[1] The show is considered to be one of the most easily recognizable productions of the alternative network, with an offshoot bestselling DVD compilation of highlight episodes.

[2] Before Quickfire, Benitez was part of the culinary group program Ka-Toque, Q’s first-of-a-kind that spawned a whole new generation of broadcast cuisine productions and chef-hosts.

[3] Though wedged within a smorgasbord of equally sociable young chefs in Ka-Toque, Benitez became the first in the group to be given a solo show and the only non-actress to be invited by GMA Artist Center to join its register of contract stars.

[8] She has also been featured in lifestyle magazines, broadsheets, photo exhibits, and food blogs on wmn.ph;[9] selected as one of the seven society women to represent the scent of S.T.

Dupont Rose in Manila; nominated in the 2009 and 2010 PMPC Star Awards for TV;[10] and honored as one of People Asia’s “Women of Style and Substance” for 2009.