MasterChef Colombia is a Colombian competitive cooking reality show that broadcast by RCN Televisión since January 14, 2015. It is based on the original British television show MasterChef.
Judges JudgeProfession Paco RonceroHe is one of the maximum representatives of the Spanish culinary avant-garde. A technical and creative avant-garde that translates not only into a kitchen style but also in the way of offering and understanding gastronomy as a unique sensory experience. He is currently executive chef and director of the Casino de Madrid and its restaurant La Terraza del Casino; of the Estado Puro gastrobars in Madrid, Ibiza and Shanghai; from the Barbarossa by Paco Roncero restaurant, also in Shanghai; of Original Version by Paco Roncero in Bogotá; from the Synergies gastronomic multispace at Platea Madrid and from Sublimotion, the most advanced and innovative restaurant ever imagined that is located in the Hard Rock Hotel in Ibiza, the first hotel of the famous chain in Europe. His cuisine is the result of his masterful mastery of the most evolved culinary techniques, of his overflowing creativity and innate sensitivity, and of his capacity for innovation and research spirit; a style that has resulted in important contributions to the global culinary avant-garde. Thus, in the Terrace of the Casino, he holds 2 Michelín Stars and 3 Soles Repsol, a recognition of both to his cuisine and the special care that he puts as director in all the details involved in the gastronomic ritual. Jorge RauschHe is a renowned Colombian chef with Polish roots, owner of the Criterión restaurant. He is also main chef, owner and partner of Bistronomy by Rausch, Rausch Energía Gastronómica, Marea by Rausch, El Gobernador by Rausch, Kitchen by Rausch''', Local by Rausch and Ivory Bistró by Rausch, the latter of them in Costa Rica. |- | ||Despite his youth, he is a chef and partner in the Magnolio, NN and Kong'' restaurants, which have a very good reputation in Colombian gastronomy. His career as a cook began when he decided to study in Vancouver, city which helped him a lot to explore flavors and try new dishes from different cultures, since that place has inhabitants from all over the world who, with their eating habits, made the proposal gastronomic was more varied.
Season 1 (2015) Contestants Contestant Age Occupation Hometown Final position Federico Martínez 26 Economics Student BarranquillaWinner Paulo Jo Chung 40 Restaurant Cashier PalmiraRunner-Up María Luisa Arias 24 Graphic Designer MedellínSemifinalist Luis "Lucho" Funes 31 Business Administrator Medellín18th Evicted Claudia X. Rodríguez 39 Political Scientist Ipiales17th Evicted José Fernando Montoya 29 Painter Bogotá16th Evicted Juan David Guevara 19 Student Bogotá15th Evicted Esteban Cardozo 31 Publicist and Architect Bogotá14th Evicted Wilmar Sánchez 37 Lawyer Ocaña13th Evicted Evelyn Posada 26 Model Santa Marta12th Evicted Valeria Ortega 19 Telemarketer Barranquilla11th Evicted7th Evicted Diorlín Andrade 29 Route Monitor Quibdó10th Evicted5th Evicted Melanie Amaya 22 Merchant Cúcuta9th Evicted8th Evicted Samai Burbano 23 Domestic Employee Patía6th Evicted Betty Tobón 58 Pensioner Medellín4th Evicted Ubeymar Hernández 33 Broadcaster Medellín3rd Evicted Jorge Luis Carrero 27 Bartender Barranquilla2nd Evicted Juan Castañeda 37 Industrial Designer Bogotá1st Evicted
Season 2 (2016) Contestants Contestant Age Occupation Hometown Final position Leonardo Morán 33 Designer and Model CúcutaWinner Ana Belén Charry 25 Anthropologist BogotáRunner-Ups Natalia Restrepo 38 Teacher Turbo Liliana Cano 45 Lawyer BogotáSemifinalist Alfredo Clavijo 31 Master Painter Bogotá16th Evicted Alexandra Castrillón 49 Teacher Riohacha15th Evicted Luigi Barreto 18 Administration Student Barranquilla14th Evicted Andrés Germán 25 Biochemistry Student Bogotá13th Evicted María Alejandra Babilonia 27 Teller Cartagena12th Evicted Brayner Campillo 35 Marketer Itagüí11th Evicted Cielo Moreno 43 School Principal Cali10th Evicted Jhon Jairo Tangarife 32 Businessman Envigado9th Evicted Christian Arenas 41 Systems' Engineer Bucaramanga8th Evicted Paola Palacios 36 Food Engineer Cali7th Evicted Ingrid Gómez 39 Writer and Lecturer Cúcuta6th Evicted Luis Jaimes 27 Taxi Driver Barranquilla5th Evicted Karla Ñungo 37 Psychologist Cali4th Evicted Daniel Ávila 45 Businessman Bogotá3rd Evicted Irma Echeverri 58 Housewife Rionegro2nd Evicted Javier Rodríguez 29 Actor Cali1st Evicted
See also MasterChef
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