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In April 2014, America's Best Cook premiered on the network and was hosted by Ted Allen with Alex Guarnaschelli, Tyler Florence, Michael Symon, and Cat Cora as mentors of home cooks competing for a $50,000 prize.
The slight differences between the two are that Bobby Flay and Curtis Stone replaced Tyler Florence and Cat Cora, and the new competition will start with 10 competitors rather than 16. Everything else is pretty much the same including the production company. Perhaps the Food Network had issues with the name America's Best Cook and had to rename the series due to this?
(Scripps/FN Dish)
So each celebrity chef mentors 2.5 contestants? I can't imagine it being more awful than the first one but I presume it will be. Of course I will watch it anyways, so I have only myself to blame.
ReplyDeleteYeah but it won't be as bad as that kitchen casino debacle?
ReplyDelete2 will probably be eliminated on the first episode leaving each team with 2 contestants. Then there will be 1 elimination per week.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Kitchen Casino was so much bad as it was forgettable. I actually forgot it even existed until I read your comment.
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled that Chef Alex is still on the show!! And I like Michael Symon too.
ReplyDeleteI thought the show need more contestants, now they have less...
ReplyDeleteThat is silly, way too short of a series. I thought that about the original.
ReplyDeleteBecause they weren't America's best cooks, not did the show try to find America's Best cook.
ReplyDeleteThis name fits the show's content better.
It really is weird they have even fewer now.
ReplyDeleteGuess they're throwing the regional aspect out the window as well, since Bobby and Alex are from the same part of the country, and Curtis isn't even from this country.
ReplyDeleteI'll watch because it's still better than the trashy reality TV on most other stations. At least I can watch the FN shows with the whole family.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds interesting. I think that it should run longer and have more contestants though.
ReplyDeleteI just watched the first episode of All-Star Academy and said to myself, isn't this the same as America's Best Cook??? I watched ABC and will probably keep watching this one, but I'm wondering why they have two shows that are practically identical, just different names.....
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