LIFESTYLE and entertainment channel Metro has come up with a new cooking show, Potluck, that focuses on the talent of home cooks and their favorite recipes. The channel currently is looking for home cooks who are interested in being featured.
The program was made “for viewers who enjoy creating new dishes, experimenting with ingredients, and rekindling their fondness for food” as it will feature “everyday kitchen masters and their home-cooking staples,” according to a release.
The show is open to home cooks 20 years old and above who would like to share their own recipes — crafted in quarantine or otherwise.
Interested participants must send a video entry where they introduce themselves and their dish, show the ingredients, and take the viewers step-by-step through the cooking process while ideally dropping some tips and techniques for cooking newbies.
The video entries can be shot using phones, as Filipino chef Miko Aspiras did on the channel’s YouTube page where he created a caramel Creme Brulee tart. Other videos — like one featuring chef JP Anglo doing his version of a yakisoba — showing how dishes may be done can be viewed on the Metro.style YouTube channel including videos by Metro Channel hosts Raul Manzano, Tim Yap, Marc Nelson, and chef Sandy Daza.
(It should be noted that unlike Mr. Aspiras’ video, the show asks its participants to shoot horizontally and not vertically.)
Potluck entries can be submitted until June 30 by sending in a GoogleDrive or WeTransfer link of the video to metrochannel@abs-cbn.com along with the cook’s name, contact details, and the name of the dish. Also include photos of the finished dish and its ingredients and a signed waiver form which can be accessed at https://bit.ly/MCPotluckWaiver.
The entries must not be more than 300MB in size, should not be longer than five minutes, and should be in an mp4 format. There should also not be any background music and no graphics. Clear audio and video are required.
Metro Channel is available on SKYcable channel 52 (SD) and channel 174 (HD), and on SKYdirect channel 31. For more information on the show, visit the Metro Channel social media pages. — ZBC
