The five remaining contestants in MasterChef Sri Lanka Season 2 have travelled to the Maldives to film a special episode, the programme’s producers announced on Thursday.
The Top 5 — Mohomad Yaseen, Sonaya Rajapaksha, Narmatha Balasubramaniyam, Mohanarajah Sathveekan and Shabnam Muzammil — cook outside the MasterChef kitchen for the episode, which is set against an Indian Ocean backdrop, according to the Daily Mirror.
Sri Lankan chef Darshan Munidasa joins as guest judge for what the producers describe as a crucial stage of the competition.
The shoot was supported by Visit Maldives and Legend Maldives, with the contestants hosted at SAii Lagoon Maldives and Hard Rock Hotel Maldives.
Context
The filing identifies the current run as Season 2, placing it after an earlier locally produced season. This desk has not covered the franchise before, and the Daily Mirror report gives no detail on the first season.
A note on sourcing. The announcement reached this desk through a single verified newsroom, and reads as material issued by the production. No other verified Sri Lankan outlet had carried it at the time of writing. This desk has not independently verified the filming arrangements or the commercial partnerships described.
Not reported: the Daily Mirror filing does not give the broadcast date or channel for the Maldives episode, say what the contestants were asked to cook, name the resident judges, or say how many episodes remain before the final. It does not state what the challenge decided — whether anyone was eliminated in the Maldives — or disclose the commercial terms of the arrangement with Visit Maldives and the two resorts.
Sources: Daily Mirror.
