'Hell's Kitchen' Premieres March 10 on IBC-13

March 6, 2014

IBC-13 gives viewers a daily dose of afternoon cook-off via the local version of the worldwide hit reality cooking competition Hel's Kitchen premieres on Monday (March 0).

Chef Rob Pengson

Hosted by the multiawarded chef and educator, TV personality, food service professional and entrepreneur himself, Chef Rob Pengson, the newest version of the popular cooking reality show takes command of the kitchen as a local crop of aspiring restaurateur hopefuls show off their cooking skills in a bid to win the life-changing prize to win a coveted head chef position at a prestigious restaurant. Expect high drama as they cook up a storm under the watchful eye of the terrifying superstar chef.

Chef Pengson stressed that the screening of Hell\s Kitchen hopefuls will be filled with thrill and drama as he, and extraordinary drive and passion for food helped establish him as one of the most sought-after chefs,

More than being a cooking show, Hell's Kitchen will give viewers a cook of ‘reality’ by participating the contestants under one roof. Their contestants were divided into the Blue team and the Red team.

The first half of each episode consists of a team challenge, in which the winning side gets a reward of some sort of leisure activity, while the losing side has to clean up and prepare both kitchens, as well as some activity that is not so pleasant. Afterwards, the teams compete in executing a dinner service, during which Ramsay can impose additional punishments or kick chefs out of the kitchen. The losing team(s) nominates chefs to be considered for elimination. Pengson can also nominate chefs, and ultimately sends a chef home. At six chefs left, the teams merge to one, and the chefs compete as individuals.

This format contained are challenges, dinner service and elimination, as well as the final services for the season finale. Chef Pengson is the head hef, while Erik Mana is the narrator, JP Anglo, a Pinoy maître d'hôtel, as one of Pengson's Philippine restaurants and appeared. Each team also has the services of one of two sous-chefs: blue team is Chef Gene Gonzalez and read team is Cristeta Comerford.

Watch the premiere of Hell's Kitchen this Monday (March 10) at 5PM on IBC-13. For updates on the program, like www.facebook.com/HellsKitchenPH, follow @HellsKitchenPHL on Twitter, and visit hellskitchen.ibc.com.ph