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Cutthroat Kitchen
GenreReality, Cooking
StarringAlton Brown
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes80 (through 2/22/2015)
Production
Executive producersShauna Minoprio, Julia Cassidy, Michael Davies
Running time60 Minutes
Production companyEmbassy Row
Original release
NetworkFood Network
ReleaseAugust 11, 2013 (2013-08-11) –
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

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]
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]
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]
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
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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External links

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