Overview
- The first elimination gala ended Sunday with comedian Pachu Peña leaving the competition after judges found a fragment of plastic in his milanesa and uncooked fat in the meat.
- The episode’s challenge asked contestants to make a milanesa with a guarnición and a dip and featured former winner Ian Lucas as a guest while the panel included Germán Martitegui, Damián Betular and new judge Maru Botana.
- Pachu acknowledged his mistakes on air, thanked the cast and crew, left on cordial terms and said he plans to try to return through the show’s repechaje (wildcard) round.
- The elimination broadcast posted strong audience numbers and led its time slot, and Telefe delayed the next regular episode on Oct. 6 for live coverage of Argentina’s match at the Monumental.
- Producers and judges treated the errors as decisive because physical contamination and undercooked fat are seen as serious food‑safety and technical failings in professional kitchen standards, underscoring the show’s mix of culinary rigor and celebrity spectacle.