{"id":44555,"date":"2016-02-17T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T19:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/nbc-universo-reveals-the-16-cheftestants-who-compete-on-the-first-season-of-top-chef-mexico-premiering-this-thursday-february-18-at-9pm8c\/"},"modified":"2016-02-17T16:24:04","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T20:24:04","slug":"nbc-universo-revela-los-nombres-de-los-16-chefs-concursantes-que-compiten-en-la-primera-temporada-de-top-chef-mexico-que-se-estrena-este-jueves-18-de-febrero-a-las-9pm8c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/nbc-universo-revela-los-nombres-de-los-16-chefs-concursantes-que-compiten-en-la-primera-temporada-de-top-chef-mexico-que-se-estrena-este-jueves-18-de-febrero-a-las-9pm8c\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC UNIVERSO Reveals The 16 Cheftestants Who Compete On The First Season Of &#8220;Top Chef Mexico&#8221; Premiering This Thursday, February 18 At 9pm\/8c"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 17, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <b>NBC UNIVERSO<\/b>,\u00a0the modern entertainment and sports cable channel for Latinos, today revealed the names of the 16 cheftestants who battle it out on &#8220;Top Chef Mexico&#8221; premiering <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday February 18<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">9pm<\/span>\/8c. The 13-episode competition series based on Bravo&#8217;s international franchise Top Chef is hosted by actress, <a href=\"http:\/\/qlnk.io\/ql\/56c38ffae4b0b4554b712a4e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ana Claudia Talanc\u00f3n<\/a> and is produced by Cinemateli Content.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg60fbleft\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg60fbleft\" title=\"&quot;Top Chef Mexico&quot; - Season 1 Group shot of 16 cheftestants premiering Thu. Feb. 18 at 9pm\/8c\" border=\"0\" alt=\"&quot;Top Chef Mexico&quot; - Season 1 Group shot of 16 cheftestants premiering Thu. Feb. 18 at 9pm\/8c\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20160217\/334275\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The competing chefs are divided into four groups and are evaluated by Judges and world-renowned chefs <a href=\"http:\/\/qlnk.io\/ql\/56c38fc1e4b0ca71224a3689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guillermo Gonz\u00e1lez Berist\u00e1in<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/qlnk.io\/ql\/56c38fd5e4b0ca71224a368b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Aquiles Ch\u00e1vez<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/qlnk.io\/ql\/56c38c90e4b05e44813e9218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Martha Ort\u00edz<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/qlnk.io\/ql\/56c38ca3e4b0308de786f615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Juantxo S\u00e1nchez<\/a>.\u00a0 The success of each cheftestant is based on four elements: talent, intelligence, technique and luck.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>In the first episode, each competing chef must create a dish inspired by their own cultural roots. Special guest judge <span class=\"xn-person\">Guy Santoro<\/span> judges their technique and ultimately decides who remains in the competition. The final elimination cuts two Cheftestants, who are forced to pack their knives and go home. <\/p>\n<p><b>Below, the complete list of <a href=\"http:\/\/qlnk.io\/ql\/56c31f66e4b0ed125e9ef690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cheftestants<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Adria Marina<\/span><\/b>: <span class=\"xn-location\">Tijuana<\/span>, BC \/ Chef Owner of Foodtruck Don Ramen y Azarosa<br \/><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Adriana Cavita<\/span><\/b>: M\u00e9xico City \/ Private Chef<br \/><b>Alejandra Garc\u00eda<\/b>: <span class=\"xn-location\">Tijuana<\/span>, BC \/ Chef Owner of Alejandra Garc\u00eda Asesor\u00edas &amp; Catering<br \/><b>Andrea Mart\u00ednez<\/b>: Monterrey, Nuevo Le\u00f3n \/ Chef Owner of Comuna<br \/><b>Christian Bravo<\/b>: <span class=\"xn-location\">Puebla<\/span>\/ Chef at Christian Bravo Catering and Hotel Casa Lecanda in M\u00e9rida, Yucat\u00e1n <br \/><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Eduardo Morali<\/span><\/b>: M\u00e9xico City \/Chef Owner of <span class=\"xn-location\">Eloise<\/span> and Loretta<br \/><b>Fernando Mart\u00ednez<\/b>: <span class=\"xn-location\">Uruapan<\/span>, Michoac\u00e1n \/ Executive Chef at Yub\u00e1n in M\u00e9xico City <br \/><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Irving Quiroz<\/span><\/b>: Toluca Estado de M\u00e9xico \/ Independent Pastry Chef\u00a0 at Chocosolutions in Monterrey, Nuevo Le\u00f3n<br \/><b>Jose Miguel Garc\u00eda<\/b>: Ciudad de M\u00e9xico\/ Chef Owner of La Barraca Valenciana<br \/><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Katsuji Tanabe<\/span><\/b>: <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>\/ Chef Owner of Mexikosher<br \/><b>Kori Sutton<\/b>: <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>\/ Private Chef<br \/><b>Manuel Moralo<\/b>: Badajoz, Espa\u00f1a \/ Chef Owner de AliOli, Paellas &amp; Tapas en la Ciudad de M\u00e9xico<br \/><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Matteo Salas<\/span>:<\/b>Mil\u00e1n, Italia \/Chef at Aperi in San Miguel de Allende<br \/><b>P\u00eda Quintana<\/b>: Ciudad de M\u00e9xico \/ Executive Chef\u00a0 at La Lupita Taco &amp; Mezcal in <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Cabos<\/span>, BCS<br \/><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Rodolfo Castellanos<\/span><\/b>: <span class=\"xn-location\">Oaxaca<\/span>\/Chef Owner of Restaurante Origen<br \/><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Sergio Howland<\/span><\/b>: M\u00e9xico City\/Chef Owner of Ostrer\u00eda Amici y Brunella Brewing Co. in <span class=\"xn-location\">Hermosillo, Sonora<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The competitors live throughout six weeks, isolated from their homes and restaurants, in an exclusive hotel next to the Alameda Central, one of the most emblematic plazas of <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico City<\/span>. Each episode is broadly comprised of two culinary challenges, a quick fire and elimination. The Quick-fire Challenge is designed to test the Chef&#8217;s culinary skills under pressure and the Elimination Challenge determines which Chefs move on in the competition. <\/p>\n<p>The winner of &#8220;Top Chef Meixco&#8221; wins a cash prize of <span class=\"xn-money\">$1,000,000<\/span> Mexican pesos and a feature in <i>Travel &amp; Leisure Mexico<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Foodies can start engaging on social media using the hashtag #TopChefMex and find more content about the show in Spanish on NBC UNIVERSO&#8217;s Facebook pages: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nbcuniverso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nbcuniverso<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TopChefTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TopChefTV<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To obtain additional information, fans can also visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcuniverso.com\/shows\/top-chef-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.nbcuniverso.com\/shows\/top-chef-mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to enjoying the episodes on TV, subscribers of NBC UNIVERSO on participating cable, satellite, and telco services can also preview episodes of &#8220;Top Chef M\u00e9xico&#8221; on Video on Demand, as well as on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcuniverso.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.nbcuniverso.com<\/a> and the NBC UNIVERSO NOW app by entering the subscriber&#8217;s log-in information.<\/p>\n<p>To find NBC UNIVERSO on your satellite, telco or cable TV channel lineup, go to Channel 410 on DIRECTV; Channel 838 on DISH Network; Channel 3009 or 3010 on AT&amp;T U-verse; and visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcuniverso.com\/encuentra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.nbcuniverso.com\/encuentra<\/a>\u00a0for the NBC UNIVERSO channel number\u00a0on your local cable TV listings.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>About NBC UNIVERSO<br \/><\/u><\/b>NBC UNIVERSO (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcuniverso.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.nbcuniverso.com<\/a>) is a modern entertainment and sports cable channel for Latinos, bringing the world&#8217;s top sports franchises and edgy, emotional programming to more than 40 million households in the U.S. As one of the most widely available modern cable channels for U.S. Latinos, NBC UNIVERSO delivers a thrilling mix of exclusive sports action \u2013 including\u00a0FIFA World Cup\u2122,\u00a0NASCAR Mexico Series, NFL,\u00a0Premier League and\u00a0The 2016 Rio Olympics \u2013 along with\u00a0signature series, blockbuster movies, music, must-see live events\u00a0and strategic acquisitions, on TV, online and mobile devices. NBC UNIVERSO is part of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcuniversal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.nbcuniversal.com<\/a>), one of the world&#8217;s leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.comcastcorporation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.comcastcorporation.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>Follow us on Twitter at:<\/b><br \/>@NBCUNIVERSO @NBCUNIVERSOPR<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACTS: <br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Dawn Page<\/span><br \/>786.337.6032<br \/><a href=\"mailto:dawn.page@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">dawn.page@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Astrid Rivera<\/span><br \/>786.337.6031<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Astrid.Rivera@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Astrid.Rivera@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160217\/334275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160217\/334275<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 17, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <b>NBC UNIVERSO<\/b>,\u00a0the modern entertainment and sports cable channel for Latinos, today revealed the names of the 16 cheftestants who battle it out on &#8220;Top Chef Mexico&#8221; premiering <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday February 18<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">9pm<\/span>\/8c. 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