Yes, Chef!
Appearance
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Yes, Chef! | |
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Reality competition | |
Directed by | Harbinder Singh |
Presented by | |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | April 28, 2025 present | –
Yes, Chef! is an American
reality competition cooking show television series that premiered on NBC on April 28, 2025. The series is hosted by José Andrés and Martha Stewart
.
Production
On February 13, 2025, it was announced that NBC had ordered the series with José Andrés and Martha Stewart as the hosts and executive producers.[1][2]
On April 3, 2025, the chefs were announced.[3]
Format
Each episode features two challenges:
Main Challenge: a team exercise designed to test leadership skills. The judges select the winning team and one chef from either team will be crowned that episode’s Most Valuable Chef.
Cook-off: a head to head challenge between the MVC and a member of the losing team (chosen by the MVC)
Chefs
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Contestant[3] | Age | Occupation | Hometown/Home country[3] | Result |
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Torrece 'Chef T' Gregoire | 41[4] | Chef-owner of restaurant, Union 41[5] | Bristol, Virginia | Eliminated May 5 |
Michelle Francis | TBA | Sous-chef at Jar restaurant[6] | Santa Monica, California | Eliminated May 12 |
Katsuji Tanabe | 44[7] | Restaurateur | Raleigh, North Carolina | Withdrew May 26 |
Peter Richardson | 23[8] | Private Chef[9] | Islip Terrace, New York | Eliminated May 26 |
Ronny Miranda | 42[10] | Conference Lead Chef at the Culinary Institute of America[11] | Oakland, California | Eliminated June 2 |
Christopher Morales | 30s[12] | Executive Chef at Gregory's Steakhouse[13] | Melbourne, Florida | Eliminated June 2 |
Julia Chebotar | 36[14] | Private Chef[15]
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New York City, New York | Eliminated May 19 |
Returned to Competition | ||||
Re-eliminated June 9 | ||||
Petrina Peart | 39[16] | Executive Chef for the Wyoming Governor's Mansion[17]
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Cheyenne, Wyoming | Eliminated April 28 |
Returned to Competition | ||||
Re-eliminated June 16 | ||||
Jake Lawler | TBA | Executive Chef at Vintage Brewing Co.[18] | Madison, Wisconsin | Eliminated June 23 |
Lee Frank | 46[19] | Executive Chef at Otis restaurant[20] | South Berwick, Maine | Participating |
Zain Ismail | 28 | Executive Sous Chef at Fork n' Film[21] | Los Angeles, California | |
Emily Brubaker | 44 | Resort executive chef at Omni La Costa[22] | Carlsbad, California |
Elimination table
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Place | Color Team | Contestant | Episodes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
TBA | Red (Episodes 1 & 4) Blue (Episodes 2 & 3) Green (Episodes 6 & 7) |
Emily | WIN | WIN | LOST | SAFE | SAFE | LOST | WIN | LOST | WIN | TBA |
TBA | Blue (Episodes 1–3, 7) Red (Episode 4) Green (Episode 6) |
Lee | SAFE | LOST | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOST | WIN | WIN | TBA |
TBA | Green (Episodes 1–4, 6 & 7) | Zain[a] | SAFE | WIN | WIN | LOST | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | TBA |
4 | Blue (Episodes 1, 3 & 7) Green (Episodes 2 & 6) Red (Episode 4) |
Jake[b] | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | LOST | OUT | |
5 | Green (Episode 1) Blue (Episodes 6 & 7) |
Petrina[c] | OUT | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
6 | Green (Episodes 1–4) Blue (Episodes 6 & 7) |
Julia[d][e] | SAFE | WIN | WIN | OUT | WIN | OUT | ||||
7 | Red (Episode 1) Blue (Episodes 2 & 4) Green (Episodes 3 & 6) |
Christopher | WIN | LOST | WIN | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||||
8 | Red (Episode 1) Blue (Episodes 2 & 3)[f] Green (Episodes 4 & 6) |
Ronny[g] | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | LOST | WIN | OUT | ||||
9 | Blue (Episodes 1, 4 & 6) Green (Episodes 2 & 3) |
Peter[h] | SAFE | WIN | LOST | WIN | OUT | LOST | ||||
10 | Blue (Episodes 1 & 4) Green (Episodes 2 & 3) |
Katsuji[i][j] | SAFE | WIN | LOST | WIN | WD | |||||
11 | Red (Episode 1) Blue (Episodes 2, 3 & 6) |
Michelle[k][l] | WIN | SAFE | OUT | LOST | ||||||
12 | Green (Episode 1) Blue (Episodes 2 & 6) |
Torrece 'Chef T' | SAFE | OUT | LOST |
- This cook won the competition.
- This cook finished as a runner-up in the finals.
- This cook won the challenge.
- This cook was safe from elimination.
- This cook lost the challenge.
- This cook was eliminated.
- This cook won the elimination challenge.
- This cook won Most Valuable Chef of the episode.
- The contestant withdrew from the competition.
Episodes
No. | Title [23][24] | Original release date [23][24] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18-49) |
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1 | "Control Freaks" | April 28, 2025 | 1.51[25] | 0.1/2[25] |
2 | "Martha's Roast" | May 5, 2025 | 1.50[26] | 0.2/2[26] |
3 | "What's in the Box?" | May 12, 2025 | 1.40[27] | 0.1/2[27] |
4 | "Taste of Your Own Medicine" | May 19, 2025 | 1.89[28] | 0.2/3[28] |
5 | "Chefs Rank" | May 26, 2025 | 1.44[29] | 0.1/2[29] |
6 | "Sweet Revenge" | June 2, 2025 | 1.28[30] | 0.1/2[30] |
7 | "Knowing Your Limit" | June 9, 2025 | 1.35[31] | 0.1/2[31] |
8 | "The Pursuit of Perfection" | June 16, 2025 | 1.27[32] | 0.1/2[32] |
9 | "Overcoming Obstacles" | June 23, 2025 | 1.34[33] | 0.1/2[33] |
10 | "And the Winner Is..." | June 30, 2025 | TBD | TBA |
Critical response
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Notes
- ^ Leader of Green Team in Episodes 1 & 3
- ^ Leader of Red Team in Episode 4
- ^ Leader of Green Team in Episode 7
- ^ Leader of Green Team in Episode 4
- ^ Leader of Blue Team in Episode 7
- ^ Didn't compete in Episode 2
- ^ Leader of Blue Team in Episode 3
- ^ Leader of Blue Team in Episode 4
- ^ Leader of Blue Team in Episode 1
- ^ Leader of Green Team in Episode 2
- ^ Leader of Red Team in Episode 1
- ^ Leader of Blue Team in Episode 2
References
- ^ "Jose Andres and Martha Stewart Put Rebellious Chefs to the Test in NBC's New High-Stakes Cooking Competition "Yes, Chef!" Premiering Monday, April 28 at 10 P.M. ET/PT" (Press release). NBC. February 13, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ White, Peter (February 13, 2025). "Martha Stewart & José Andrés To Host Cooking Competition Series For NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Twelve Rebellious Chefs Are Set for Battle on NBC's Bold New Cooking Competition Series "Yes, Chef!" Hosted by Emmy-Award Winning Chefs Jose Andres and Martha Stewart" (Press release). NBC. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via The Futon Critic.
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- ^ Leader, Lara Bricker Special to the Union (April 27, 2025). "'Yes, Chef!' Premieres Monday with Exeter chef Lee Frank". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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- ^ "What to Know About NBC's Yes, Chef! Cooking Competition Series". Peacock. April 23, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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- ^ a b "Yes, Chef! Episode Guide". Gracenote.
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External links
- Official website
- Yes, Chef! at IMDb