The glitzy and glam wedding challenge

The grand “Wedding Challenge” at Rupchada-The Daily Star Super Chef 2017 witnessed celebrity couple Nayeem and Nadia as invited guest judges to the show in the latest episode. Dressed gorgeously in a wedding trousseau, Nadia looked beautiful and Nayeem looked no less salient. The entire stage adorned a wedding theme, with live shehnai and traditional band music sprucing up in the intervals. Each of the contestants and the contest judges were dressed up in elegant wedding attires, adding on to the festive mood. The format of the wedding challenge had been equally interesting as the get-up.

The format required contestants to be teamed up in pairs for the wedding challenge; the teams were named after the many occasions pertaining to the wedding ceremony such as 'Gaye Holud', 'Biye Bari', 'Boubhat' and 'Mehedi'.

The wedding challenge required the contestants to cook a complete wedding menu based on their preference, like kacchi biriyani, chicken roast, jali kebab, beef rezala, fish fry etc. Building upon the established format of the TV show, two teams were in the safe zone while the remaining teams consisting of four contestants in total were transferred to the danger zone. “In this session, we were a little inattentive; the beef rezala was a little bit undercooked and the decoration very plain” said Shampa Rahman, a contestant. “Tariq Anam, the respected judge of the show expected a bit more from our team, Biye Bari; since he considered us, me and Syesha Siddika (Pinky), as strong contestants. With plain decorations for such a grand episode, we disappointed him a little”, she added.

In the 'tike thakar lorai' - the elimination challenge round, Shampa Rahman, the talented housewife from Dinajpur, lost the challenge in a 'Malai' contest. The contest judges asked the bottom four contestants to prepare any dish including desserts with malai as the key ingredient. Shampa might have been unable to please the judges in this section but thanks to the earlier episode of 'Pitha Festival' where she became the top contestant, winning an immunity pin. Shampa used her immunity in this episode, saving her place and sticking around for more competitions in the future.

With time the contests are getting more heated at Rupachada – The Daily Star Super Chef 2017. Look out for more interesting episodes in the future and tougher challenges, to witness who comes out as the ultimate winner.