Next Level Chef (British TV series)

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Genre
Created byTom Day
Presented by Gordon Ramsay
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producer
  • Gordon Ramsay
Camera setup Multi-camera
Production company
Original release
Network ITV
Release11 January (2023-01-11) 
2 March 2023 (2023-03-02)

Next Level Chef (also known as Next Level Chef UK) is a British culinary reality competition television series that premiered in 2023 and is hosted by Gordon Ramsay. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The series was cancelled after one season due to low ratings. [4]

Chefs

Contestant [5] AgeStatusHometown/Home CountryResult
Bethika "Tia" Khurana50Home cook Birmingham Eliminated January 11
Selwyn Channon63Ex-Professional chef Lympsham Eliminated January 18
Layla Powell41Professional chef London Eliminated January 25
Kelly Hunter45Ex-Professional chef Great Dunmow Eliminated February 1
Temi Abdullahi27Social media chef London Eliminated February 8
Gurpreet Bains25Professional chef Gravesend Eliminated February 15
Toby Caswell-Jones22Professional chef Liverpool First Eliminated February 23
Ian "Gold" Golding51Home cook Kings Langley Second Eliminated February 23
Tony Maloy40Professional chef Theddingworth
Callum Deboys26Ex-Professional chef Prestwick, Scotland Runner-ups March 2
Ronan Lee25Home cook London
Jade Greenhalgh34Social media chef Ormskirk Winner March 2

Elimination table

PlaceContestantEpisodes
12345678
1JadeRAMWINSAFEWINRISKSAFEWINWINWINNER
2CallumRAMWINSAFEWINSAFEWINRISKWINRUNNER-UP
RonanARRSAFEWINSAFEWINSAFESAFERISKRUNNER-UP
4GoldAINSAFESAFERISKSAFERISKSAFEELIM
TonyARRSAFEWINSAFEWINWINWINELIM
6TobyRAMWINSAFEWINSAFESAFERISKELIM
7GurpreetAINSAFESAFESAFESAFERISKELIM
8TemiAINSAFERISKSAFESAFEELIM
9KellyAINRISKSAFESAFEELIM
10LaylaARRSAFEWINELIM
11SelwynRAMWINELIM
12TiaARRELIM

The contestant cooked the best dish overall and won safety for their team or themselves.

  The contestant was on the winning team or had the winning dish.
  The contestant was not on the winning team nor had the winning dish, but was not chosen for the head-to-head cook-off.
  The contestant was at risk of elimination and won the head-to-head cook-off.
  The contestant was drafted to Gordon Ramsay's team.
  The contestant was drafted to Nyesha Arrington's team.
  The contestant was drafted to Paul Ainsworth's team.
  The contestant was eliminated from the competition.

Critical reception

The Guardian wrote "Next Level Chef is a breathless, bewildering gabble of a show. This is a cookery contest that is so obsessed with contrived competition that it almost completely forgets about food." [2]

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