The move by entertainment journalist Patrick Chilaka berthing a new show tagged Celebrity Couples Chef Challenge, C4, has opened a new forum of discussion among Nigerians who are elated to see something new and different within the showbiz scene in the country.
Speaking about the show, Chilaka revealed to close friends in the media that he was influenced to bring his idea of C4 to light due to his childhood experiences, where his mother cooked food from over five states in the country not related to her Igbo ancestry.
“My mother is one of the best chefs alive today,” he said with pride.
“She can cook cuisines from so many cultural background in Nigeria.
Delicious meals like Banga soup, Ikpankpupo, Atama, Afang, Ewedu soup, Efo Riro, Moi Moi, Corn meal ,Pepper Soup of all sorts and not to mention the usual Egusi, Ogbono, Achi, Ede, Okora, Oha, Nsala, Achara , the finger licking delicacies that shaped my idea to bring to light a show, where Nigerian Celebrity Couples will do battle cooking all manner of cuisines drawn from different cultural backgrounds in the country to the delight of Nigerians on a selected National Television Channel for a period of 15 days.”
In her mid sixties, the elderly Mrs Magaret Chilaka hasn’t lost touch of those finger licking meals that blew minds of those, who ate from her pot many years back.
Chilaka further revealed that his idea for celebrity couples as choice for contestants for the show is borne out of the belief that they are the best people to promote the rich cultural culinary delicacies we have as a nation.
“Nigeria is blessed with a rich food heritage that needs to be celebrated and using our notable Celebrities to showcase this heritage will suffice at the end,” he further said.
The world-over, Celebrities are role models to kids, youth and couples alike so making them the focal point for the event will go a long way in passing the right message to couples that it pays to do things together on and off the scene, be it in the kitchen or any part of the home.
This new show with a total prize money of 20 Million is scheduled to kick off in the month of April 2021.