From the Stage to the Kitchen: Who Will Test Their Skills on Top Chef VIP?
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Celebrities accustomed to dominating the stage, starring in telenovelas, and filling concert halls will face a completely different challenge in the new season of Top Chef VIP: showcasing their culinary skills. In this competition, fame and artistic background will take a backseat to culinary talent, creativity, and the ability to work under pressure. Participants include figures like Carlos Ponce, Lupillo Rivera, José Joel, Stephanie Salas, Aylín Mujica, and Nailea Norvind, who will aim to impress the judges with their dishes. Carlos Ponce acknowledged that the show represents one of the biggest challenges of his career and confessed he has a very personal motivation to improve his cooking skills. 'It's a big challenge for me, honestly. Above all, I would love to be a very good cook,' Ponce said. 'It would be nice to impress people and be able to tell my wife, ‘Look what I made for you tonight; dinner is on me,’' he added. From the realm of regional Mexican music, Lupillo Rivera expressed his enthusiasm and willingness to show that Mexican cuisine can shine in the competition. 'I just needed to cook, but the good thing is I know a little. I bring good seasoning, and let's see how it goes here on Top Chef VIP,' Rivera said. 'I will try to elevate Mexican food, which can also be beautifully presented. A nicely done carne asada, a well-decorated lengua taco, so they can see we have that too,' he added. Although several participants have experience cooking at home, they agree that the real challenge will be preparing dishes within a limited time. 'You have all the expertise from grandma, aunt, and mom, but if everything is in 20 minutes, for example, that causes a shock in your head and you forget basic things like adding salt,' José Joel said. For Stephanie Salas, improvisation will be one of her main tools during the competition. 'I've learned to solve problems. As a good actress, you arrive and then there’s nothing, so you start finding what you have at home, in the pantry, in the fridge; you add this, you add that, and a fried egg always fixes everything, yes,' Salas said. The audience will also see a different side of actresses like Aylín Mujica and Nailea Norvind, known for portraying some of television's most memorable villains. 'I bring out my villains in fiction. I come with no interests; I come to cook with the fundamental ingredient I always use, which is love. But if someone messes with me, I obviously won’t let it slide,' Mujica said. 'Right now everyone is being super nice, we all love each other. I hope it stays that way, but it is a competition and we all want to win, even though not everyone can win. I hope the war is as clean as possible,' Norvind said.
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