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MASLA
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Presents

College Cook-aThon
Who will win?

mpeting Institutes

Karachi
University

Gulshan -eIqbal
Girls College

Khatoon
-ePakistan

Iqra
University

SZABIST

Institute of
Business
Management

ST. Josephs
College

DHA
Degree
College

Sir Syed
University

DHA
University

Jinnah
Govt
College
Nazimabad

bout the Show

College Cook-a-Thon Queen will
be shot in 12 different colleges
in
Karachi,
which
will
encourage students passionate
about cooking to participate in
what can be a life-changing
challenge.
With a series of difficult tasks
and tests, this platform will
challenge
their
culinary
boundaries, from which only
one contestant will emerge as

udges

Masala T.Vs youthful, exuberant and

much-loved cooking expert Zarnak
Sidhwa who has also has judged the
annual cooking competition, Chef of the
Year, 2013 will be on the Judges Panel
for this show as well.
Along with judging the contestants,
Zarnak will be sharing
heranyone
expertise
and
If theres
who
comes to mind first
acting as a mentor
to
them
as
well.
when talking about traditional Pakistani
food, it is Mrs. Zubaida Tariq. With
decades of experience at her disposal,
Mrs. Tariqs knowledge and expertise are
recognized and known by all those who
love traditional desi food, filled with the
taste and textures dating back from our
childhoods
and Chaudhrys
perhaps, our childhood
parents
Tahir
childhoods
as well.
passion
for food has taken him all
over the world in search of
culinary training and expertise. A
well-known culinary celebrity, Mr.
T, as he is known, has traveled to
Dubai, Italy, France, and America,
in pursuit of his passion. His
recipes are his own creations, and
he strives to simplify and improve
upon his recipes for his audience.

Host

Yusra Abedi, is young and energetic

host of Masala TV. She has conducted
LIVE show of Masala TV Handi with
Cooking Expert Zubaida Tariq.

Details

College Cook-a-thon

Format:
Cooking
Competition

Duration:
1 Hour

Total:
26 Episodes

Round

1:

Audit
ions

Auditions

Episode
1 12

24 Teams
48 Contestants

Different
Colleges

Brief:
Our team will visit 12 colleges and our 2 judges Chefs Zarnak
and Gulzar shall choose 2 teams from each college.
This will result in 24 teams moving on to the next round.
Each team will consist of 2 participants.
Selection Criteria:
Contestants will fill out a Multiple Choice Questionnaire with 10
questions.
The Masala TV Expert will choose contestants based on the
MCQs.
There will also be a Q&A session with Masala T.V.s Cooking
Expert based on the questionnaire.

Round

2:

Knoc
kout

Knockout

Episode
13 18

24 Teams
48 Contestants

Arts
Council

Brief:
There will be 4 teams in each episode, and the contestants will
have to complete specific tasks. The top 2 teams from each
episode will move on to the next round.
This means that a total of 12 teams will move on to the next
round.
There will be a total of 3 judges from this point onward in the
competition.
Selection Criteria:
Contestants will be given a cooking task
Find the ingredient.
Taste and name the recipe

Round

3:

Quarter
Finals

uarter Finals

Episode
19 21

12 Teams
48 Contestants

Arts
Council

Brief:
There will be a total of 3 episodes, and in each episode 4 teams
will be competing.
The teams will be given different dishes to recreate by the
special guest judge, and the contestants will have to make it.
Second task will be to identify certain ingredients only by tasting.
2 teams will be eliminated and 2 will move forward to the semifinal round.
A total of 6 teams will move forward to the next round.

Round

4:

Bonus
Points

onus Points

Episode
22 - 23

6 Teams
12 Contestants

Arts
Council

Brief:
3 teams will be competing in a series of tasks to win bonus
points in each episode which could help the winning team gain
an edge over the remaining teams during the semi-final round.
The judges will ask the contestants to make one of their favorite
secret family recipes.
Second task will be a lightning round where contestants have to
identify certain kitchen cleaning items.
There will be no eliminations during this round.

Round

5:

Team
Breakin

am Breaking

Episode
24

3 Teams
6 Contestants

Arts
Council

Brief:
In this round we will eliminate 3 teams and break the remaining
3 teams into 6 contestants.
The teams will now have to compete as individuals so that they
will qualify for the semi finals.
To find out the weakest links, the judges will give all the
contestants the same recipe to recreate. The 3 weakest teams
will be eliminated from the competition and the remaining teams
will be separated into 6 contestants.

Round

6:

Semi
Final

emi Final

Episode
25

6 Contestants

Arts
Council

Brief:

The 6 chosen semifinalists will be competing in this round without any

knowledge of the judges marking. There will also be no eliminations in
this round, which will be a surprise factor for the contestants.
Points from the Bonus Round will be carried over to the Semi Final Round.
Task:
A Secret Ingredient Basket will be given to each contestant. They will
have to use the secret ingredients to create their recipe and the judges
will decide which recipe is a winner.

Round

7:

Grand
Finale

rand Finale

Episode
26

6 Contestants

Arts
Council

Brief:

The 6 semifinalists will be competing for the grand prize, along with an
exciting opportunity to come on a live Masala T.V. show.

There will be a winner and 2 runner-ups at the end of the competition.

Contestant A Vs. Contestant C Vs. Contestant E
Contestant B Vs. Contestant D Vs.Contestant F
Task:
The contestants will have to create an entire dinner menu and set up
their tables as they would for a dinner party. The judges will decide who is
the Cook-a-Thon Queen.