Kitchen Superstar is a 2011 Philippine television reality competition cooking show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Marvin Agustin, it premiered on April 4, 2011 replacing Kapuso Movie Festival. The show concluded on July 1, 2011 with a total of 63 episodes.
Premise
The program sought to discover the best non-professional cook in the Philippines. The contestants were selected from auditions in National Capital Region, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Davao City, Naga, Cebu and Iloilo.
The prizes for the winner; PH₱ 1,000,000, a chance to shine as a culinary A-lister and to star in his/her own cooking show.
Contestants
Top 15
Teresa "Ting" Lledo – Pangasinan - winner
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
Maria Riza Santos – Pampanga - Eliminated, June 13, 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
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Kitchen Superstar earned a 13.6% rating. While the final episode scored a 4.3% rating in Mega Manila People/Individual television rating.