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Genre | Food reality television |
Presented by | Alex Guarnaschelli |
Judges | Various chefs and other guests |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 20 (as of June 2020) [1] |
Production | |
Running time | 41:00 |
Production company | Levity Live [2] |
Original release | |
Network | Food Network |
Release | August 13, 2019 – present [3] |
Supermarket Stakeout is an American cooking reality competition television series that airs on Food Network. [3] It is presented by Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli.
Each episode begins with four chefs who have to create dishes from groceries they purchase from customers at a nearby supermarket with a budget of $500 each; with the final chef originally winning a prize of $10,000; this has recently been changed to a year's worth of groceries in the latest episodes. [4]
Supermarket Stakeout premiered on August 13, 2019. [3]
On November 20, 2020, it was announced that the third season would premiere on December 29, 2020. [5]
The competition consists of three rounds and is adjudicated by a panel of two judges. It takes place in a supermarket parking lot, with separate stations for each chef to prepare and cook food. They are each given $500 at the outset, which they must use to buy groceries from customers as they depart the market. A limited stock of additional ingredients is available for the chefs' use.
In each round, Guarnaschelli assigns a general type of dish for the chefs to create. They have 45 minutes to buy ingredients and prepare, cook, and plate three servings (one for each judge and a third "beauty plate"). The judges evaluate the dishes on taste, presentation, and how closely they adhere to the theme of the round. The chef whose dish is judged the least satisfactory is eliminated from the competition and must forfeit his/her remaining money. After the third round, the last remaining chef has his/her cash total increased to $10,000 (early seasons) or wins a year's worth of groceries (later seasons).
Each round features different restrictions on shopping. In the first round, chefs must buy groceries sight unseen, but may purchase from as many customers as they wish. In the second round, chefs may only buy one customer's groceries, but may look in the bags before making an offer. In the final round, chefs may only buy five items, but may buy from multiple customers and inspect their bags. During the final minutes, they may enter the market and purchase one additional item of their choice, if they have the money and time to do so.
"What Would Alex Make?" episodes feature footage of Guarnaschelli cooking in her own backyard, intercut with footage of the chefs' competition. During each of the first two rounds, she attempts to use the set of items judged by the producers to be the most difficult, while in the third, she is given a blind choice of grocery bags that each contain the ingredients purchased by one chef. For every round, she combines the given ingredients with additional ones similar to those available for all chefs' use.
No. | Title | Themes | Original air date [3] [6] | Store (location) | Judges | Contestant | Result | ||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
1 | "An Egg-Cellent Adventure" [upper-alpha 1] | Breakfast sandwiches | Southern favorites | Decadent desserts | August 13, 2019 | Lazy Acres (Hermosa Beach, CA) | Molly Brandt | WINNER | |
Maudie Schmitt | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Matt Olley | 3rd place | ||||||||
Nick Jones | 4th place | ||||||||
2 | "Date Night Fry Day" [upper-alpha 2] | Chinese takeout | Fried foods | Date night | August 20, 2019 | Gelson's (Thousand Oaks, CA) | Judy Cage | WINNER | |
Harrison Bader | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Brandon Williams | 3rd place | ||||||||
Britt Scholler | 4th place | ||||||||
3 | "Carnival Eats Feats" [upper-alpha 3] | Ultimate burgers | Italian | Carnival treats | August 27, 2019 | Lazy Acres (Hermosa Beach, CA) | Suzyo Changa | WINNER | |
Rocko Payne | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Ronaldo Linares | 3rd place | ||||||||
Lance Kramer | 4th place | ||||||||
4 | "Midnight Snack Attack" [upper-alpha 4] | Taco party | Sunday brunch | Midnight snacks | September 3, 2019 | Gelson's (Thousand Oaks, CA) | Allison Plumer | WINNER | |
Gabrielle McBay | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Robbie Mezanava | 3rd place | ||||||||
Leo Cervantes | 4th place | ||||||||
5 | "Stake Out Your Surf and Turf" [upper-alpha 5] | Surf and turf | Diner classics | Summer desserts | September 10, 2019 | Bristol Farms (Woodland Hills, CA) | Luigi Fineo | WINNER | |
Rachel Mitchell | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Justin Sinclair | 3rd place | ||||||||
Susie Fortman | 4th place | ||||||||
6 | "You Wanna Pizza Me?" | Pizza party | Backyard cookout | Wraps | Chris Walker | WINNER | |||
Rosie O'Connor | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Bella Jones | 3rd place | ||||||||
Douglas Walls | 4th place |
No. | Title | Themes | Original air date [1] [7] | Store (location) | Judges | Contestant | Result | ||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
1 | "Some Like It Spicy" [upper-alpha 6] | Breakfast-to-Go | Spicy | Guilty pleasures | March 17, 2020 | Fry's Supermarket (Phoenix, AZ) | Logan Sandoval | WINNER | |
Beeta Mohajeri | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Will Brown | 3rd place | ||||||||
Sonia El-Nawal | 4th place | ||||||||
2 | "Sweet Gamble" | Nacho platter | Retro Goes Modern | Sweet and salty | March 24, 2020 | Smith's Marketplace (Las Vegas, NV) | Brandon Rouge | WINNER | |
Dean Hiatt | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Niya "Jack" Williams | 3rd place | ||||||||
ML Carroll | 4th place | ||||||||
3 | "Sixty-Dollar Butter" | Sandwiches | Take Me to Italy | Indulgent desserts | March 31, 2020 | Nichole Armstead | WINNER | ||
Raphael Gamon | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Andrew Garrett | 3rd place | ||||||||
Tonia Gaskins | 4th place | ||||||||
4 | "Parking Lot Picnic" [upper-alpha 7] | Sweet breakfast | Family picnic | Bring the Heat | April 7, 2020 | Darrell Alleyne | WINNER | ||
Lulu Chustz | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Millie Fernandez | 3rd place | ||||||||
Beni Velazquez | 4th place | ||||||||
5 | "Luck Be a Shopper" [upper-alpha 8] | Tailgate | Candlelit dinner | Fruit dessert | April 14, 2020 | Shehu Fitzgerald | WINNER | ||
Amanda Morris | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Mat Schuster | 3rd place | ||||||||
Chelsea Smith | 4th place | ||||||||
6 | "Toast the Competition" [upper-alpha 9] | Burrito | Grandma's Best | Toast | April 21, 2020 | Ralphs (Glendale, CA) | Andrea LeTard | WINNER | |
Otto Borsich | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Robert "Stew" Stewart | 3rd place | ||||||||
Anessa Sanchez | 4th place | ||||||||
7 | "Lay'er On Me" [upper-alpha 10] | Noodles | Ballpark bite | Layered dessert | April 28, 2020 | Fry's Supermarket (Phoenix, AZ) | Steven Moore | WINNER | |
Vita Jarrin | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Alison Phillips | 3rd place | ||||||||
Greg Akahoshi | 4th place | ||||||||
8 | "Fishing for a Win" [upper-alpha 11] | From the Sea | Cheat Day Dish | On a Stick | May 5, 2020 | Bashas' (Phoenix, AZ) | Nancy Manlove | WINNER | |
Cal Smith | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Natalie Lewis | 3rd place | ||||||||
Eric Acton | 4th place | ||||||||
9 | "Meet Your Mash" [upper-alpha 12] | Make It Mediterranean | Classic Mash-Ups | Sweet and Saucy | May 12, 2020 | Bashas' (Gilbert, AZ) | Lauren Van Liew | WINNER | |
Mike Newton | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Charleen Caabay | 3rd place | ||||||||
Tony Bar | 4th place | ||||||||
10 | "Meat Me in the Parking Lot" [upper-alpha 13] | Meat and potatoes | Spin the Globe | Stuff It | May 19, 2020 | Ralphs (Glendale, CA) | Crystal "Pink" DeLongpré | WINNER | |
Johnny Wang | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Danielle Duran-Zecca | 3rd place | ||||||||
Cash Murphy | 4th place | ||||||||
11 | "Trouble in Triple Decker" | Barbecue | Triple Decker | Cinnamon and sugar | May 26, 2020 | Lauren Lawless | WINNER | ||
Luke Rogers | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Leah Eveleigh | 3rd place | ||||||||
Bob Anthony | 4th place | ||||||||
12 | "Burger Night Bonanza" | Burger Night | Going Down South | Midnight snack | June 2, 2020 | Bristol Farms (Woodland Hills, CA) | Alisa Golenko | WINNER | |
Leilani Baugh | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Scott Clarke | 3rd place | ||||||||
Clark Frain | 4th place | ||||||||
13 | "Market Meltdown" | Asian fusion | Something Crunchy | Melt | June 16, 2020 |
| Gail Huesmann | WINNER | |
Lisa Kiorkis | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Mike Williams | 3rd place | ||||||||
Roberto Cammarota | 4th place | ||||||||
14 | "What Would Alex Make?: Takeout Troubles" | June 23, 2020 |
No. | Title | Themes | Original air date | Store (location) | Judges | Contestant | Result | ||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
1 | "Viva la Stakeout" | Sky High Sandwiches | Bon Appetit | Something Cheesy | December 29, 2020 | Fields Market (Canoga Park, CA) | Allison Fasano | WINNER | |
Jay Powell | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Jamal Bland | 3rd place | ||||||||
Gabrielle Reyes | 4th place | ||||||||
2 | "Carnivores Unite" | Meat Lovers | Bento Box | Something Nutty | January 5, 2021 | Harold Sims | WINNER | ||
Samantha Mui | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Phillipe Sobon | 3rd place | ||||||||
Jamie Gilmore | 4th place | ||||||||
3 | "Cash Strapped" | Caribbean | Handheld Dish | Cookie Crust | January 12, 2021 | Kris Wallenta | WINNER | ||
Michael Gerbino | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Venoy Rogers | 3rd place | ||||||||
Bri Van Scotter | 4th place | ||||||||
4 | "Greek, Sweet Open-Faced Eats" | All Greek To Me | Fruity Dessert | Open-Faced | January 19, 2021 | Jenn Fillenworth | WINNER | ||
Julie Liebhoff | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Brandon Williams | 3rd place | ||||||||
Daniel Roy | 4th place | ||||||||
5 | "Parking Lot Party" | Party Snacks | Hearty Breakfast | Decadent Desserts | January 26, 2021 | Abel Veulens | WINNER | ||
Mel Martin | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Lex Grant | 3rd place | ||||||||
Shane Mcintosh | 4th place | ||||||||
6 | "Who's Hot, Who's Cold" | Super Spicy | Family Picnic | Ice Cream Truck | February 2, 2021 | Ayo Cherry | WINNER | ||
Danny Bullock | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Sayvepen Sengsavang | 3rd place | ||||||||
Tony Biggs | 4th place | ||||||||
7 | "Fun on a Bun" | Pasta Night | Fast Food | Hot and Cold Desserts | February 9, 2021 | Dave Hadley | WINNER | ||
Thierry Babet | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Brianna Sebasto | 3rd place | ||||||||
Mila Furman | 4th place | ||||||||
8 | "Going For Broke" | February 16, 2021 | WINNER | ||||||
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9 | "Cheers!" | February 23, 2021 | WINNER | ||||||
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No. | Title | Themes | Original air date | Store (location) | Judges | Contestant | Result | ||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
1 | "You Got Fries in That? | With a Side of Fries | Fruit Forward | Bittersweet | May 17, 2022 | TBD Market (Phoenix, AZ) | Stephanie Boswell | Won Kim | WINNER |
David Welch | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Vanessa Lauren | 3rd place | ||||||||
Tova Sterling | 4th place | ||||||||
2 | "Buffet or Bust" | Breakfast Buffet | Turf and Turf | With a Cherry on Top | May 24, 2022 | Bashas (Gilbert, AZ) | Ignacio "Nacho" Aguirre | Darian Brown | WINNER |
Jason Brown | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
David Yapo | 3rd place | ||||||||
Lindsay Dix | 4th place | ||||||||
3 | "Reelin' in the Right Shoppers" | Fresh Catch | Soup for the Soul | Chocoholic | May 31, 2022 | TBD Market (Phoenix, AZ) | Stephanie Boswell Jason Smith | Sophia Harris | WINNER |
Ekhlas "Koko" Farjado | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Jason Morse | 3rd place | ||||||||
Tiffany Williams | 4th place | ||||||||
4 | "Rule the Roost" | Fly the Coop | Pizza Delivery | Diner Dessert | June 7, 2022 | Eddie Jackson Millie Peartree | Natalie Blake | WINNER | |
Jon Kim | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Brie Hodges | 3rd place | ||||||||
Angelo Landi | 4th place | ||||||||
5 | "Stew or Get Off the Lot" | The Perfect Panini | Stew It | Crusted | June 14, 2022 | Jeremy McBryde Christian Petroni | Chloe Gould | WINNER | |
German Rizzo | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Toni Sapienza | 3rd place | ||||||||
Kevin Johnson | 4th place | ||||||||
6 | "Blue Plate Blues" | South of the Border | Blue Plate Special | Sweet Treat | June 21, 2022 | Kalen Allen Maneet Chauhan | Leon Gomez | WINNER | |
Rayshun Parkman | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Nina Sagoo | 3rd place | ||||||||
Kevin McMullen | 4th place | ||||||||
7 | "Vacation Nation" | Beach Vacation | From the Midwest | Glamping Dessert | June 28, 2022 | Eddie Jackson Christian Petroni | Megan Gregory | WINNER | |
Pat Marone | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Kyle Hires | 3rd place | ||||||||
Corbin Schiedermayer | 4th place | ||||||||
8 | "Parking at the Beach" | Boardwalk Bite | California Coast | Beach Bonfire Dessert | July 5, 2022 | Kalen Allen Zac Young | Igor Krichmar | WINNER | |
Sierra Davis | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Jason Triail | 3rd place | ||||||||
Evan Martin | 4th place | ||||||||
9 | "Fry of the Tiger" | Fried Sandwich | Tomato Sauce Something | Opposites Attract | July 12, 2022 | Eddie Jackson Millie Peartree | Trevor Ross | WINNER | |
Christine Wendland | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
George Giotsas | 3rd place | ||||||||
Whitney Miller | 4th place | ||||||||
10 | "Chili Con Carte" | Chili Cook Off | Breakfast for Dinner | The Perfect Bite | July 19, 2022 | Eric Adjepong Aarti Sequeira | Matthew Moore | WINNER | |
Carlos Mulia | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Toni Elkhouri | 3rd place | ||||||||
Laurie Wilkins | 4th place | ||||||||
11 | "Globetrottin' Trouble" | Coffee Shop Breakfast | Globetrotter | Fill It | July 26, 2022 | Scott Conant Antonia Lofaso | Nick Hunter | WINNER | |
Leslie Rainey | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Lakendra Davis | 3rd place | ||||||||
Dani Dubois | 4th place | ||||||||
12 | "Steakout" | Stakeout | Chopped | Berry Good | August 2, 2022 | Bashas (Gilbert, AZ) | Ali Khan Antonia Lofaso | Courtney Wright | WINNER |
Kevin Winston | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Suzanne Lossia | 3rd place | ||||||||
David Crews | 4th place | ||||||||
13 | "Grilled to Perfection" | Grilled to Perfection | Make Me Feel Better | Herbaceous | August 9, 2022 | TBD Market (Phoenix, AZ) | Maneet Chauhan Scott Conant | Janel Fields | WINNER |
Raul Vasquez | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Lou Supan | 3rd place | ||||||||
Lori McLain | 4th place | ||||||||
14 | "Homage to the Parking Lot" | Parking Lot Portable | Old Fashioned | Something with Candy | August 16, 2022 | Kalen Allen Aarti Sequeira | Isamar De La Cruz | WINNER | |
Summer Prescott | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Katie Chin | 3rd place | ||||||||
Santana Burriss | 4th place | ||||||||
15 | "Cash for Carbs" | Taste of the Tropics | Carb Loader | Crunchy and Smooth | August 23, 2022 | Ahmad Alzahabi | David Wang | WINNER | |
Adjoa Courtney | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Andrea Uzarowski | 3rd place | ||||||||
Demetrios Pyliotis | 4th place | ||||||||
16 | "A Ricey Situation" | Something with Rice | Pub Food | Farmer's Market | August 30, 2022 | Tanya Fields Antonia Lofaso | Anja Lee Wittels | WINNER | |
Matt Alexander | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Elon Bridgett | 3rd place | ||||||||
Jessie Lugo | 4th place | ||||||||
17 | "Lots of Toppings, Lots of Surprises" | Street Food | Lots of Toppings (Double Elimination) | Le Dessert | September 6, 2022 | Eric Adjepong Antonia Lofaso | Jeromy Wright | WINNER | |
Natasha Clement | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Casey Colaneri | 3rd place | ||||||||
Amber Williams | 3rd place | ||||||||
18 | "Hearty and Happy" | Hearty Breakfast | Happy Hour | Sugar and Spice | September 13, 2022 | Stephanie Boswell Tanya Fields | Caylon Allen | WINNER | |
Joi Fowler | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Tony Godbolt | 3rd place | ||||||||
Rene Helit | 4th place | ||||||||
19 | "Cooking for Sport" | Tailgate | Something Celebratory | Dip It | September 20, 2022 | Esther Choi Cliff Crooks | Angie Shaghaghi | WINNER | |
Sydian Mason | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Jennifer Flanders | 3rd place | ||||||||
Chris Morales | 4th place | ||||||||
20 | "Boo Hoo in the Bayou" | Down by the Bayou | Hangover Helper | Warm and Toasty | September 20, 2022 | Eric Adjepong Alex Guarnaschelli | Emily Sullivan | WINNER | |
Ashley DelRosario | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
James Armstrong | 3rd place | ||||||||
Brandi Cooper | 4th place |
No. | Title | Themes | Original air date | Store (location) | Judges | Contestant | Result | ||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
1 | "Passport to the Parking Lot" | Italian Countryside | Moroccan Bazaar | Parisian Sidewalk | April 25, 2023 | Ralph's (Manhattan Beach, CA) | Eric Adjepong | Mike White | WINNER |
Kadra Evans | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
DeAndra Shouse | 3rd place | ||||||||
Terri Terrell | 4th place | ||||||||
2 | "Steak Your Claim" | Steakhouse Booth | Picnic Table Pleaser | Diner Counter Dessert | May 2, 2023 | Fariyal Abdullahi | Jordan LLoyd | WINNER | |
Michelle Politano | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Jason Bruner | 3rd place | ||||||||
Reniel Billups | 4th place | ||||||||
3 | "A Bittersweet Tale" | A Salty Start | Middle Aged | A Bittersweet Ending | May 9, 2023 | Ralph's (Thousand Oaks, CA) | Stephanie Boswell | Brooke Garlieb | WINNER |
Naren Gosine | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Derricka Clayton | 3rd place | ||||||||
Christian Petita | 4th place | ||||||||
4 | "Back to the Food-ture" | The Good Ol' Days | When You Were Young | Food From the Future | May 16, 2023 | Ralph's (Manhattan Beach, CA) | Tiffani Faison | Jordan Arcuri | WINNER |
Christopher Okorie | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Alison Grace | 3rd place | ||||||||
Jeff Kraus | 4th place | ||||||||
5 | "Parking Lots Are for Lovers" | A Fancy Date | A Cheap Date | Seal the Deal Dessert | May 23, 2023 | Ralph's (Thousand Oaks, CA) | Maneet Chauhan | Eleazar "Jet" Simon | WINNER |
Bridgette Andersen | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Israel Rivera | 3rd place | ||||||||
Jessica Baldus | 4th place | ||||||||
6 | "Fast Food Frenzy" | Drive Thru Burger | Taco Stand Taco | Ice Cream Truck Dessert | May 30, 2023 | Andy Baraghari | Sera Cuni | WINNER | |
Jeremy Echols | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Ben Kitchen | 3rd place | ||||||||
Melissa Nielsen | 4th place | ||||||||
7 | "Judge-ment Day" | From the Can | From the Freezer | From the Farm | June 6, 2023 | Kalen Allen | Maneet Chauhan | WINNER | |
Jet Tila | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Antonia Lofaso | 3rd place | ||||||||
Eddie Jackson | 4th place | ||||||||
8 | "Linner, Linner, No Chicken Dinner" | Morning Meal | Linner (Double Elimination) | Late Night Fridge Raid | June 13, 2023 | Ralph's (Torrance, CA) | Jeremy McBryde | Zurisadai Resendiz | WINNER |
Daya Myers-Hurt | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Jimmy Thomas | 3rd place | ||||||||
Amanda Prainito | 3rd place | ||||||||
9 | "Oodles and Stacks and Cups, Oh My!" | Oodles of Noodles | Stacks of Sandwiches | Cups of Cocoa | June 20, 2023 | Darnell Ferguson Eric Greenspan | Wellington Onyenwe | WINNER | |
Patrick Thezan | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Jocelyn "Jos" Egleton | 3rd place | ||||||||
Rebekahh Abrams | 4th place | ||||||||
10 | "Shredding the Competition" | Pickled | Shredded | Glazed | June 27, 2023 | Elizabeth Heiskell | Jesse Albertini | WINNER | |
Tarik Smallhorne | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Fred Fluellen | 3rd place | ||||||||
Yanez Byll | 4th place | ||||||||
11 | "Cold and Hot in the Lot" | Make It Hot | Cool It Down | Hot and Cold Dessert | July 11, 2023 | Priya Krishna Justin Sutherland | Syerra Donaldson | WINNER | |
Mark Vecchitto | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Ken Aponte | 3rd place | ||||||||
Brogan Wu | 4th place | ||||||||
12 | "Skewer, Punch, & Whip" | You're Skewered | Roll It Up | Whip It | July 18, 2023 | Mei Lin | Isaac Gamboa | WINNER | |
Cris Brown | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Ariel Malone | 3rd place | ||||||||
Alyssa Wright | 4th place | ||||||||
13 | "Three Meals A Day" | Breakfast in Bed | Brown Bag Lunch | Delivery Dinner | July 25, 2023 | Carlos Anthony | Judy Reyna | WINNER | |
Benjamin Leggitte | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Anne-Marie Marzetti | 3rd place | ||||||||
Henry Pineda | 4th place |
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Iron Chef Gauntlet is a television series on Food Network that began airing on April 16, 2017. The series is a reboot of the Iron Chef and Iron Chef America series that gained popularity on Food Network and is hosted by Alton Brown, who also takes over as the series' Chairman. Seven chefs from around the country battle each other in an elimination contest, with the last chef remaining then facing a "gauntlet" challenge of defeating three other Iron Chefs in order to earn the title of Iron Chef. In the first season, the Iron Chefs forming the Gauntlet were Bobby Flay, Masaharu Morimoto, and Michael Symon. The second season of Iron Chef Gauntlet began airing April 4, 2018 and was scheduled for six episodes. The Gauntlet Iron Chefs for the second season were Alex Guarnaschelli, Gauntlet season one winner Stephanie Izard, and Michael Symon.
Iron Chef Showdown is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef, and is the fourth American adaptation of the series, following Iron Chef USA and Iron Chef America and Iron Chef Gauntlet. The show is produced by Food Network, which also carried a dubbed version of the original Iron Chef. Like the original Japanese program, the program is considered to be a culinary game show. In each episode, two new challenger chefs first compete against one another with the winner competing against one of the resident "Iron Chefs" in a one-hour cooking competition based on a secret ingredient or ingredients, and sometimes theme.
Dessert Games is an American-based cooking television game show hosted by Duff Goldman and Guy Fieri on Food Network (USA), that debuted in 2017. The show is a spin-off to Guy's Grocery Games (GGG).
Tournament of Champions is an American reality-based cooking television game show on Food Network hosted by Guy Fieri, with Justin Warner and Simon Majumdar as floor presenters. 16+ chefs who had previously won on other game shows that had aired on Food Network compete in head-to-head, timed, competitions using specified ingredients and random equipment.