Rosebud Benitez is a Filipina celebrity chef and the host of Quickfire, a 10-minute television cooking show broadcast several times daily on GMA News TV (formerly known as Q, now GTV), a sister station of GMA Network.[1] The show is considered to be one of the most easily recognizable productions of the alternative network, with an offshoot bestselling DVD compilation of highlight episodes.[2] Before Quickfire, Benitez was part of the culinary group program Ka-Toque, Q’s first-of-a-kind that spawned a whole new generation of broadcast cuisine productions and chef-hosts.[3] Though wedged within a smorgasbord of equally sociable young chefs in Ka-Toque, Benitez became the first in the group to be given a solo show and the only non-actress to be invited by GMA Artist Center to join its register of contract stars.[4]
Rosebud Benitez | |
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 Chef Rosebud Benitez in 2011 | |
| Born | Rosebud Benitez 1977 (age 46–47) Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nationality |  Filipino |
| Known for | Celebrity chef |
| Awards | 2009 People Asia’s Women of Style and Substance 2010 PMPC Star Awards for TV |
After graduating from the prestigious Center for Culinary Arts, Manila, Benitez (who has the nickname “Chef Mom”)[5] has become a popular public culinary figure in the Philippines, gracing billboards for the food company Ajinomoto and achieving status as a most requested chef to conduct cooking demonstrations for corporate events and TV programs.[6] She has hosted and presented several media and live events[7] and has appeared as a guest in several TV productions of varying formats and genres.[8] She has also been featured in lifestyle magazines, broadsheets, photo exhibits, and food blogs on wmn.ph;[9] selected as one of the seven society women to represent the scent of S.T. Dupont Rose in Manila; nominated in the 2009 and 2010 PMPC Star Awards for TV;[10] and honored as one of People Asia’s “Women of Style and Substance” for 2009.[11]
Benitez lives in Quezon City with her children Katrina and Kyle.[12]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit- Ka-Toque: Lutong Barkada (2005 to 2009), QTV/Q (now GTV)
- Quickfire: 10-Minute Kitchen Wonders (as solo host, 2008 to 2012), Q/GMA News TV (now GTV)
References
edit- ^ "Host (Rosebud Benitez)" Archived 2011-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, Telebisyon.Net, undated (retrieved 20 February 2012)
- ^ "Chef Mom Rosebud's Quickfire - 10-minute Kitchen Wonders, available na sa DVD", Pilipino Star Ngayon, 3 September 2009 (retrieved 20 February 2012)
- ^ "GMA welcomes QTV, their newest 'kapuso'", ClickTheCity.com, 11 November 2005 (retrieved 20 February 2012)
- ^ [1], iGMA.tv, 4 April 2008 Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Walden Sadiri, "Anchorwoman and Chef Mom: Women of Style and Substance", Manila Bulletin, 28 October 2009 (retrieved 20 February 2012)
- ^ Jocelyn Valle, "Rosebud Benitez on being a chef: 'It’s not a glamorous job'", Manila Bulletin, 28 October 2009 (retrieved 20 February 2012)
- ^ "So orange, so Chowking", The Philippine Star, 15 April 2010 (retrieved 20 February 2012)
- ^ "Rosebud Benitez on The Sweet Life (1/3)", uploaded to YouTube.com (retrieved 20 February 2012)
- ^ Walden Sadiri, "Get to know your celebrity bloggers on WMN.ph", Manila Bulletin, 30 July 2009 (retrieved 20 February 2012)
- ^ "NOMINEES AT THE PMPC STAR AWARDS FOR TV 2010 AND OUR TAKE ON POSSIBLE WINNERS", Media Newser Philippines, 26 October 2010 (retrieved 20 February 2012)
- ^ Walden Sadiri, "Anchorwoman and Chef Mom: Women of Style and Substance", Manila Bulletin, 28 October 2009 (retrieved 20 February 2012)
- ^ Angelo Comsti, Rosebud Benitez, Yummy, 2 March 2010 (retrieved 20 February 2012)
External links
edit- Pinay Celebrity Online: “Quickfire Chef-Host Rosebud Benitez—My Favorite Chef”
- Spot.Ph: “10 Prettiest Chefs in Manila”
- The Philippine Star: “Cook it up with Rosebud”
- Philippine Daily Inquirer: Entertainment: “Celeb chef cooks up new home look”
- Telebisyon.Net: “Quickfire’s easy-to-cook dishes out on video”
- GMA Pinoy TV: “Quickfire”
- Quickfire on Multiply
- Chef Rosebud Benitez on Tumblr
- Chef Rosebud Benitez on Twitter
- Chef Rosebud Benitez on Facebook