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Cutthroat Kitchen
GenreReality, Cooking
StarringAlton Brown
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes68
Production
Executive producersShauna Minoprio, Julia Cassidy
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. Similar to short-form cooking reality shows, it features four chefs challenged to cook gourmet dishes to be judged by a guest celebrity, but introduces 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]

Format

Each episode of Cutthroat Kitchen features four chefs faced with three cooking challenges. Each challenge gives the chefs a type of dish to create, and unlike sister show Chopped, which awards for creativity, Cutthroat asks its contestant chefs for comparatively mundane dishes, things like macaroni and cheese, French toast, and fish and chips. They are expected to refine their dishes to high cuisine standards within a limited amount of time, typically 30 minutes, after one minute of acquiring ingredients from a pantry. Any chefs who fail to leave the pantry before this minute is up must surrender an ingredient of Brown's choosing. After the dishes are prepared, a guest judge evaluates each one and the chef with the worst dish is eliminated.

At the start of the game, each chef is given $25,000. In each of the first two challenges, once the chefs have acquired their ingredients, Brown sells a number of sabotage/benefit items at auction, with the winning bidder for each item paying from his/her remaining funds. Bids usually start at either $500 or $1000, and increase in $100 increments, with a minimum bid of $200. A chef can use a sabotage item against his/her opponents in order to affect their choice of ingredients, cooking implements/methods, or other aspects of the challenge. For example, a sabotage item may force a chef to give up fresh ingredients for canned or frozen ones, or to cook with a heat source other than a conventional oven or stove. Failure to comply with the sabotage conditions can lead to mockery from Brown, a fine, and/or being forced to restart the recipe. Benefit items give an advantage to the winning bidder, such as being the only chef allowed to use certain ingredients, taste their dishes, or use certain cooking methods. The judge is sequestered in a soundproof booth and not told of these sabotages or benefits, so that each dish is judged in an unbiased manner. Eliminated chefs forfeit all of their remaining money.

During the final challenge, no sabotage items are presented initially; instead, Brown auctions off items while the chefs are cooking. The winner of an item can immediately use it against his/her opponent, forcing that chef to change his/her cooking method in order to comply. The victor keeps whatever is left of his/her original $25,000 after all of his/her winning auction bids have been paid.[2][3] As of Season 5, one episode has ended in a tie, with both chefs keeping their money.

Judges

The regular judges on the show are Jet Tila, Simon Majumdar, and Antonia Lofaso.
Giada DeLaurentiis was the guest judge on "The Yolk's on You."
Geoffrey Zakarian judged in the episode "Well, Hot Clam!"
Restaurateurs Jaime Martin Del Campo, Ramiro Arvizu, Daniel Holzman, and Sherry Yard all judged in the episode "Judging Judges"

Special challenges and episodes

In "A Crepe-y Situation," the first viewer-submitted sabotage was used. The same sabotage was also done before contestants got their supplies. The sabotage involved forcing one contestant to shop without a basket.

"Gluttons for Punishment" featured former contestants who lost in earlier episodes looking to redeem themselves.

"Breakfast in Bed" features former champions. It is also known as "Wicked Winners" for the ways the contestants first won.

"Judging Judges" featured the three main judges and Geoffrey Zakarian competing in the same types of competitions similar to regular contestants, with the winnings going to charity. Antonia Lofaso won with $22,000 remaining, which was re-upped to the full $25,000 for her charity. Runners-up Tila, Majumdar & Zakarian each received consolation prizes of $5,000 for their charities.

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 sixteen chefs involved were announced, the episodes would air 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", judge Tila announced a tie between the two chefs in the final round. They both got to keep the money they had left.

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 A Few Good Ramen 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 Hakuna Frittata 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]
53 1 Crabs of Steel September 21, 2014 KT0501H
54 2 Tos-ta-da! September 28, 2014 KT0502H
55 3 SaBOOOtage
(Halloween Special)		 October 5, 2014 KT0504H
56 4 Superstar Sabotage: Heat One October 8, 2014 KT0507H
57 5 Here's Looking at You, Squid October 12, 2014 KT0503H
58 6 Superstar Sabotage: Heat Two October 15, 2014 KT0509H
59 7 Chip Off the Ol' Baklava October 19, 2014 KT0508H
60 8 Superstar Sabotage: Heat Three October 22, 2014 KT0510H
61 9 The Undertater October 26, 2014 KT0512H
62 10 Superstar Sabotage: Heat Four October 29, 2014 KT0511H
63 11 With a Chariot on Top November 2, 2014 KT0601H
64 12 Superstar Sabotage: Finale November 5, 2014 KT0513H
65 13 Empanada Chance November 9, 2014 KT0602H

Season 6

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Episode Title Original Air Date Episode/Production #[8]
66 1 Thanks, But No Thanksgiving November 16, 2014 KT0505H
67 2 In It to Twin It November 23, 2014 KT0603H
68 3 S'Mortal Combat November 30, 2104 KT0604H
69 4 Sabotage is Comin' to Town
(Christmas Special)		 December 7, 2014 KT0506H
70 5 When Pigs Fry December 14, 2014 KT0605H
71 6 I Would Do Anything for Loaf December 21, 2014 KT0607H
72 7 The Cone Ranger December 28, 2014 KT0610H
73 8 The Long Tools and Shortcake Of It January 4, 2015 KT0609H
74 9 Tiki Torch-ure January 11, 2015 KT0611H
75 10 Baby Got Backpack January 18, 2015 KT0612H
76 11 The Supper Bowl January 25, 2015 KT0608H
77 12 Who Tarted? February 1, 2015 KT0702H
78 13 Alton and the Chocolate Factory February 8, 2015 KT0606H

References

  1. ^ "Cutthroat Kitchen Episodes". Food Network. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "Food Network: Cutthroat Kitchen". Food Network. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b "No-Mercy Culinary Antics to Take Over Alton Brown's Cutthroat Kitchen". Food Network Via FN Dish Blog. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  4. ^ http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/food-network-adds-valerie-bertinelli-project-to-daytime-lineup/
  5. ^ Top-Notch Chefs to Turn Evilicious in Cutthroat Kitchen’s First Superstar Sabotage Tournament
  6. ^ "Food Network Announces New Series for 2013". Food Network Gossip. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Cutthroat Kitchen To Premiere August 11th". Food Network Gossip. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Food Network: Cutthroat Kitchen Episode Guide". Retrieved 12 October 2014 Cite error: The named reference "Cutthroat Kitchen Episode Guide" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

External links

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