The Big Brunch

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The Big Brunch
Genre Reality television
Created by Dan Levy
Presented byDan Levy
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Dan Levy
  • Andrew Fried
  • Dane Lillegard
  • Sarina Roma
  • Faye Stapleton
Production companies
  • Boardwalk Pictures
  • Not a Real Company Productions
Original release
Network HBO Max
ReleaseNovember 10 (2022-11-10) 
November 24, 2022 (2022-11-24)

The Big Brunch is an American cooking competition television series hosted by Dan Levy for HBO Max. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Levy serves as judge along with Sohla El-Waylly and Will Guidara. Executive producers are Levy, Andrew Fried, Sarina Roma, Dane Lillegard and Faye Stapleton of Boardwalk Pictures. [8]

Premise

The series pits 10 chefs against each other for a cash prize of $300,000. [9]

Cast

ContestantHometown
Nadege FleurimondBrooklyn, N.Y.
J ChongAsheville, N.C.
Danielle SepsyGarden City, N.Y.
Catie RandazzoLos Angeles, Calif.
Daniel HarthausenRichmond, Va.
Kip PooleNorfolk, Va.
Antwon BrinsonCharlottesville, Va.
Roman WilcoxEl Paso, Tex.
Mason ZeglenSurfside Beach, S.C.
Kelly JonesBrooklyn, N.Y.

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