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''Next Level Chef'' is an American reality television series that premiered on
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on January 2, 2022. The series is hosted by
Gordon Ramsay Gordon James Ramsay (; born ) is a British chef, restaurateur, television personality and writer. His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall; it currently holds a tot ...
, who also serves as a mentor along with Nyesha Arrington and
Richard Blais Richard Blais (born February 12, 1972) is an American chef, television personality, restaurateur and author. He appeared on the reality show cooking show ''Top Chef'', and is known for his take on classic American cuisine. Blais was the runner-u ...
. In March 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, set to premiere in February 2023 after
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.


Format

Fifteen chefs compete in a series of cooking challenges, divided into three teams under the guidance and judgment of Ramsay, Arrington, and Blais. In each episode, chefs are assigned to cook in one of three kitchens stacked on top of each other. The top level is equipped with a wide range of modern tools and devices, the middle level is a standard commercial kitchen, and the bottom level contains a limited collection of lower-quality equipment. In the first episode, the chefs are divided into three groups of five and each group is randomly assigned a mentor and kitchen. Based on their evaluation of the chefs' dishes, the mentors take turns choosing one chef at a time for their respective teams. The teams are randomly assigned to the kitchens in subsequent episodes. Before each challenge, a platform stocked with ingredients is lowered through the structure from top to bottom. As it reaches each level, the chefs cooking there have 30 seconds to collect whatever items they think they will need, including no more than one protein each. They are then given 45 minutes to prepare, cook, and plate their dishes, incorporating any surprise ingredient(s) that may be delivered to them on the platform without warning during that time. During the team competition episodes, the chef whose dish is judged the best overall wins immunity from elimination for his/her entire team. The mentors of the other two teams each choose one of their own members for a 30-minute head-to-head challenge on the top level. The ingredient platform remains available throughout this time, and the mentor of the winning team supervises the two chefs' cooking while their teammates observe and offer advice. Based on their opinions of the dishes, the other two mentors select one chef to be eliminated from the competition; if they disagree, the winning team's mentor casts the tiebreaking vote. Changes introduced in later episodes include: * Denial of immunity to any team at the end of a challenge. * Elimination challenges involving three or more chefs, in which only the one with the best dish is safe. * Disbandment of the teams, forcing the chefs to compete directly against one another. * Reduction in cooking time from 45 minutes to 40 in the main challenge. * Kitchen assignments for each episode based on the chefs' performance in the previous one(s); all chefs assigned to the bottom level after a main challenge must compete to avoid elimination. * A total of 90 minutes to cook three dishes in the finale, one per level. The winner will receive $250,000 and a one-year mentorship under all three mentors.


Production

On May 17, 2021, it was announced that
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had ordered the series, with
Gordon Ramsay Gordon James Ramsay (; born ) is a British chef, restaurateur, television personality and writer. His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall; it currently holds a tot ...
as a mentor, who also serves as an executive producer. Nyesha Arrington and
Richard Blais Richard Blais (born February 12, 1972) is an American chef, television personality, restaurateur and author. He appeared on the reality show cooking show ''Top Chef'', and is known for his take on classic American cuisine. Blais was the runner-u ...
also serve as mentors for the series, the latter replacing
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. On October 19, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on January 2, 2022, before moving to its regular timeslot on January 5, 2022. On March 2, 2022, it was announced that Fox renewed the series for a second season, prior to the airing of the first season's finale on the same day. On May 16, 2022, it was announced that the second season will premiere on February 12, 2023 as the
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lead-out program. The show is filmed on a set constructed in Las Vegas. The set, built within an industrial tent, consists of three kitchens that are stacked on top of each other. Many aspects of the set, including the burners, ranges, and generators, are all run on gas.


Chefs


Season 1


Elimination table


Season 1

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


Episodes


Ratings


International versions

A British version of the show was commissioned by
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in June 2022, set to premiere in 2023. A French version of the show was commissioned by Kitchen Factory Productions in October 2022.


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* * {{FOXNetwork Shows (current and upcoming) 2020s American cooking television series 2020s American reality television series 2022 American television series debuts Cooking competitions in the United States English-language television shows Food reality television series Television shows shot in the Las Vegas Valley Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Television series by Fox Entertainment Super Bowl lead-out shows