Challenge Date | 30 January 2023

Mondays 8 pm Central On TikTok

Welcome to the ultimate cooking showdown! Tricia a.k.a. SketchyChef and a different talented chef each week will battle it out in a culinary competition like no other. In this hour-long show, they will have to use a secret dish or ingredient that will be revealed 1 week before they start cooking. Who can create the most delicious meal with the secret ingredient? Will the challenger beat FoodTokTV? Tune in to find out!

The Challenger: Auriks Wong @GuaduaCook

My grandparents emigrated to Ecuador many years ago. I was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador; I am also part Chinese and Jewish. My love for cooking started with my grandmother; My grandmother prepared some delicious recipes. On Sundays, it was tradition to have a family gathering and eat together; We enjoyed the time we spent together and it's something we always looked forward to. I grew up in the restaurant business. My father always taught me about the ingredients, how to mix them, and how to fuse flavors and textures together. I enjoyed spending time with my father and learning everything I could about cooking.

My first restaurant business started at the age of 17 when I opened my first restaurant called "El Arbolito." The specialty was pork tenderloin sandwiches, chicken, hamburgers prepared with charcoal, food trays with corn accompanied with chicken, smoked pork and ribs and the famous fish burgers (secret recipe) each with their respective sauces of the customer's choice. Our fresh fruit smoothies were one of our most popular items on the menu. By the time I was 23 years old, we opened "Hulabamboo" with the same concept as the first restaurant, the only difference was the name. We managed to accomplish 16 years of success in the restaurant business.

A decade ago, I decided to immigrate to the United States where I currently reside in the beautiful city of Miami, Florida.

I am happy to belong to the Foodtoktv group and share my passion for cooking and also be able to teach everyone my recipes, and in this way honor the memory of my mentors Mr. Jorge Wong (my father), and Mrs. Carmelina Chang (my grandmother).

Believe in yourself play and work hard.

- Auriks Wong—AURIKS

Naci, en Guayaquil, Ecuador. Mis abuelos emigraron a Ecuador hace muchos años. Mis raices son chinas y judías. El amor por la cocina empezó por mi abuela. Los domingos se reunía toda la familia y disfrutábamos comer juntos. La abuela preparaba unas deliciosas recetas. Crecí en los negocios de restaurants. Mi padre siempre me enseñaba los ingredientes, como mezclar cada uno y fusionar sabores y texturas. Tuve la dicha de pasar muy lindos momentos junto a mi papa.

Mi primer negocio de comida empezó a los 17 anos cuando abri mi primer restaurante llamado "El Arbolito" la especialidad eran los sándwiches de lomo, pollo, hamburguesas preparadas al carbón, bandejas con maíz acompañadas con pollo, lomo y costillas de cerdo ahumadas y las famosas hamburguesas de pescado (recta secreta) con sus respectivas salsas a elección del cliente. No podrian faltar los batidos de frutas frescas.

A mis 23 años, abrimos "Hulabamboo" con el mismo concepto del primer restaurant la única diferencia era el nombre. Logramos cosechar 16 años de éxito en los negocios de restaurantes.

Hace una década decidí emigrar a los Estados Unidos donde actualmente resido en la bella ciudad de Miami, Florida.

Estoy feliz pertenecer al grupo de Foodtoktv y compartir mi pasión por la cocina y podern enseñarles mis recetas, y de esta forma de honrar la memoria de mis mentores el Sr. Jorge

Wong (mi padre), y la Sra. Carmelina Chang (mi abuela).

Cree en ti juega y trabaja duro.