Food Fighters (TV series) (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Food Fighters is an American reality based cooking television series hosted by Adam Richman that pits a home chef against five professional chefs in a series of cooking competitions for a chance to win up to $100,000. The series premiered July 22, 2014, and concluded its first season September 9, 2014. New episodes aired every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Format

Food Fighters bills itself as "one part cooking competition, one part game show." In each episode, a contestant who is a home-based amateur cook comes to the show with a list of five of their best recipes to prepare on the show. The show is divided into five rounds, one round for each recipe. In each round, a mystery professional chef comes in to challenge the contestant. The chefs are represented as black silhouettes of themselves on a large video screen and on a graphic to the home viewer before being shown. Once the chef is introduced, the contestant chooses one of their recipes to cook against the professional, and they cannot prepare a recipe more than once. The contestant generally attempts to select a recipe that is not in the known style of the chef, as the chef does not know in advance what dish they will be cooking. After a 25-minute cooking time, the contestant's and the chef's respective recipes are judged by a group of five ordinary people known as "the dinner party" in a blind taste test. A majority vote of the dinner party determines the winner of the round. Each round that the contestant wins earns them a cash prize. The first round is worth $5,000, the second round is worth $10,000, the third round is worth $15,000, the fourth round is worth $20,000, and the fifth round is worth double the amount of the contestant's previous winnings, making a top possible prize of $100,000. If the chef wins a round, the contestant does not win any money for that round but continues through the entire show.

Some of the professional chefs that have competed on the show include chefs that have frequently appeared on other cooking shows, especially those on Food Network, including Cat Cora, Elizabeth Falkner, Duff Goldman, Lorena Garcia, Jet Tila, and Gerry Garvin. The set of the show is unique from other cooking shows in that it is a two-story set, with the contestant cooking in a kitchen upstairs on an upper level while the chef cooks in a similar kitchen on the lower level. The show also publishes the contestant recipes on their website.

Episode results

Episode 1: Elisha Joyce

Professional Chefs

	Chad Ward	Jonny Giordani	Michele Ragussis	Marcel Vigneron	Lorena Garcia	Total Winnings
Contestant Dishes	Egg Rolls	Fish Tacos	Mango Tart	Stewed Chicken & Rice	Salmon & Quinoa	$60,000

Episode 2: Kena Peay

Professional Chefs

	Kevin Belton	Daniel Shemtob	Deborah Benaim	Stefan Richter	Cat Cora	Total Winnings
Contestant Dishes	Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese	Milk & Cookies	Spring Rolls	Shrimp Po'boy	Pan-seared Pork	$100,000

Episode 3: Annie Smith

Professional Chefs

	Kent Rollins	Manouschka Guerrier	Sharone Hakman	Antonia Lofaso	Gerry "G" Garvin	Total Winnings
Contestant Dishes	Raspberry Souffl	Chicken Pot Pie	Chicken Fettucine Alfredo	Sweet & Spicy Shrimp	Seared Ahi Tuna	$90,000

NOTE: In addition to the cash, Annie Smith was given a Tobii eye tracking speech recognition device for her disabled daughter.

Episode 4: Nick Evans

Professional Chefs

	Kent Rollins	Elise Wims	Vic Vegas	Casey Thompson	Duff Goldman	Total Winnings
Contestant Dishes	Chorizo Tacos	Chicken Wings & Dipping Sauce	Mashed Potato Pizza	Veggie Burger & Chips	Eggs Benedict	$70,000

Episode 5: Cortney Anderson-Sanford

Professional Chefs

	Hop Phan	Sarah Simington	Stuart O'Keefe	Eric Greenspan	Lorena Garcia	Total Winnings
Contestant Dishes	French Toast w/ Fruit	Asian Salmon	Chocolate Tart	Lobster with Stuffing	Biscuits & Gravy	$100,000

Episode 6: Jon Coombs

Professional Chefs

	Daniel Shemtob	Devin Alexander	Vic Vegas	Eric Greenspan	Cat Cora	Total Winnings
Contestant Dishes	Scallops & Potatoes	Macaroni & Cheese	Caribbean Chicken	Cookie Sandwich	Shrimp & Grits	$70,000

Episode 7: Melissa Clinton

Professional Chefs

	Josh Stone	Manouschka Guerrier	Michele Ragussis	Mike Brown	Jet Tila	Total Winnings
Contestant Dishes	Stuffed Chicken w/ Mashed Potatoes	Meatballs w/ Ratatouille	Pork Wellington	Chicken Burger & Onion Rings	Bacon Brownies	$50,000

Episode 8: Jim Stark

Professional Chefs

	Josh Stone	Yaku Moton-Spruill	Deborah Benaim	Marcel Vigneron	Elizabeth Falkner	Total Winnings
Contestant Dishes	Fried Catfish	Chocolate Cake	Steak w/ Mushroom Sauce	Baby Back Ribs	Cheesy Polenta	$70,000

{{colorbox}} The contestant won the round.

{{colorbox}} The professional chef won the round.

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