MBC Top Chef’s 3rd season announced with a bang

November 27,2018 0 Rita Ghantous

Chefs Bobby Chinn, Mona Mosly & Maroun Chedid

The launch of the network’s third installment on the 5^th of December, 2018 was the announcement made at celebrity Chef Maroun Chedid’s Cooking Academy in the presence of various media representatives.

Commenting on the announcement Chef Chedid said, “This season’s general setup has been somewhat tweaked, in addition to having 17 chefs competing instead of 15. Furthermore, this year’s contestants come from all over the Arab world thereby diversifying the competition and elevating it to new highs. This is very important as it truly highlights the pressure that chefs throughout the world experience on a daily basis.”

Also present was the show’s 2^nd judge, Chef Bobby Chinn who when asked what it felt like to tape the show in Lebanon Chinn remarked, “Lebanon has always been on my Bucket List. It has always had one thing or another happening and therefore presents an alluring destination to visit. When it comes to filming, there is greater energy than anywhere else I’ve been to. The contestants appeared to have a wide range of skills, which helps in the production of a better show. Shooting in many different locations was exciting. The current contestants have higher culinary skills than those competing in the first two seasons. In other words, every show is a surprise.”

Concluding, Saudi chef, TV presenter and the program’s 3^rd judge Mona Mosly explained, “Shooting Top Chef in Lebanon was so beautiful, I felt in love the whole time due to the wonderful locations we worked in. What is also great is that the participating chefs have more combined experience, which as a result has proven to add more lure to every episode.”

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Rita Ghantous

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Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.