It's certainly not going to be easy. Fifteen chefsfrom around the Arab world will have to stay quick on their feet as they juggle between balancing weird and wonderful ingredients, coming up with unique delicacies and preparing international-style cuisine - all for the chance to be crowned the Middle East's very first 'Top Chef'.
The Arabic-language adaptation of the world-famous reality culinary competition television series launches this week on MBC1 and MBC MASR2, with all cooking challenges taking place under the watchful eyes of Egyptian-Chinese internationally renowned chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Bobby Chinn; celebrity Lebanese chef Maroun Chedid and Saudi chef Mona Mosly.
Every week, 'Top Chef' will see the contestants take part in three segments - a Quickfire Challenge, Elimination Challenge and Judges' Table. At the end of each episode, one or more chefs are named the winners of the day, while one chef is eliminated from the competition.
The Arabic edition of 'Top Chef' is directed by Wassim Succar, while MonaMosly will present weekly updates in addition to her role as a member of thejudging panel.