<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">The final episode of “Top Chef” on MBC1 and MBC Iraq witnessed moments of tension, pride, and anxiety, as four contestants competed to reach the title: Alaa Eddine Zeitoun from Tunisia, Rakan Al-Briji from Jordan, Amin Al-Noura from Morocco, and Shihab Madhat from Egypt.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The competition was an exceptional challenge to prepare a menu inspired by the huge architectural projects in NEOM, as the final stop in the most difficult season of the program.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187,48%,51%);">Final Challenge Details</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> At the end of the episode, the contestants stood before the jury to face the final test of the program. They had to prepare a three-course menu inspired by one of the architectural projects in NEOM. To determine the projects, the contestants drew knives, and the results were as follows:<br> • Alaa El Din Zeitoun drew inspiration for his dishes from The Line project.<br> • Shihab Madhat got his inspiration for his list from the Oxagon project.<br> • Rakan Al-Buraij presented his dishes based on the Trojena project.<br> • Amin Al-Nura drew inspiration for his list from the Sindalah project.<br><br> The challenge took four hours to prepare, followed by 45 minutes to present the dishes to the judges, including British chef Marco Pierre White, who is known as the youngest chef to be awarded three Michelin stars and later relinquished them.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187,48%,51%);">Shehab Madhat crowned as “Top Chef”</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> After evaluating the dishes, it was time to announce the results in the style of the famous show, where the last knives were distributed to the contestants, and whoever got the orange knife would be the winner. The decisive moment was when Shehab Madhat pulled out the orange knife, to be crowned the “Top Chef of the Arab World” for this season.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187,48%,51%);">Top Chef Winner Prizes</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Shehab has received a number of valuable awards, most notably:<br> • 375 thousand Saudi riyals.<br> • 100 thousand Saudi riyals provided by “Tanmia Poultry”.<br> • A dessert workshop with a two-Michelin-starred chef, presented by Almarai.<br> • Full media coverage in “HOSPITALITY NEWS” magazine.<br> • Opportunity to participate in HORECA, the region’s leading hospitality and culinary event.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Thus, the curtain fell on an exceptional season of “Top Chef”, where the contestants faced a series of difficult challenges, so that Shehab Madhat could achieve his dream of winning the title amidst strong competition until the last moment.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187,48%,51%);">Shehab Madhat wins the title of “Top Chef Arab World” in an exciting final</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Mixed feelings in the grand final<br> The final episode of “Top Chef” on MBC1 and MBC Iraq witnessed moments of tension, pride, and anxiety, as four contestants competed to reach the title: Alaa Eddine Zeitoun from Tunisia, Rakan Al-Briji from Jordan, Amin Al-Noura from Morocco, and Shihab Madhat from Egypt. The competition came within the framework of an exceptional challenge represented in preparing a menu inspired by the huge architectural projects in Neom, as the final stop in the most difficult season of the program.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Final Challenge Details</h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> At the end of the episode, the contestants stood before the jury to face the final test of the program. They had to prepare a three-course menu inspired by one of the architectural projects in NEOM. To determine the projects, the contestants drew knives, and the results were as follows:<br> • Alaa El Din Zeitoun drew inspiration for his dishes from The Line project.<br> • Shihab Madhat got his inspiration for his list from the Oxagon project.<br> • Rakan Al-Buraij presented his dishes based on the Trojena project.<br> • Amin Al-Nura drew inspiration for his list from the Sindalah project.<br><br> The challenge took four hours to prepare, followed by 45 minutes to present the dishes to the judges, including British chef Marco Pierre White, who is known as the youngest chef to be awarded three Michelin stars and later relinquished them.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Shehab Madhat crowned as “Top Chef”</h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> After evaluating the dishes, it was time to announce the results in the style of the famous show, where the last knives were distributed to the contestants, and whoever got the orange knife would be the winner. The decisive moment was when Shehab Madhat pulled out the orange knife, to be crowned the “Top Chef of the Arab World” for this season.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Top Chef Winner Prizes</h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Shehab has received a number of valuable awards, most notably:<br> • 375 thousand Saudi riyals.<br> • 100 thousand Saudi riyals provided by “Tanmia Poultry”.<br> • A dessert workshop with a two-Michelin-starred chef, presented by Almarai.<br> • Full media coverage in “HOSPITALITY NEWS” magazine.<br> • Opportunity to participate in HORECA, the region’s leading hospitality and culinary event.<br><br> Thus, the curtain fell on an exceptional season of “Top Chef”, where the contestants faced a series of difficult challenges, so that Shehab Madhat could achieve his dream of winning the title amidst strong competition until the last moment.<br></p>