Food Network‘s “24 in 24: Last Chef Standing” will debut its third season next month with a lineup that includes Molly Yeh, Shota Nakajima, Brian Malarkey and more noteworthy competitors among its two-dozen-person culinary contest.
Hosted by Michael Symon and Esther Choi, the series, which is shot in real time, features 24 chefs who take on 24 challenges, which are divided into eight shifts that reflect a chef’s daily life, over the course of 24 straight hours. At the end of Season 3, the last chef standing will receive $100,000, the largest prize given out by the show so far.
The chefs competing on “24 in 24: Last Chef Standing” Season 3 include Robyn Amodovar, Avishar Barua, Chris Brown, Dawn Burrell, Monique Cadavona, Sam Fore, Lex Grant, Trimell Hawkins, Anthony Iracane, Maryam Ishtiaq, Joe Isidori, Brian Malarkey, Maria Mazon, Christina Miros, Shota Nakajima, Olivia Ostrow, Viet Pham, Michele Ragussis, Alex Stupak, Lee Anne Wong, Molly Yeh, Zac Young, Ara Zada and Antonello Zito.
Hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi observe Judge Jet Tila tasting Contestant Alex Stupak’s round 1 dish, Frog Leg in Masa, Tempura with Mexican Tartar Sauce, as seen on 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing, Season 3.
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“24 in 24: Last Chef Standing” Season 3 will premiere April 26 at 8 p.m. ET on Food Network. New episodes will roll out weekly through the May 31 finale, which will include guest judges Alex Guarnaschelli, Jet Tila and Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Episodes will stream the next day on HBO Max and Discovery+.
Per Food Network, “In the supersized season premiere, hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi welcome 24 of the country’s best chefs to the most intense cooking competition ever devised: 24 challenges in 24 non-stop hours. In the first shift, the chefs learn this season is completely different from previous ones – from picking which challenge they do to a completely new way of judging, this competition will test the chefs in unexpected and devious ways. If they can impress guest judge Jet Tila in the strategy skills round, they will have a chance to continue the longest day of their professional lives.”
“Life as a chef means giving your mind, body and soul to your craft 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and this competition really captures that level of intensity and unpredictability,” Warner Bros. Discovery head of food content Betsy Ayala said. “This season we’ve added blind judging, reimagined shift themes and endless surprises that will leave our audience on the edge of their seats.”
“24 in 24: Last Chef Standing” is produced by Lando Entertainment for Food Network.
Source: variety.com
