NBC Uiverso to premiere “Top Chef Mexico”

NBC UNIVERSO announced the network premiere of the first season of “Top Chef Mexico” on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 9pm/8c. Hosted by actress Ana Claudia Talancón, the 13 episode reality competition television series is based on Bravo’s international franchise Top Chef and is produced by Cinemateli Content. Professional chefs will compete against each other in various cooking-themed challenges and judges will eliminate one chef, until the last remaining contestant wins the coveted title of “Top Chef México.” To view the video promo, click here.

“I am proud to be part of this exquisite project that shows México on a better light. Top Chef México showcases our culture, our traditions and the love we have for Mexican cuisine. Viewers will be delighted with the contestants’ talent, professionalism, their passion and will get to know first class chefs”, said Ana Claudia Talancón.

The future of the 16 cheftestants will be in the hands of four judges, renowned chefs:

•     Guillermo González Beristain
•     Aquiles Chávez
•     Juantxo Sánchez
•     Martha Ortíz

The cheftestants will live throughout six weeks, isolated from their homes, restaurants and social ife and will share rooms in an exclusive hotel next on the Alameda Central, one of the most emblematic plazas of Mexico City. Each episode is broadly comprised of two culinary challenges, a quick fire and elimination. The Quick-fire Challenge is designed to test the Chef’s culinary skills under pressure and the Elimination Challenge will determine which Chefs will move on in the competition.

The winning chef is selected based on several factors including flavor, technique, presentation and concept development based on the challenge requirements. They are also judged on their ability to work together with the other participants. In this occasion, in “Top Chef México, chefs compete for a cash prize of $1,000,000 Mexican pesos and a feature in Travel & Leisure Mexico magazine.