Chef Academy
Chef Academy | |
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Genre | Reality television |
Starring | Jean Christophe Novelli |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
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Executive producer(s) |
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Camera setup | Multiple |
Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company(s) | Mentorn USA |
Release | |
Original network | Bravo |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | November 16, 2009 | – November 1, 2010
Chef Academy is a reality television series which premiered on November 16, 2009, on Bravo.[1] The show followed Jean Christophe Novelli, a world-renowned Michelin star- and 5 AA Rosette-award-winning chef with restaurants in London, France and South Africa. On the show, he opened a test program for a top-notch culinary institute in Los Angeles, and trained and transformed those who aspire to cook like professionals.
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Contestants[edit]
There were nine students competing in Chef Academy. Names, ages, and hometowns below are from the Bravo website.[1][2]
- Carissa St. Aubin, 26 – Charlotte, N.C.
- Emmanuel DelCour,[3] 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.
Format[edit]
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[edit]
The building used to house the academy is 1304 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA.
Contestant Table[edit]
Episode | 2 | 32 | 43 | 5 | 64 | 7 | 8 | 95 |
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Carissa | PASS | |||||||
Emmanuel | PASS | |||||||
Kup | PASS | |||||||
Kyle | PASS | |||||||
Leo | PASS | |||||||
Sarah | PASS | |||||||
Tracie | PASS | |||||||
Zoe | PASS | |||||||
Suzanne | FAIL |
Notes[edit]
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[edit]
The student failed that episode's test.
(FAIL) The student received three strikes and failed Chef Academy.
(PASS) The student passed Chef Academy.
Episodes[4][edit]
Episode Number | Episode Title | First Air Date |
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1 - 1 | Coming to America | November 16, 2009 |
1 - 2 | Just Desserts | November 23, 2009 |
1 - 3 | Basic Training | November 30, 2009 |
1 - 4 | A Bun in the Oven | December 7, 2009 |
1 - 5 | Naked Lunch | December 14, 2009 |
1 - 6 | Squid Pro Quo | January 4, 2010 |
1 - 7 | Meat Your Maker | January 4, 2010 |
1 - 8 | Too Many Cooks | January 11, 2010 |
1 - 9 | The Last Supper | January 11, 2010 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "About Chef Academy". Bravo Media. NBCuniversal. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/season-1/bios
- ^ http://insidetv.aol.com/2009/11/24/emmanuel-delcour-chef-academy-porn-star-jean-val-jean/
- ^ "Chef Academy". BravoTV.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.