Royco Fuata Flava is a Kenyan reality cooking competition show produced by Unilever. It hosted by renowned chef Benjamin Nyaga, Benta Ochieng and Kobi Kihara. It engages a range of professional and aspiring cooks that audition per region in Kenya. Royco, a spice popular in Kenyan households is the mandatory ingredient for every weekly challenge. The show was renewed for its second season in September 2015 on NTV.
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Judges Benjamin Nyaga Benta Ochieng Kobi Kihara
Seasons
Season one The first season debuted on October 5, 2014, ran for 13 episodes and it had 32 contestants short-listed out of the thousands of other Kenyans picked all over the latter country. Two eliminations were made were made per week depending on the satisfactory status of their meals prepared. From 32 down to 2 contestants, Amanda Gicharu and Tirus Thini. On the season's finale, the finalists were asked to pick ingredients prepared and covered by the judges from the Royce Flava Store in random but to their surprise, they were later instructed to exchange cooking points and thereby adding an ingredient that would give the other counterpart hell of time during his/her cooking. Amanda Gicharu was named the winner for impressing the judges. Tirus was awarded ksh 200K for being the runners-up. The season's finale was broadcast on December 7, 2015.
Season one contestants Contestant Age Occupation HometownAnthony Munyao Freelance ChefFlora Consolata41 Humanitarian WorkerCynthia Olwade Zoology StudentKevin Owino Were29 Freelance CatererKisumuTirus Thini ChefMombasaAmanda Gicharu 28Nutritionist and MarketerNairobiTimothy Koli27 Ex-Military ManLilian Ombina TeacherKisumuElizabeth Kuya CounsellorWilfred Ndungu Security ConsultantCate Ouma Public Relations ConsultantNairobiEsther Onyambu HomemakerPatrick Mwabamba Food CriticTeresia Wanjau BeauticianGladys Wanjau EnvironmentalistEric Otieno ComedianMombasaMaliha Mohammed Customer care representativeRahima Nassir Biotechnology StudentNairobiCarolyne Nyakure CatererJoan Kangethe AdministratorKayum Mohammed Fruit VendorKisumuPhanice PhilipPharmacistMaureen ObangoGospel ArtistKisumuEdith KadotiHardware EntrepreneurChristian Sila GraduateDoreen Chelagat Police OfficerEddah Chuaga StudentEugene Mangerere Food CriticAnne Marie Sokhnah GraduateAnne Nyamitta HomemakerRita Khan Mother
Season two The second season incepted on October 3, 2015 with 12 contestants. Kobi Kihara joined chef Ben Nyaga as one of the judges.
Season two contestants Contestant Age Occupation HometownGervais Amar French Teacher and Sports DirectorMombasaAmina Hussein BusinesswomanKisumuJean Ouma Analytical Chemistry StudentMombasaSada Nyanje Booking and Ticketing AgentRose Okech Microbiology GraduateKisumuTendai Mbalebwa 18Digital MarketerNairobiAnisa Nuri Law StudentMombasaJanet Okello Hospitality LecturerKisumuKayum Mohammed Fruit Salad VendorMichael Mengo 24Freelance MarketerNairobiAngela Kisoryo25 AccountantEdwin Muriithi Food Production Student
Finalists SeasonOriginal run Winner Runner-upReason for winningContestants Winner's prize 1October 5 – December 7, 2014Amanda GicharuTirus Thini High standards32 in Nairobi Season 1 winner Amanda was awarded ksh. 1 million. 2 September 28 – December 14, 2015Angela KisoryoJean Ouma 12 in Nairobi Season 2 winner Angie was awarded ksh. 1 million.
Broadcasting The first season was broadcast in Citizen TV. Episodes were 30 minutes long. It occupied the 5:30pm timeslot on Sundays and ran for 13 episodes. The second season kicked off on September 25, 2015 on NTV. It occupied the 7:30 pm timeslot with 45 minutes-long episodes with 12 contestants.
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