''Top Chef'' is an Arabic-language reality competition series based on the American television series of the same name. The contestants compete against each another in culinary challenges and are judged by the show presenter Siham Tueni, head chef Joe Barza, and a weekly panel of professional chefs and other personalities from the food industry, with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.

Show format

Each episode has two main challenges; the Quickfire Challenge and the Elimination Challenge. In the Quickfire Challenge, each contestant is required to cook a dish with specific requirements or participate in a culinary-related challenge within one hour or less. A guest judge selects one or more chefs as the best in the challenge. In the Elimination Challenge, the contestants have to prepare one or more dishes to meet the challenge requirements. Some of these challenges can be individual while others could require teamwork. After the Elimination Challenge ends, the four judges consider the guests' comments and deliberate on the best and worst dishes.

Judges

* Siham Tueini *

Joe Barza Joe Barza (born 11 August 1963) is a Lebanese chef, television personality, and culinary consultant. Barza is known for co-hosting the Middle Eastern version of the TV program ''Top Chef''. Early life Born in Tyre, Lebanon, Barza was first influ ...

Guest Judges

*Episodes 1 & 12: Yasser Jad – CEO of SARCA *Episodes 1 & 3: Joumana Salameh – Founder and executive manager of Hospitality New Magazine *Episode 2: Clovis Khoury – Owner of Maison Clovis restaurant, Lyon *Episode 2: Tony Saade - Owner of Montangnon restaurant *Episode 3: Roger Zaknoun – GM of La Plage, Derwande, Sofil Catering … *Episodes 3 & 12: Toufic Khouweiry - Owner of Kababji, U Bay, Table Fine *Episode 4: Sami Hawchar - Manager of Cater Trainment *Episode 4: Miled Rizkallah – GM of Mikana *Episode 4: Hala Nakhoul – Manager at Boecker World Holding Inc. *Episode 4: Anissa Helo – Owner of culinary school in London *Episode 4: Magdalene Roumi – Nutritionist and owner of Diet Delight *Episode 5: Alia Chaaraoui – Director/ board member of Noura *Episode 5: Michel Bayoud – CEO at Boecker World Holding Inc. *Episode 5: Fady Karam – GM of Buddha Bar *Episode 5: Olivier Gougon – Owner of Lady M Catering *Episode 5: Paul Ariss - Head of Syndicate for food and beverages *Episode 5: Samer Sabbagh - – Manager of food and beverages at Emirates Airlines *Episode 5: Thomas Rizkallah – Owner of Buddha Bar *Episode 5: Pia Chaaraoui – Assistant manager at Noura *Episode 6: Thomas Gugler – Manager Menu development & costing, Executive master chef at Saudi Arabian Airlines catering *Episode 6: George Ojeil – Head of food and beverages at Le Royal Hotel *Episode 6: Joyce Mouawad – Sales and marketing manager at Le Royal Hotel *Episode 7: Claude Thomy – Owner and GM of Crepaway restaurant *Episode 7: Ralph Nader – GM of Ember Consulting and Beach International *Episode 7: Samer Rizk – Partner and GM of Le Capitol restaurant *Episode 7: Ziad Osseily – Partner in Le Capitol restaurant *Episode 8: Walid Rizkallah – Owner of Chez Sami restaurant *Episode 8: Tony Rami – Secretary General of the syndicate of owners of cafes, restaurants, and pastries in Lebanon *Episode 9: Walid Mouzanar – Owner of Aziz and Walid Mouzanar Jewelry *Episode 9: Alfred Osseily – Owner of La Table D’alfred restaurant *Episode 10: Nicolas Kattan – Owner and GM of Cat and Mouth Catering *Episode 10: Jessy Dibo – Partner in Galateo *Episode 10: Charles Azar - Executive chef at Four Season’s Hotel, Beirut *Episode 10: Fernando Gomez – International executive chef *Episode 11: Anthony Maalouf – Owner of Casper and Gambini’s *Episode 11: Dory Rizk – GM of Afkar Holding *Episode 11: Cherine Yazbeck – World Gourmant 2010 award winner *Episode 12: Lyne Hajj Touma – GM of Le Tarylland *Episode 13: Jean Claude Ghossn - Chairman/GM for Ghia Holding *Episode 13: Marcello Zakaria - Chef from Accademia Barilla * Episode 13: Bruno Blancho – International chef from Moulinex *Episode 13: Pierre Daw - Head of marketing at Arla *Episode 13: Antoine Khoury – CEO of 19 hotels and 150 restaurants in Group Partouche *Episode 13: Zeid Goussouss – Former Jordanian Minister of Tourism *Episode 13: Rogger Edde – Owner of Edde Sands

Contestants

Season 1

*Nathalie Doumit,

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

*Moussabh Al Bedwawi,

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

Michel Aoun Michel Naim Aoun ( ar, ميشال نعيم عون ; born 30 September 1933) is a Lebanese politician and former military general who served as the President of Lebanon from 31 October 2016 until 30 October 2022. Born in Haret Hreik to a Mar ...

*Marie-Therese Kassis,

*Maher Ramzi,

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

*Joumana Mansouraty,

*Jean Habch,

*Hani Zein,

KSA Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia ...

*Daoud Hanna,

*Chahira Daoud,

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

*Abdul Alhawssawi,

*Daoud Hanna,

*Hani Al A’awil,

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

*Abdul Samad,

*Issam Jaafari,

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

– Winner of season 1 *Sleiman Khawand,

*Soumaya Idrissi,

References

http://outbound.indevcogroup.com/2011/04/napco-sponsors-season-1-of-top-chef.htmlmancare la oala

External links

Official LBC site
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