Celebrity chefs and contestant kids will be battling it out in the second season of “Food Fighters,” which returns to NBC on Thursday, July 2 (8 p.m. ET). Hosted by author and food enthusiast Adam Richman (“Man Finds Food,” “Fandemonium”), this culinary contest pits the best amateur cooks in America and their signature dishes against five professional chefs. At stake: as much $100,000.
In its first season, “Food Fighters” featured adult contestants competing against the pro chefs. This season, kid chefs are also added to the mix, and you won’t believe their incredible culinary skills. In a series of showdowns, a top-notch amateur home cook will face off one by one against five professional chefs from every corner of the world. In the final round, they’ll compete against a celebrity chef. Season two celebrities include Rocco DiSpirito, Nadia G., Lorena Garcia, Duff Goldman, Eric Greenspan, Antonia Lofaso, Brian Malarkey, Aaron McCargo, Marcel Vigneron and Fabio Viviani.
Armed with recipes for their best signature dishes, kid and adult players will square off against an expert chef who will have to cook the same dish, but with no advance notice of what the dish will be. The completed dishes will then be sampled in a blind taste test by culinary judges, known as “The Dinner Party.” After the two competing dishes are tested, the verdict determining the winner is given to the host.
If the home cook wins, he or she earns a cash prize. Home cooks who don’t win still get to face off again against another culinary expert, climbing a money ladder with increasing cash prizes for every professional chef knocked out. In this ultimate food fight, any amateur cook who wins each of the five rounds will walk away with $100,000.
Tune in July 2 to see who’s got what it takes to go toe-to-toe with the best in the biz!
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