Chef Academy

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| genre = Reality television

| creator =

| presenter =

| starring = Jean Christophe Novelli

| judges =

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| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 9

| executive_producer = {{plainlist|

Greg Johnston
Hannah Wyatt
Dan Barraclough

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| camera = Multiple

| runtime = 42 minutes

| company = Mentorn USA

| channel = Bravo

| first_aired = {{Start date|2009|11|16}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2010|01|11}}

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Chef Academy is a reality television series which premiered on November 16, 2009, on Bravo and ran for nine episodes until November 1, 2010.{{cite web|access-date=September 1, 2015|url=http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/season-1/about|publisher=Bravo Media. NBCuniversal|title=About Chef Academy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222225538/http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/season-1/about|archive-date=2015-02-22|url-status=dead}} The show followed Jean Christophe Novelli, a chef with restaurants in London, France and South Africa. On the show, he opened a test program for a culinary institute in Los Angeles.

Contestants

There were nine students competing in Chef Academy. Names, ages, and hometowns below are from the Bravo website.{{cite web |url=http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/season-1/bios |title=Bios | Bravo TV Official Site |access-date=2009-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118234426/http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/season-1/bios |archive-date=2009-11-18 }}

Carissa St. Aubin, 26 – Charlotte, N.C.
Emmanuel DelCour,{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/does-reality-tv-chef-have-porn-star-past/|title=Does Reality TV Chef Have Porn Star Past?|website=CBS News |date=24 November 2009 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2009/11/bravo-emmanuel_jean/|title=Chef Academy's Emmanuel DelCour is porn star Jean Val Jean – reality blurred|date=18 November 2009}} 27 – Bordeaux, France and residing in Venice, California
Kyle Daley, 29 – Salt Lake City, Utah and residing in San Diego, California
Kyle Kupiszewski (Kup), 27 – Allentown, Pennsylvania
Leonard Goodloe (Leo), 28 – San Antonio, T.X.
Sarah Jacobsen, 28 – Wheeling, Illinois
Suzanne Winn, 47 – Mission Viejo, California
Tracie Norfleet, 46 – Venice, California
Zoe Feigenbaum, 26 – New York, N.Y.

Although Chef Academy never had a true winner of the show, Kyle Daley was announced Best Chef of Chef Academy. It was announced on the final episode of the season.

The series gained some attention with respect to contestant Emmanuel DelCour, who was described as being a graphic designer and having studied graphic design for five years in Bordeaux, France.{{cite news|title= Jean Val Jean Visits Mainstream |work= Xfanz|url= http://www.xfanz.com/news/115088 |access-date=11 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527060715/http://www.xfanz.com/news/115088 |archive-date=May 27, 2015}}{{cite news|title=Chef Academy|work=Bravo|url=http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/videos/porn-confrontation|access-date=11 October 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324123112/http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/videos/porn-confrontation|archive-date=24 March 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/bio/emmanuel-delcour|title=Chef Academy - Bios - Emmanuel DelCour - Bravo TV Official Site|date=27 July 2010|access-date=11 October 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727140340/http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/bio/emmanuel-delcour|archive-date=27 July 2010}} Over the course of the show, his identity as an adult film performer, under the name Jean Val Jean, was discerned by his fellow competitors, which the network then capitalized on.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/does-reality-tv-chef-have-porn-star-past/|title=Does Reality TV Chef Have Porn Star Past?|date=November 24, 2009|website=www.cbsnews.com}}

Format

The students are assessed weekly tests varying from preparing desserts to gutting a fish or usually recreating one of Novelli's dishes. At the end of the test, Novelli determines who passes and who fails. If a student fails three tests, they are dismissed from his Academy.

Location

The building used to house the academy is 1304 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA.

Contestant table

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Episode ! 2 ! 3² ! 4³ ! 5 ! 6⁴ ! 7 ! 8 ! 9⁵
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Emmanuel \| {{y}} \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| style="background:hotpink;"\|PASS
Kup \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| style="background:hotpink;"\|PASS
Kyle \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| style="background:hotpink;"\|PASS
Leo \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| style="background:hotpink;"\|PASS
Sarah \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| style="background:hotpink;"\|PASS
Tracie \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| style="background:hotpink;"\|PASS
Zoe \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{n}} \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| {{y}} \| style="background:hotpink;"\|PASS
Suzanne \| {{y}} \| {{n}} \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| {{n}} \| {{y}} \| style="background:lightgrey;"\|FAIL	bgcolor="darkgray" colspan=1\|

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Kup

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Kyle

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Leo

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Sarah

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Tracie

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;Notes

¹ The students who failed the first episode did not count as their first failure.

² Chef Novelli did not reveal the results for all the chefs except for the three who performed the best (Zoe, Kyle, and Kup) who were invited to join him at a beach party.

³ The chefs who passed each made a croque-em-bouche for extra credit. Tracie was declared 'Head of the Class' because she impressed Chef Novelli the most this week.

⁴ Although both Sarah and Suzanne received their third failures, Chef Novelli decided to give them another chance.

⁵ Although Suzanne had failed the Chef Academy, Chef Novelli asked her back for Episode 9 to host the gala for the final challenge.

;Key

{{y}} The student passed that episode's test

{{n}} The student failed that episode's test

{{Color box|lightgrey|border=darkgray}} (FAIL) The student received three strikes and failed Chef Academy

{{Color box|hotpink|border=darkgray}} (PASS) The student passed Chef Academy

Episodes

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|Title = Naked Lunch

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References

External links

[http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy Official website]
{{IMDb title|1245440}}

Category:2000s American reality television series

Category:2009 American television series debuts

Category:Food reality television series

Category:Bravo (American TV network) original programming

Category:2010s American reality television series

Category:2010 American television series endings

Category:Television series about chefs