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Revision as of 15:10, 16 March 2015
Cutthroat Kitchen | |
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Genre | Reality, Cooking |
Starring | Alton Brown |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 80 (through 2/22/2015) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Shauna Minoprio, Julia Cassidy, Michael Davies |
Running time | 60 Minutes |
Production company | Embassy Row |
Original release | |
Network | Food Network |
Release | August 11, 2013 present | –
Cutthroat Kitchen is a reality cooking television show hosted by Alton Brown that premiered on August 11, 2013 on Food Network. It features four chefs competing in a three-round elimination cooking competition. However, the contestants face auctions in which they can purchase opportunities to sabotage each other or benefit themselves. Each chef is given $25,000 at the start of the show; the winner keeps whatever money he/she has not spent in the auctions. The show is in its sixth season as of November 2014.[1] The series shares some basic elements with the wave of other four-chef three-round elimination-style competitions which began debuting on Food Network around the same time period including Chopped and Guy's Grocery Games.
Format
Each episode features four chefs competing in a three-round elimination contest. Each chef begins the show given $25,000 cash.
In each round, the chefs are assigned a specific dish to create. The assigned dishes are relatively mundane, such as macaroni and cheese, French toast, or fish and chips. In later seasons, the first two rounds are commonly savory with a dessert for the third round. After the dish is announced, the chefs have 60 seconds to collect all of the ingredients they need for their dishes from an onstage pantry, using hand-carried shopping baskets. When the time runs out, Brown shuts the pantry doors; any chefs who remain inside must surrender an ingredient of his choosing.
In each of the first two rounds, Brown follows the ingredient collection time by auctioning off a series of items that the chefs can use to sabotage one another (or, in some cases, to benefit themselves). The highest bidder pays for the item out of his/her remaining funds, then decides which opponent(s) will face the sabotage, if applicable. The auctions are followed by a timed period (usually 30 minutes) in which the chefs must prepare and plate their dishes. Brown occasionally offers additional auctions during the cooking time. In the final round, the chefs begin cooking immediately after collecting their ingredients, and the auctions take place while they are working.
Once the cooking time has expired, any visible indication of the sabotages/benefits is removed from the set and a judge is brought out to evaluate the dishes. The judge is sequestered in an isolation room except during the judging, and has no knowledge of what has occurred during the round. Each dish is evaluated on three criteria: taste, presentation, and resemblance to the assigned dish. The chefs are given a chance to describe and explain their dish and choices. They may not complain in general or disclose any sabotages they faced. They can, however, attempt to explain away or the cooking choices they made or were forced to make (truthfully or otherwise).
The chef whose dish is judged the least satisfactory is eliminated from the game and forfeits all of his/her remaining money. After the third round, the surviving chef keeps whatever money he/she has not spent on auction items.
Auctions
All bids are in multiples of $100, and generally start at either $500 or $1,000. However, where only one contestant has more than $500, the bidding may begin lower.
Auction items are generally introduced by being lowered in a dumbwaiter. The auction "items" are generally represented by a token object, even when the sabotage is not tangible. Some auction items have been reused in several episodes.
The auction items are generally creative and unique. They often involve items purpose-built by the show's creative team. Items are often thematically related to the assigned dish, or are a pun on or inspired by the name of the dish (for example, a string of velvet ropes to hinder a chef's movements while making red velvet cake). Brown often weaves a story around the item being auctioned, suggesting a personal connection. The winner of the auction may or may not be able to apply a "sabotage" to themselves, at Brown's discretion (for example, opting to give yourself a poor-quality ingredient where you forgot to take the good-quality ingredient from the pantry).
Some common types of sabotages include:
- A "swap": Forcing one contestant to give up or trade either ingredients (anything from one item to a category of items, to their whole basket) or equipment (a specific item, or categories like hand tools, heat sources, mixing vessels or cooking vessels) with a less-desirable replacement.
- One specific type of swap forces a competitor to give up all of their ingredients and obtain them instead from a different source (e.g. a coin-operated vending machine, leftover food, digging through a garden, etc.)
- A "swap and assign": A swap for multiple contests. The winning bidder can assign which replacement item is given to which opponent
- A replacement prep station that is typically smaller, more awkward, and/or less stable than the standard ones in the kitchen. In some cases, the chef must first build the station from provided materials. Replacement stations may or may not require the chef to do their cooking on built-in heat sources such as a hotplate or toaster oven.
- Being forced to hold, do, or wear something throughout the cooking period.
- Two chefs being physically attached in some way.
- A "time suck": Having to stop cooking for a period of time (often to complete assigned task) before being allowed to continue, thus losing cooking time.
- A "station swap": typically a mid-round auction to force two chefs to swap stations (including all sabotages) and complete the other chef's dish as their own. May usually be used by the winning bidder to swap their own station if they desire.
Failure to comply with the sabotage conditions can lead to mockery from Brown, a fine (usually $500), and/or being forced to restart the recipe.[2][3]
Judges
The show's regular judges are Jet Tila, Simon Majumdar, and Antonia Lofaso. Each typical episode features only one judge who judges all three rounds. The contestants do not know who the episode's judge will be until the first dish is judged.
Guest judges have included Giada DeLaurentiis, ("The Yolk's on You"), Geoffrey Zakarian ("Well, Hot Clam!"), Jaime Martin Del Campo ("Judging Judges"), Ramiro Arvizu ("Judging Judges"), Daniel Holzman ("Judging Judges"), Sherry Yard ("Judging Judges"), Valerie Bertinelli ("Who Tarted?") and Anne Burrell ("Whatcho' Taco-ing About, Alton?").
Special sabotages and episodes
"A Crepe-y Situation" featured the first viewer-submitted sabotage. The auction for this sabotage was held before the chefs entered the pantry; the winner could force one opponent to collect ingredients without using a basket to hold them.
"Gluttons for Punishment" featured former contestants who lost in earlier episodes looking to redeem themselves, while "Breakfast in Bed" featured former champions. The latter is also known as "Wicked Winners" for the ways the contestants first won.
In the 2014 Halloween episode "SaBOOOtage," one of the first-round auctions offered a "Deal with the Devil." The winner gained immunity from elimination for the round; if his/her dish was judged the worst, the chef with the second-worst dish was eliminated instead. However, the winner was prohibited from bidding on auctions for all subsequent rounds.
"Judging Judges" featured the three main judges and Geoffrey Zakarian competing, with the winnings going to charity. The winner's charity received $25,000 while the three other charities received $5,000.
In October 2014, the show aired a special five-part celebrity tournament subtitled "Superstar Sabotage," with the winning celebrity chef earning up to $75,000 in cash for their favorite charity.[4] In early September, the 16 chefs involved were announced. Episodes aired on Wednesday instead of the usual Sunday.[5] Those eliminated in the heats were given $2,500 for their charities. In the finals, the contestants were given $50,000 to bid.
In "Crabs of Steel," Tila announced a tie between the two chefs in the final round. They both got to keep the money they had left.
In "The Cone Ranger," chef Kyle Schutte won the game without bidding on any auctions, allowing him to keep the full $25,000.
The episode "Tiki Torch-ure" contained a corporate-sponsored "sabotage" from Farmers Insurance. The winner of this auction could reject a sabotage assigned to him/her by an opponent.
Notable contestants
- Former Olympic long jumper Dawn Burrell was in the episode "Foul Play."
- Tiffany Derry was in "S'more Sabotage."
- Joe Arvin HouseGuest on Big Brother 14, was in "Thanks, But No Thanksgiving"
- Barret Beyer, Contestant on Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 11), was in "With a Chariot on Top"
- Tommy Stevens, Contestant on Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 9), was in "Hawai'i 5-Oh No!"
Production
On April 23, 2013 Food Network announced Cutthroat Kitchen as part of a package of new series to be presented on Food Network.[3][6][7]
Episodes
Season 1
No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode Title | Original Air Date | Episode/Production #[8] |
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1 | 1 | Vive Le Sabotage | August 11, 2013 | KT0104H |
2 | 2 | Pork Chops and Sabotage | August 18, 2013 | KT0103H |
3 | 3 | Tac'o the Town | August 25, 2013 | KT0102H |
4 | 4 | Let Them Eat Cupcakes | September 1, 2013 | KT0105H |
5 | 5 | Winner, Winner, Fried Chicken Dinner | September 8, 2013 | KT0106H |
6 | 6 | Wing It | September 15, 2013 | KT0101H |
7 | 7 | Tiny Tools, Big Problems | September 22, 2013 | KT0107H |
8 | 8 | Steak Out | September 29, 2013 | KT0108H |
9 | 9 | Kiss My Grits | October 6, 2013 | KT0109H |
10 | 10 | Humble Pie | October 13, 2013 | KT0110H |
11 | 11 | Un-Holy Trinity | October 20, 2013 | KT0111H |
12 | 12 | Chicken Cordon 'Blue' | October 27, 2013 | KT0112H |
13 | 13 | S'more Sabotage | November 3, 2013 | KT0113H |
Season 2
No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode Title | Original Air Date | Episode/Production #[8] |
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14 | 1 | Wham Clam Thank You Ma'am | December 15, 2013 | KT0201H |
15 | 2 | Duck, Duck, Gnocchi | December 22, 2013 | KT0203H |
16 | 3 | Shrimp or Get Off the Pot Sticker | December 29, 2013 | KT0204H |
17 | 4 | The Yolk's on You | January 5, 2014 | KT0205H |
18 | 5 | Cutthroat Kiddy Kitchen | January 12, 2014 | KT0202H |
19 | 6 | Soupsy Daisy | January 19, 2014 | KT0206H |
20 | 7 | A Penny for Your Chocolates | January 26, 2014 | KT0207H |
21 | 8 | A Crepe-Y Situation | February 2, 2014 | KT0208H |
22 | 9 | Melts in Your Pot, Not in Your Hand | February 9, 2014 | KT0209H |
23 | 10 | Foul Play | February 16, 2014 | KT0210H |
24 | 11 | Gluttons for Punishment | February 23, 2014 | KT0211H |
25 | 12 | It's Not Delivery, It's Old Delivery | March 2, 2014 | KT0212H |
26 | 13 | Pressed or Steamed | March 9, 2014 | KT0213H |
Season 3
No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode Title | Original Air Date | Episode/ Production #[8] |
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27 | 1 | The Kops are coming | March 16, 2014 | KT0307H |
28 | 2 | Breakfast in Bed Alternate title: Wicked Winners |
March 23, 2014 | KT0308H |
29 | 3 | Hawaiʻi 5-Oh No! | March 30, 2014 | KT0309H |
30 | 4 | Two Chefs in a Pod | April 6, 2014 | KT0301H |
31 | 5 | Chain of Tools Original title: Layer, I Hardly Know Her! |
April 13, 2014 | KT0302H |
32 | 6 | Tso Good | April 20, 2014 | KT0303H |
33 | 7 | The Rice Stuff | April 27, 2014 | KT0304H |
34 | 8 | Ladel-ayheehoo | May 4, 2014 | KT0305H |
35 | 9 | Life's a Mystery... Meat | May 11, 2014 | KT0306H |
36 | 10 | Beating friends, real good | May 18, 2014 | KT0312H |
37 | 11 | Well, Hot Clam! | May 25, 2014 | KT0311H |
38 | 12 | Judging Judges | June 1, 2014 | KT0310H |
39 | 13 | Panini, Meeny, Miny, Moe | June 15, 2014 | KT0313H |
Season 4
No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode Title | Original Air Date | Episode/Production #[8] |
---|---|---|---|---|
40 | 1 | I Can't Believe It's Not Udder | June 22, 2014 | KT0401H |
41 | 2 | You Wanna Pizza This? | June 29, 2014 | KT0402H |
42 | 3 | Anything But a Cake Walk | July 6, 2014 | KT0404H |
43 | 4 | Big Trouble in Little Chinese Chicken Salad | July 13, 2014 | KT0403H |
44 | 5 | Welcome to the Jungle | July 20, 2014 | KT0405H |
45 | 6 | I Like My Peppers Pulverized | July 27, 2014 | KT0406H |
46 | 7 | Two Chefs, One Toga | August 3, 2014 | KT0409H |
47 | 8 | Ho-Ley Pot | August 10, 2014 | KT0407H |
48 | 9 | Superhero Sabotage | August 17, 2014 | KT0411H |
49 | 10 | The Eggs-Orcist | August 24, 2014 | KT0408H |
50 | 11 | When in Rome, Cook on a Scooter | August 31, 2014 | KT0410H |
51 | 12 | Chili'd to the Bone | September 7, 2014 | KT0412H |
52 | 13 | Tongue Thai-ed | September 14, 2014 | KT0413H |
Season 5
No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode Title | Original Air Date | Episode/Production #[8] | U.S. viewers |
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53 | 1 | Crabs of Steel | September 21, 2014 | KT0501H | 1,330,000[9] |
54 | 2 | Tos-ta-da! | September 28, 2014 | KT0502H | 1,194,000[10] |
55 | 3 | SaBOOOtage (Halloween Special) |
October 5, 2014 | KT0504H | 1,697,000[11] |
56 | 4 | Superstar Sabotage: Heat One | October 8, 2014 | KT0507H | 1,418,000[12] |
57 | 5 | Here's Looking at You, Squid | October 12, 2014 | KT0503H | 1,312,000[13] |
58 | 6 | Superstar Sabotage: Heat Two | October 15, 2014 | KT0509H | 1,069,000[14] |
59 | 7 | Chip Off the Ol' Baklava | October 19, 2014 | KT0508H | 954,000[15] |
60 | 8 | Superstar Sabotage: Heat Three | October 22, 2014 | KT0510H | 1,223,000[16] |
61 | 9 | The Undertater | October 26, 2014 | KT0512H | 1,266,000[17] |
62 | 10 | Superstar Sabotage: Heat Four | October 29, 2014 | KT0511H | 1,081,000[14] |
63 | 11 | With a Chariot on Top | November 2, 2014 | KT0601H | 1,019,000[18] |
64 | 12 | Superstar Sabotage: Finale | November 5, 2014 | KT0513H | 981,000[19] |
65 | 13 | Empanada Chance | November 9, 2014 | KT0602H | 1,210,000[18] |
Season 6
No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode Title | Original Air Date | Episode/Production #[8] | U.S. viewers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | 1 | Thanks, But No Thanksgiving | November 16, 2014 | KT0505H | 1.33[20] |
67 | 2 | In It to Twin It | November 23, 2014 | KT0603H | 1.16[21] |
68 | 3 | S'Mortal Combat | November 30, 2014 | KT0604H | 1.21[22] |
69 | 4 | Sabotage is Comin' to Town (Christmas Special) |
December 7, 2014 | KT0506H | 1.30[23] |
70 | 5 | When Pigs Fry | December 14, 2014 | KT0605H | 1.28[24] |
71 | 6 | I Would Do Anything for Loaf | December 21, 2014 | KT0607H | 1.03[25] |
72 | 7 | The Cone Ranger | December 28, 2014 | KT0610H | 1.34[26] |
73 | 8 | The Long Tools and Shortcake Of It | January 4, 2015 | KT0609H | 1.48[27] |
74 | 9 | Tiki Torch-ure | January 11, 2015 | KT0611H | 1.17[28] |
75 | 10 | Baby Got Backpack | January 18, 2015 | KT0612H | 1.38[29] |
76 | 11 | The Supper Bowl | January 25, 2015 | KT0608H | 1.18[30] |
77 | 12 | Who Tarted? | February 1, 2015 | KT0702H | |
78 | 13 | Alton and the Chocolate Factory Valentine's Day Special; a/k/a "Choco-tage" |
February 8, 2015 | KT0606H | 1.09[31] |
Season 7
No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode Title | Original Air Date | Episode/Production #[8] |
---|---|---|---|---|
79 | 1 | Whatcoo Taco'ing About, Alton? | February 15, 2015 | KT0701H |
80 | 2 | Gno-cchi to Victory | February 22, 2015 | KT0613H |
81 | 3 | You're Bacon Me Crazy | March 1, 2015 | KT0703H |
82 | 4 | Whisk-ey Business | March 8, 2015 | KT0704H |
83 | 5 | Scone Home | March 15, 2015 | KT0705H |
84 | 6 | Great Egg-scape | March 22, 2015 | KT0706H |
85 | 7 | You're All Up Bahn Mi | March 29, 2015 | KT0707H |
86 | 8 | Lamb-a Dama Ding Dong | April 5, 2015 | KT0713H |
87 | 9 | |||
88 | 10 | |||
89 | 11 | |||
90 | 12 | |||
91 | 13 |
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