Cheyenne Suarez

'MasterChef Asia' premieres Sept. 22 on HBO Max

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<div><strong>PH&#x27;S &#x27;LUMPIA QUEEN&#x27; TO APPEAR AS GUEST JUDGE</strong></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1787814595272HBO Max_MasterChef Asia Episode four_Pre Premiere_Credit HBO Max l TLC l Discovery.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Contestants on the set of &#x27;MasterChef Asia.&#x27;<em> Photo courtesy of HBO Max, TLC &amp; Discovery</em></span></span></span></div><p><strong><em></em></strong>The reality cooking competition &quot;MasterChef Asia,&quot; which is returning after a decade, is set to premiere on HBO Max on September 22, the streaming service said Thursday.</p><p>This latest season, comprising 10 episodes, marks the format’s return to the region after a 10-year hiatus, according to entertainment outlet Variety.</p><p>It follows former contestants from across Asia as they go head-to-head in a new series of high-stakes challenges for the title of MasterChef Asia.</p><p>The program&#x27;s judges include Asian culinary giants Chef Edward Lee, Chef “Pam” Pichaya S. and Chef Kelvin Cheung.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7bw8WMjpMX8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>The contestants include Vietnamese-Australian chef Khanh Ong; restaurant owner Sahadol “Pond” Tantrapim; Malaysian pastry chef Marcus Low; Korean gastronomy specialist Areum Yoon; “Culinary and Cultural Ambassador of Meghalaya” Nambie Jessica Marak; and Asian cuisine chefs Audrey Wicksana, Therese Lum, Mime Kataniwa, Ivory Yat, and Sandy Tang of Macao.</p><p>Fans can look forward to guest judges, including the Philippines&#x27; &quot;Lumpia Queen&quot; Abi Marquez.</p><p>The program was filmed in Macao, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.</p><p>&quot;MasterChef&quot; is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world&#x27;s most successful cookery TV format, having aired more than 750 seasons worldwide since its launch in 1990.</p>

<p>The reality cooking competition 'MasterChef Asia,' which is returning after a decade, is set to premiere on HBO Max on September 22, the streaming service said Thursday.</p>

The reality cooking competition 'MasterChef Asia,' which is returning after a decade, is set to premiere on HBO Max on September 22, the streaming service said Thursday.