Kitchen Superstar is a 2011 competitive cooking game show in the Philippines

Philippines

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. It debuted on April 4, 2011 on GMA Network

GMA Network

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, and is hosted by actor/restaurateur, Marvin Agustin

Marvin Agustín

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The program seeks to discover the best non-professional cook in the country through a series of nation-wide auditions. The contestants were selected from the various auditions that were held in seven key areas in the country – NCR

NCR

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, Pangasinan

Pangasinan

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, Pampanga

Pampanga

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, Davao

Davao

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, Naga

Naga

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, Cebu

Cebu

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, and Iloilo

Iloilo

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Aside from the title, the prizes at stake includes PH₱

Philippine peso

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 1,000,000 (or US$

United States dollar

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24,000) , a chance to shine as a culinary A-lister and to star in his/her own cooking show.

Format

Of all people who auditioned nationwide, the top three from each area will be collected and will compete with one another in Manila. The cook-contestants have to survive different kitchen showdowns (Mega Showdown, Prize Showdown, and Elimination Showdown) in order to win and be the first Kitchen Superstar.

Contestants

Winner

• Teresa "Ting" Lledo – Pangasinan

Top 15

• Arabella "Ara" Padilla – NCR
• Teresa "Ting" Lledo – Pangasinan
• TJ Temelo – Iloilo
• Judiel "Jude" Trogani – Iloilo - Eliminated, June 21, 2011
• Janice Andaya – Pangasinan - Eliminated, June 27, 2011
• Jetro Ypil – Davao - Eliminated, June 6, 2011
• Aileen Asilom – Davao - Quit, June 3, 2011
• Maria Marlene Carlos – NCR - Eliminated, May 31, 2011
• Michael John "MJ" Nicasio – Cebu - Eliminated, May 31, 2011
• Red Zamora – Iloilo - Eliminated, May 18, 2011
• Fe Dorina "Dorie" De Paz – NCR - Eliminated, May 13, 2011
• Sonny Azarcon – Naga - Eliminated, May 6, 2011
• Dolph Gonzales – Pangasinan - Eliminated, April 29, 2011
• Joer Rosal – Naga - Eliminated, April 19, 2011

Pairs

• Ting
• TJ
• Ara