Episode 12 featured a non-elimination challenge, with the winner qualifying for the semifinals.

Fourth season (2017)[]

This season ran from February 15 to May 17, 2017. The panel of judges from season 3 (Alberto Chicote, Susi Díaz and Paco Roncero) returned unchanged for this season.

Contestants[]

Chefs	Age	Profession	Origin
Rakel Cernicharo	32	Owner and executive chef of Karak restaurant	Valencia
Víctor Gutiérrez	48	Owner and exec. chef of Víctor Gutiérrez rest. (Salamanca), 1 Michelín Star and	Perú
Pablo Montoro	38	Private chef	Elda
Melissa Herrera	31	Executive chef of Del Mar restaurant (Mallorca)	Granada
Richard Alcayde	36	Gastronomic director of Grupo La Pesquera	Málaga
David Marcano	39	Owner and executive chef of Marcano restaurant	Madrid
Federico Filippetti	44	Owner and chef of Haiku restaurant (Cadaqués)	Argentina
Manu Núñez	32	Co-owner and chef of Arume restaurant (Barcelona)	A Coruña
M.ª Rosa García	56	Owner and executive chef of Ars Vivendi restaurant	León
Julio Miralles	43	Executive chef of Grupo Pradal	Madrid
Tomás López	34	Executive chef of Domgim restaurant	Orihuela
Eva de Gil	23	Executive chef of Cotton House Hotel restaurant	Barcelona
Fátima Pérez	56	Owner and chef of La atrevida restaurant (Valladolid)	Comillas
Xavier Viamonte	23	Owner and chef of La Tapa Teka restaurant	Calella

Weekly stats chart[]

	E1	E2	E3	E4	E5	E6	E7	E8	E9	E10	E11	E12	Finale
Rakel	IN	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Immune	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Immune	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Winner
Víctor	IN	Saved	Immune	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Runner-up
Montoro	IN	Immune	Nominated	Immune	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Saved	Eliminated	Scullion
Melissa	IN	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Eliminated		Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Eliminated
Richard	IN	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Eliminated			Scullion
Marcano	IN	Saved	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Nominated	Immune	Eliminated				Scullion
Filippetti	IN	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Eliminated
Manu	IN	Nominated	Saved	Saved	Nominated	Nominated	Eliminated						Scullion
M.ª Rosa	IN	Saved	Saved	Immune	Saved	Eliminated
Julio	IN	Nominated	Nominated	Eliminated
Tomás	IN	Nominated	Eliminated
Eva	IN	Eliminated
Fátima	Eliminated in the final selection
Xavier	Eliminated in the final selection

Audience and ratings[]

References[]

^ "laSexta prepara el reality 'Top Chef', un formato muy parecido al 'MasterChef' que emitirá La 1". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
^ "La Sexta prepara el reality "Top chef", similar al talent show "Master chef" en La 1". Vertele (in Spanish). 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
^ "'Top Chef' recalará finalmente en la parrilla de Antena 3". FormulaTV. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
^ Molina, Berto (26 September 2013). "'Top Chef' se estrena el próximo miércoles 2 de octubre en el prime time de Antena 3". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2014.
^ López, Tony (22 October 2014). "Los platos de 'Top Chef' saltan de la televisión a una conocida cadena de hamburguesas". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2014.
^ "Paco Roncero, nuevo juez de la tercera temporada de 'Top Chef'". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[1] "laSexta prepara el reality 'Top Chef', un formato muy parecido al 'MasterChef' que emitirá La 1". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[2] "La Sexta prepara el reality "Top chef", similar al talent show "Master chef" en La 1". Vertele (in Spanish). 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[3] "'Top Chef' recalará finalmente en la parrilla de Antena 3". FormulaTV. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[4] Molina, Berto (26 September 2013). "'Top Chef' se estrena el próximo miércoles 2 de octubre en el prime time de Antena 3". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[5] López, Tony (22 October 2014). "Los platos de 'Top Chef' saltan de la televisión a una conocida cadena de hamburguesas". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[6] "Paco Roncero, nuevo juez de la tercera temporada de 'Top Chef'". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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Top Chef

Genre	Reality Cooking
Directed by	Javier Llanos Ángel Rodríguez
Judges	Alberto Chicote Susi Díaz Paco Roncero (season 3-4) Ángel León (season 1) Yayo Daporta (season 2)
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	55
Production
Running time	90 minutes approx.
Production companies	Boomerang TV Atresmedia
Release
Original network	Antena 3
Picture format	16:9, 480p (SDTV) / 1080p (HDTV)
Original release	October 2, 2013 (2013-10-02) – May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)
Chronology
Related shows	MasterChef Spain
External links
Website