In the second broadcast of the new season of MasterChef Argentina 2023 (Telefe, 9.30 pm), aired yesterday, Tuesday, Wanda Nara burst into tears when Gabriela, one of the candidates to be among the 16 chefs who will compete in the cooking reality show, was given the go-ahead by the jury -Damián Betular, Donato De Santis, Germán Martitegui- and gave her the apron, no more unless the symbol that has passed to the next stage.
Gabriela is 44 years old and from Córdoba, the capital. She works as a housekeeper and, as she explained in the presentation video, on weekends she sells confectionery products, an activity that she does not so much for the money it brings but “because it motivates me a lot,” she said.
“The kitchen for me is everything. It’s my ground wire, it’s where I unload if I feel like crying or laughing in the kitchen,” explained Gabriela in her presentation.
In this phase of the program, the participants independently decide which dish to present to the jury members. They have 50 minutes to cook and another five, already in front of the judges, to serve.
Gabriela has chosen to serve mashed meatballs with a recipe inherited from her grandmother, according to what she said.
While she was finishing her dish, Germán Martitegui asked her who was the person who had encouraged her to take up cooking. Everyone assumed that she would answer that she had been her grandmother. However, Gabriela’s answer not only surprised everyone, but also deeply moved them.
Gabriela, the woman who needs to recover part of her soul
“My eldest daughter convinced me to come, she always saw me with a lot of passion. E in a sad moment of my life, that passion left me“Said the applicant at the time of participation in the competition.
Then, Martitegui wanted to know why he had lost his passion. The answer was direct and very sad: “I lost my passion because I lost a daughter. I lost my daughter María Lucía. And with her remained all my happiness and all my joy.
Gabriela added: “I reckon the same thing has happened to many who have lost a child. But, well, it took a lot of my soul and i need to get it back“.
“So my daughter practically forced me to stay here – he continued -. So I thanked her, because all the instances I’ve experienced up to this moment have been very pleasant, and I think I’m already more than satisfied with this”. The three chefs were shocked before Gabriela’s story and couldn’t hold back the tears.
At the time of the tasting, the meatballs prepared by Gabriela obtained the approval of the jury. Donato and Martitegui agreed and stated that the meatballs were “the bomb”.
With two approvals, Gabriela was already in the next stage of MasterChef. This way, Betular was able to tell her: “That’s it”. And she flattered her: “You are a faithful reflection of this profession that the three of us and many people love so much. This work heals and gives us the joy to continue day after day“.
When she went backstage and saw Wanda Nara, Gabriela hugged her, rolled her eyes and thanked her daughter María Lucía and the driver burst into tears as he hugged the cook.
Source: Clarin
