Around the World in 80 Plates

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Around the World in 80 Plates
Around the World in 80 Plates logo.jpg
GenreCompetition
Presented by
Opening themeRobert ToTeras
ComposerRobert ToTeras
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Dan Cutforth
  • Jane Lipsitz
Running time44 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Production companyMagical Elves Productions
Original release
Network Bravo
ReleaseMay 9 (2012-05-09) 
July 18, 2012 (2012-07-18)

Around the World in 80 Plates is an American reality competition television series that debuted May 9, 2012, on Bravo. [1] The series follows twelve chefs competing in a culinary race across ten countries in 44 days and is hosted by professional chefs Curtis Stone and Cat Cora. [2]

Contents

Contestants

In order of elimination: [3]

Contestant progress

ContestantEpisode
12345678910
AveryWINMVCWININ (-)WININ (-)INMVCINMVCWINNER
LizWININWINMVCINWININ (-)INMVCINRUNNER-UP
NookieIN (-)WINMVCINWININWINININ (-)OUT
JohnINININININ (-)MVCMVCIN (-)OUT
NicoleIN (-)IN (-)WINWINMVCININOUT
JennaININWINWININ (-)WINOUT
NickWININININWINOUT
GaryINWININ (-)INOUT
ChazMVCWININ (-)OUT
KevenWINWINOUT
SaiWINOUT
ClaraOUT
  (MVC) The contestant was a member of the winning team in that episode's Take-Over Challenge and was selected as the Most Valuable Chef.
  (WIN) The contestant was a member of the winning team in that episode's Take-Over Challenge.
  (IN) The contestant was not a member of the winning team, but did not receive any votes for elimination.
  [IN (-)] The contestant was not a member of the winning team and received at least one vote for elimination.
  (OUT) The contestant was not a member of the winning team, received the most elimination votes and was eliminated.

Episodes

Premiere dateLocationTeamsExceptional Ingredient ChallengeTake-Over ChallengeMost Valuable ChefEliminatedU.S. viewers
(millions)

Episode 1: London Calling
May 9, 2012London, England
Black
Avery, Chaz, Keven, Liz, Nick, Sai
Red
Clara, Gary, Jenna, John, Nicole, Nookie
The teams are given maps of three pubs and must visit each one offering food and drinks. The first team to finish wins.
  • Reward: Use of potatoes in their dishes
  • Winners:Red Team
Each team will take over one of the pubs and create two authentic gastro-pub dishes while replicating the three dishes they ate during the pub crawl.
  • Winners: Black Team
ChazClara0.79 [4]

Episode 2: Forget Paris
May 16, 2012Lyon, France
Black
Avery, Chaz, Gary, Keven, Nookie
Red
Jenna, John, Liz, Nick, Nicole, Sai
The teams navigate through France and do several sheep-themed challenges. First, two teammates must correctly identify six sheep cheeses. Next, each team must herd four sheep into a pen without touching the animals. The final challenge is to taste wines and match them up to their ingredients.
  • Reward: Meeting Chef Joseph about typical Lyonnese menu.
  • Winners: Black Team
Each team will be taking over a restaurant, making four dishes a piece. Both teams must also craft a quenelle to be served.
  • Winners: Black Team
AverySai0.64 [5]

Episode 3: Something Smells Fishy
May 23, 2012Barcelona, Spain
Black
Avery, Jenna, Liz, Nicole, Nookie
Red
Chaz, Gary, John, Keven, Nick
The teams sort and prepare three different types of seafood: monkfish, merluza, and sepia. Each type of seafood is worth a different amount of money. By the time the delivery truck arrives, whoever makes the most money wins.
  • Reward: Use of red prawn in their dishes.
  • Winners: Red Team
Each team will share a restaurant, each creating a three course seafood menu based on the seafood they prepared in the previous challenge.
  • Winners: Black Team
NookieKeven0.55 [6]

Episode 4: In and Out of Africa
May 30, 2012Marrakesh, Morocco
White
Gary, Chaz, Nick
Black
Nookie, Avery, John
Red
Jenna, Liz, Nicole
Find the Ben Boubker spice shop within the Medina. Pour glasses of Mint Tea in the traditional Moroccan style.
  • Reward: $15,000 and a guide
    to help them
    navigate the Medina
  • Winners: Black Team
Each team will share a restaurant, each creating a tagine in addition to two other dishes.
  • Winners:Red Team
LizChaz0.78 [7]

Episode 5: Tale of Two Villas
June 6, 2012Florence, Italy
Black
Nick, Nookie, Avery, Nicole
Red
Jenna, Gary, Liz, John
In Florence, the Course starts with a scavenger hunt where the chefs get
firsthand experience on the traditions of the local cuisine.
  • Reward: $10,000 and cooking lessons from a nonna (grandmother).
  • Winners: Black Team
With their new knowledge, they head to beautiful villas in the rolling hills of Tuscany to create Tuscan cuisine for the Takeover. One chef causes a disaster in the middle of the night and must confess to his fellow chefs.
  • Winners: Black Team
NicoleGary0.76 [8]

Episode 6: Ciao Down
June 13, 2012Bologna, Italy
Black
Nick, Nookie, Avery, Nicole
Red
Jenna, Liz, John
The chefs shift gears and head north to Bologna where they tackle the local favorite, tortellini.
  • Reward: $10,000 and extra hour to cook.
  • Winners:Red Team
Tempers flare between two chefs over past grievances and one of the contestants is intent on taking a teammate down.
  • Winners:Red Team
JohnNick0.70 [9]

Episode 7: Thai Breaker
June 20, 2012Chiang Mai, Thailand
White
Avery, Jenna
Black
John, Nookie
Red
Liz, Nicole
Find and transport two baskets of coconuts, then grate five pounds worth. Plant 20 rows of rice in a traditional paddy.
  • Reward:$10,000, plus a double shopping budget and the chance to serve two dishes instead of one
  • Winners: Black Team
Each team runs a Thai street food cart, with the goal of earning the most money.
  • Winners: Black Team
John
(wins $5000 instead of immunity)
Jenna0.83 [10]

Episode 8: Feeding the Demon
June 27, 2012Hong Kong, China
Black
John, Nookie
Red
Avery, Liz, Nicole
Retrieve an envelope from a statue of Buddha, then bundle 10 hairy crabs, then fill 7 steamer baskets with dumplings.
  • Reward: Hour with a local sous chef.
  • Winners: Black Team
The chefs compete as individuals to cook a five-course meal at a restaurant that offers "X-Treme Chinese Cuisine" for Alvin Leung.AveryNicole0.83 [11]

Episode 9: Cry for Me Argentina
July 11, 2012Buenos Aires, Argentina
Black
John, Liz
Red
Avery, Nookie
The chefs have to make 80 empanadas to then sell in a local park and earn 150 pesos.
  • Reward: Roast goat, a local delicacy.
  • Winners:Red Team
The teams takeover a local parrilla (grill house) and create a menu featuring two appetizers and two meat dishes.
  • Winners:Red Team
LizJohn0.76 [12]

Episode 10: A Winner Comes Home
July 18, 2012Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Black
Avery, Jenna, Nick
Red
Liz, Chaz, John
Go to three different shops for ingredients for, and then prepare, a traditional Uruguayan dish of each chef's choice
  • Reward: The power to eliminate one chef (Nookie)
  • Winners: Avery
Create a three-dish menu inspired by three of the chefs' previous destinations throughout the competition, with the help of two past contestants as sous chefs
  • Winners: Black / Avery
AveryLiz0.83 [13]

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