Yes, Chef!
{{short description|American cooking competition television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Yes, Chef! logo.jpg
| genre = Reality competition
| director = Harbinder Singh
| presenter = {{Plainlist|
}}
| open_theme =
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Casey Kriley
- Jo Sharon
- Jimmy Fox
- Kevin Lee
- Doneen Arquines
- Paul Storck
- Richard Wolffe
- José Andrés
- Martha Stewart
}}
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Magical Elves Productions
- Religion of Sports
- Main Event Media
- Jose Andres Media
}}
| network = NBC
| first_aired = {{Start date|2025|4|28}}
| last_aired = present
}}
Yes, Chef! is an American reality competition cooking show television series that premiered on NBC on April 28, 2025. The series is hosted by José Andrés and Martha Stewart.
Production
On February 13, 2025, it was announced that NBC had ordered the series with José Andrés and Martha Stewart as the hosts and executive producers.{{cite press release|title=Jose Andres and Martha Stewart Put Rebellious Chefs to the Test in NBC's New High-Stakes Cooking Competition "Yes, Chef!" Premiering Monday, April 28 at 10 P.M. ET/PT|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2025/02/13/jose-andres-and-martha-stewart-put-rebellious-chefs-to-the-test-in-nbcs-new-high-stakes-cooking-competition-yes-chef-premiering-monday-april-28-at-10-pm-et-pt-47214/20250213nbc02/|publisher=NBC|via=The Futon Critic|date=February 13, 2025|access-date=April 29, 2025}}{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|title=Martha Stewart & José Andrés To Host Cooking Competition Series For NBC|url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/martha-stewart-jose-andres-yes-chef-nbc-1236287978/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 13, 2025|access-date=April 29, 2025}}
On April 3, 2025, the chefs were announced.{{cite press release|title=Twelve Rebellious Chefs Are Set for Battle on NBC's Bold New Cooking Competition Series "Yes, Chef!" Hosted by Emmy-Award Winning Chefs Jose Andres and Martha Stewart|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2025/04/03/twelve-rebellious-chefs-are-set-for-battle-on-nbcs-bold-new-cooking-competition-series-yes-chef-hosted-by-emmy-award-winning-chefs-jose-andres-and-martha-stewart-461215/20250403nbc02/|publisher=NBC|via=The Futon Critic|date=April 3, 2025|access-date=April 29, 2025}}
Format
Each episode features two challenges:
Main Challenge: a team exercise designed to test leadership skills. The judges select the winning team and one chef from either team will be crowned that episode’s Most Valuable Chef.
Cook-off: a head to head challenge between the MVC and a member of the losing team (chosen by the MVC)
Chefs
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Elimination table
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| rowspan="2" scope="col" | Place
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Color Team ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Contestant ! colspan="10" |Episodes |
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| 1
! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 |
| TBA
| Red {{small|(Episodes 1 & 4)}} | Emily | style="background:limegreen"| WIN | style="background:orange"| WIN | style="background:pink"| LOST | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:pink"| LOST | style="background:orange"| WIN | style="background:pink"| LOST | {{TBA}} | {{TBA}} |
| TBA
| Blue {{small|(Episodes 1–3, 7)}} | Lee | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:pink"| LOST | style="background:limegreen"| WIN | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:pink"|LOST | style="background:orange"| WIN | {{TBA}} | {{TBA}} |
| TBA
| Green {{small|(Episodes 1–4, 7)}} | Zain{{efn|Leader of Green Team in Episodes 1 & 3}} | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:limegreen"| WIN | style="background:orange"| WIN | style="background:pink"| LOST | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:lightblue"| WIN | {{TBA}} | {{TBA}} |
| TBA
| Blue {{small|(Episodes 1 & 3, 7)}} | Jake{{efn|Leader of Red Team in Episode 4}} | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:limegreen"| WIN | style="background:limegreen"| WIN | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:orange"| WIN | style="background:palegreen"| SAFE | style="background:lightblue"| WIN | style="background:pink"| LOST | {{TBA}} | {{TBA}} |
| 5
| Green {{small|(Episode 1)}} | Petrina{{efn|Leader of Green Team in Episode 7}} | style="background:tomato" | OUT | colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;" | | style="background:lightblue" |WIN | style="background:palegreen" |SAFE | style="background:tomato" | OUT | colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;| |
| 6
| Green {{small|(Episode 1)}} | Julia{{efn|Leader of Green Team in Episode 4}} {{efn|Leader of Blue Team in Episode 7}} | style="background:palegreen" | SAFE | style="background:limegreen" | WIN | style="background:limegreen" | WIN | style="background:tomato" | OUT | style="background:darkgrey;" | | style="background:lightblue| WIN | style="background:tomato"| OUT | colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;| |
| 7
| Red {{small|(Episode 1)}} | Christopher | style="background:limegreen" | WIN | style="background:pink" | LOST | style="background:limegreen" | WIN | style="background:orange" | WIN | style="background:lightblue" | SAFE | style="background:tomato" | OUT | colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"| |
| 8
| Red {{small|(Episode 1)}} | Ronny{{efn|Leader of Blue Team in Episode 3}} | style="background:limegreen" | WIN | style="background:palegreen" | SAFE | style="background:lightblue" | SAFE | style="background:pink" | LOST | style="background:limegreen" | WIN | style="background:tomato" | OUT | colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"| |
| 9
| Blue {{small|(Episodes 1 & 4)}} | Peter{{efn|Leader of Blue Team in Episode 4}} | style="background:palegreen" | SAFE | style="background:limegreen" | WIN | style="background:pink" | LOST | style="background:orange" | WIN | style="background:tomato" | OUT | colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;" | |
| 10
| Blue {{small|(Episodes 1 & 4)}} | Katsuji{{efn|Leader of Blue Team in Episode 1}}{{efn|Leader of Green Team in Episode 2}} | style="background:lightblue" | SAFE | style="background:limegreen" | WIN | style="background:pink" | LOST | style="background:limegreen" | WIN | style="background:#D6EAF8;" | WD | colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;" | |
| 11
| Red {{small|(Episode 1)}} | Michelle{{efn|Leader of Red Team in Episode 1}}{{efn|Leader of Blue Team in Episode 2}} | style="background:orange" | WIN | style="background:lightblue" | SAFE | style="background:tomato" | OUT | colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;" | |
| 12
| Green {{small|(Episode 1)}} | Torrece 'Chef T' | style="background:palegreen" | SAFE | style="background:tomato" | OUT | colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;" | |
- {{Legend|gold|This cook won the competition.}}
- {{Legend|silver|This cook finished as a runner-up in the finals.}}
- {{Legend|limegreen|This cook won the challenge.}}
- {{Legend|palegreen|This cook was safe from elimination.}}
- {{Legend|pink|This cook lost the challenge.}}
- {{Legend|tomato|This cook was eliminated.}}
- {{Legend|lightblue|This cook won the elimination challenge.}}
- {{Legend|orange|This cook won Most Valuable Chef of the episode.}}
- {{Legend|D6EAF8|The contestant withdrew from the competition.}}
Episodes
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Critical response
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Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/yes-chef/listings/|title=Yes, Chef! Episode Listings|publisher=The Futon Critic}}
{{cite web|url=https://tvlistings.gracenote.com/overview-affiliates.html?programSeriesId=SH05611530&tabName=guide&season=1|title=Yes, Chef! Episode Guide|publisher=Gracenote}}
}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.nbc.com/yes-chef}}
- {{IMDb title|35718272}}
{{NBC programming (current and upcoming)}}
Category:2020s American cooking television series
Category:2020s American reality television series
Category:2025 American television series debuts
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Cooking competitions in the United States
Category:Reality cooking competition television series
Category:NBC reality television shows