Behind the scene..

 My Favorite Chef's and Cooking Show ..

 

For its 9th season: "Celebrity Kitchen Takeover," Chef mom Rosebud Benitez visits the homes of celebrities and invades their kitchens to teach them how to cook gourmet recipes for special occasions in their lives.


For instance, an actor's teenage son is going to celebrate his birthday; Quickfire will then go to his home to show him how to do special party hors d'oeuvres. The episodes will show not only how to cook special foods, but how to give Quickfire foodies a rare glimpse into celebrity lives.

 Chef Rosebud Benitez

When asked to describe herself, Rosebud Benitez gave a rather intriguing response: "I am a walking contradiction. A work in progress. My life is like a roller coaster ride. I'm living and loving it."


And there lies the magic of this chef host of QTV's hottest cooking show Quickfire. Her appetite for excitement combined with her natural inclination to flirt with adventure somehow translates in dishes and 10-minute kitchen wonders that not only amaze the palate with their scrumptious flavors, but also defy culinary conventions by experimenting on new recipes and putting novel twists to old-time favorites.


A single mom of two, Rosebud identifies herself as a chef, host, artist, dreamer, and restaurateur. That last item is yet to see the light of day as she chooses to start a culinary school instead of a diner.


Where does she go from here? Rosebud smiles enigmatically and says, "Whatever comes to mind. It's like the way I cook. I live for the moment. I listen to what my heart tells me at any given time. I respond to my inner stirrings. The result usually is quite delectable. That's how I am when I cook, when I live, when I love."


As for her passions in life, RB sighs. "A lot," she volunteers. "But if our passions are who we are, then my passions really are my kids, my cooking, my friends. I also feel I have a passion for something that is yet to unfold in my life. I feel that life has something great in it." 

  One of Her Tips in Cooking .  

 

credit to: http://www.wmn.ph/qtv/10/Quickfire

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 Chef China Cojuangco and Gino Gonzales

 

My Favorite Recipes will start serving not one, but two interesting and complementing dishes each episode to mark its fourth season! And because the show will be featuring dishes that have complementing tastes, My Favorite Recipes host China Cojuangco will be joined by another excellent chef, her mentor, Chef Gino Gonzalez.

China Cojuangco

Before China Cojuangco became a household name in the Culinary world, China was already enjoying the limelight as one of the famous daughters of a political clan. Born Regina Patrica R. Cojuangco to beauty queen Tingting Cojuangco and politician Peping Cojuangco, China had the best of both worlds. And like her popular sisters Mikee and Mai Mai, China also enjoyed modeling and show business. Cooking came into the scene in 2006 when she studied at the Center for Asian Culinary Studies. After finishing a one-year course, she found her heart inside the kitchen. Today she works as an instructor at the Center for Asian Culinary Studies, and is a regular columnist for Appetite Magazine.

Gino Gonzales

Chef Gino is currently the owner and Executive Chef of Buenisimo located at the Eastwood Mall. He is also Head Instructor at the Center for Asian Culinary Studies and Executive Chef of the multi-awarded Cafe Ysabel. His line of Cafe Ysabel specialty products called "Chef Gino's Gourmet" is being offered at popular hypermarts and food markets.

Credits to: www.wmn.ph 

http://www.wmn.ph/qtv/26/My-Favorite-Recipes