Rosebud Benitez is a Filipina celebrity chef and the host of Quickfire, a 10-minute television cooking show broadcast on GMA News TV (formerly known as Q, now GTV), a sister station of GMA Network."Host (Rosebud Benitez)" , Telebisyon.Net, undated (retrieved 20 February 2012) It has an offshoot DVD compilation of highlight episodes., Pilipino Star Ngayon, 3 September 2009 (retrieved 20 February 2012) Before Quickfire, Benitez was part of the culinary group program Ka-Toque, that spawned a whole new generation of broadcast cuisine productions and chef-hosts."GMA welcomes QTV, their newest 'kapuso'", ClickTheCity.com, 11 November 2005 (retrieved 20 February 2012) Though wedged within a smorgasbord of equally sociable young chefs in Ka-Toque, Benitez became the first in the group to be given a solo show and the only non-actress to be invited by GMA Artist Center to join its register of contract stars., iGMA.tv, 4 April 2008
After graduating from the Center for Culinary Arts, Manila, Benitez (who has the nickname “Chef Mom”)Walden Sadiri, "Anchorwoman and Chef Mom: Women of Style and Substance", Manila Bulletin, 28 October 2009 (retrieved 20 February 2012) has become a public culinary figure in the Philippines, billboards for the food company Ajinomoto and status as a requested chef to conduct cooking demonstrations for corporate events and TV programs.Jocelyn Valle, "Rosebud Benitez on being a chef: 'It’s not a glamorous job'", Manila Bulletin, 28 October 2009 (retrieved 20 February 2012) She has hosted and presented media and live events"So orange, so Chowking", The Philippine Star, 15 April 2010 (retrieved 20 February 2012) and has appeared as a guest in TV productions of varying formats and genres."Rosebud Benitez on The Sweet Life (1/3)", uploaded to YouTube.com (retrieved 20 February 2012) She has also been featured in lifestyle magazines, broadsheets, photo exhibits, and food blogs on wmn.ph;Walden Sadiri, "Get to know your celebrity bloggers on WMN.ph", Manila Bulletin, 30 July 2009 (retrieved 20 February 2012) selected as one of the seven society women to represent the scent of S.T. Dupont Rose in Manila; nominated in the 2009 and 2010 PMPC Star Awards for TV;"NOMINEES AT THE PMPC STAR AWARDS FOR TV 2010 AND OUR TAKE ON POSSIBLE WINNERS", Media Newser Philippines, 26 October 2010 (retrieved 20 February 2012) and honored as one of People Asia’s “Women of Style and Substance” for 2009.Walden Sadiri, "Anchorwoman and Chef Mom: Women of Style and Substance", Manila Bulletin, 28 October 2009 (retrieved 20 February 2012)
Benitez lives in Quezon City with her children Katrina and Kyle.Angelo Comsti, Rosebud Benitez, Yummy, 2 March 2010 (retrieved 20 February 2012)
Filmography Television Ka-Toque: Lutong Barkada (2005–2009), QTV/Q Quickfire: 10-Minute Kitchen Wonders (as solo host, 2008–2012), Q/GMA News TV
References
External links Pinay Celebrity Online: “Quickfire Chef-Host Rosebud Benitez—My Favorite Chef” Spot.Ph: “10 Prettiest Chefs in Manila” The Philippine Star: “Cook it up with Rosebud” Philippine Daily Inquirer: Entertainment: “Celeb chef cooks up new home look” Telebisyon.Net: “Quickfire’s easy-to-cook dishes out on video” GMA Pinoy TV: “Quickfire” Quickfire on Multiply Chef Rosebud Benitez on Tumblr Chef Rosebud Benitez on Twitter Chef Rosebud Benitez on Facebook