Private Chefs of Beverly Hills

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Private Chefs of Beverly Hills
Private Chefs of Beverly Hills logo.jpg
GenreCooking show
StarringManouschka Guerrier, Stuart O'Keeffe, Tom Stieber, Samantha Martz, Sasha Perl-Raver, Jesse Brune, Brian Hill, Brooke Peterson
Theme music composerLuci Christian
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producersJenny Daly, Bryan O'Donnell, Susan Youth
ProducersDerek Klein, Art Altounian, Nick Kellis, Jennifer Vasta
CinematographyGeorge Feucht
Running time30 minutes
Production companyT Group Productions
Original release
Network Food Network
ReleaseDecember 29, 2009 (2009-12-29) 
October 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)

Private Chefs of Beverly Hills is a reality television series on Food Network. The show follows six chefs from the Big City Chefs [1] private chef placement agency in Beverly Hills, California. [2] [3] The show chronicles preparations for lavish parties for eccentric clientele in the Los Angeles area. [4]

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A lawsuit was filed against Food Network, claiming the show's idea was stolen from a private chef firm not associated with the show. [5] The private chef firm tried to stop Food Network from airing the show's second-season premiere, which aired on October 12, 2010. [6]

Episodes

Six private chefs are hired to prepare food for the high-end people in Los Angeles. They have to prepare what the client asks for, which is sometimes an issue, and there are many moments of drama, comedy, and disaster.

Season 1

Season 2

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References

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