Chef vs City On Food Network
Food Network has a new show set on Friday night, it is a chef challenge show pitting two Food Network chefs against new contestants every week. The show takes place in different cities across the country. The Food Network chefs challenge local foodies to a contest of skill, speed and wit as they take on a variety of food contests with one team as the ultimate winner of the episode.
This new reality TV Food Network show is similar to an Amazing Race style of competition with the chefs competing against local chefs or foodies in each city they visit. Chef Sánchez and Chef Cosentino must use their cooking skills in each episode. The contests can vary for each episode whether it be tasting food, eating contests, identifying ingredients of food, or making food, their chef skills are put to good use.
The chefs and their competitors must follow written clues from each location in the city, the chefs and their competitors driving to locations and literally running from challenge to challenge to the finish line. Timed challenges have included identifying flavors in candies, stomping grapes for grape juice, a bread fight, putting together a meat puzzle, eating spicy curry, devouring chocolates, fighting off crawfish and blue crab pinchers, creating a gigantic Boston creme pie and other engaging tests of their abilities. Season one locations for the show included San Francisco, Malibu, New York City, New Orleans and Las Vegas.
Chef Sánchez is a leading chef of contemporary Latin cuisine, and has been involved in Food Network shows including as co-host of Food Network’s Melting Pot, guest judge on Chopped and guest judge on Iron Chef America. Chef Sánchez was a contestant on 2008’s The Next Iron Chef. Chef Cosentino specializes in Italian cuisine and offal dishes and is known for his eco-consciousness. Chef Cosentino was also a contestant on 2008’s The Next Iron Chef.
The first season of Chef vs City premiered on Food Network in August of 2009 on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Casting is underway for the second season of the show. Check Food Network’s schedule at http://www.foodnetwork.com for new episodes of Chef vs City coming in 2010.
