Top Chef (Romanian TV series) season 1

The first season of the Romanian reality television series Top Chef began airing on November 5, 2012 on Antena 1. The host was Alina Pușcaș and the judges were Joseph Hadad, Tudor Constantinescu and Nicolai Tand. Twenty-four contestants appeared.

Top Chef
Season 1
No. of contestants24
Release
Original networkAntena 1
Original releaseNovember 5, 2012 (2012-11-05)

Judges

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  • Alina Pușcaș (host)
  • Joseph Hadad (judge)
  • Nicolai Tand (judge)
  • Tudor Constantinescu (judge)

Contestants

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Twenty-four chefs competed in the first season of Top Chef. In order of elimination:

Contestant Age Hometown Episode of elimination Place finished
Giovanni Piselli 27 Brașov - 1st
Adrian Iuriciuc 33
Alexandru Răzvan 30
Aurelia "Aura" Moșcu 39
Cerasela Lungu 44 Brăila
Dan Bogatu 31
Dana Dogantekin 35 Bucharest
Dragoș Bercea 22 Predeal
Dragoș Iliuță 43
Ionuț Lupu 31 Oradea
Ionuț Nechit 31
Ionuț Șușală 33 Bucharest
Iosif Ștefănescu 39
Maria Ungureanu 48 Bucharest
Mihai Neacșu 31 Focșani
Mihai Zamfira 35
Mihăiță Ioniță 33 Bucharest
Nico Iortaș 38
Nicolae Vasile 31
Ovidiu Mărgăriță 35
Relu Corneanu 38
Robert Gheorghe 36 Bucharest
Marius Marincaș 43 Bucharest Eliminated in episode 1 23rd
Robert Cârstea 34 Sălcioara Eliminated in episode 1 24th

Contestant Progress

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Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Giovanni Piselli win
Adrian WIN
Alexandru WIN
Aura IN (+)
Cerasela WIN
Dan LOW
Dana WIN
Dragoș B. PC
Dragoș I. IN (-)
Ionuț L. WIN
Ionuț N. WIN
Ionuț S. IN (-)
Iosif WIN
Maria WIN
Mihai N. IN (-)
Mihai Z. WIN
Mihăiță WIN
Nico IN (-)
Nicolae IN (-)
Ovidiu WIN
Relu IN (-)
Robert G. IN (-)
Marius OUT
Robert C. OUT
  (WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned Top Chef.
  (RUNNER-UP) The chef was a runner-up for the season.
  (WIN) The chef won that episode's Elimination Challenge.
  (PC) The chef won the Quickfire and received Passcard and did not have to compete in the next Challenge.
  (HIGH) The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win.
  (LOW) The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The chef lost that week's Elimination Challenge and was out of the competition.
  (IN) The chef neither won nor lost that week's Elimination Challenge. They also were not up to be eliminated.
  IN (+) The chef won a pair or team challenge but was not chosen as one of the judges' favorites.
  IN (-) The chef lost a pair or team challenge but was not selected as one of the judges' least favorites.

Episodes

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Most episodes includes two challenges. The Quickfire Challenge is a short, simple challenge with a varying reward each week; in the initial episodes of the season, it usually guarantees the winner immunity from being sent home that week; however, in some episodes the Quickfire winner is instead given an advantage in the upcoming Elimination Challenge. Sometimes, the winner of the Quickfire is given an additional prize, including money. The Elimination Challenge is a more complex challenge that determines who goes home. One or more judges join the show each week to evaluate both the Quickfire and Elimination challenges. Each week's elimination is announced in a segment called "Judges' Table."

Episode 1

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November 5, 2012

  • Knife Challenge: The contestants must chop a cow. They are divided into six groups. The winning group is Cerasela's group.
  • Quickfire Challenge: Chefs must cook a dish using beef. The winner receives Pass Card and immunity.
    • Top: Dragoș B., Giovanni, Ionuț L.
    • Bottom: Dan, Ovidiu, Robert C.
    • Sentenced to duel: Dan
      • WINNER: Dragoș B. (Beef with chocolate)
  • Team Challenge: The chefs are divided into two teams. Giovanni and Ionuț L. are team capintans. Because Dan is sentenced to duel he did not participate in this team challenge.
  • White Team: Giovanni, Robert G., Nicolae, Aura, Nico, Mihai N., Dragoș I. Ionuț Ș., Relu.
  • Black Team: Ioniț L., Mihai Z., Cerasela, Maria, Dana, Ovidiu, Adrian, Alexandru, Ionuț N., Iosif, Mihăiță
  • WINNERS: Black Team
  • Survival Challenge: Because Team White lost Team Challenge they into the Survival Challenge
    • Eliminated: Robert C.
    • Sentenced to duel: Marius
  • Duel: Marius received (Schaorma) and Dan received (Hamburger)
    • Survivor: Dan
    • Eliminated: Marius