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[01/27/26 - 01:47 PM]
"America's Culinary Cup" Announces the Award-Winning Chefs Invited to Compete for the Biggest Prize in Culinary Television History
The ultimate culinary showdown premieres with a 90-minute episode following "Survivor 50" on Wednesday, March 4.
[via press release from CBS]

"AMERICA'S CULINARY CUP" ANNOUNCES THE AWARD-WINNING CHEFS INVITED TO COMPETE FOR THE BIGGEST PRIZE IN CULINARY TELEVISION HISTORY

The 16 Chefs Competing for a $1 Million Cash Prize Include Six Michelin-Starred Chefs, Two Bocuse d'Or Medalists, Two James Beard Award Winners, 14 James Beard Award Nominees and Recipients of Numerous Other Top-Tier Culinary Honors

AMERICA'S CULINARY CUP announced today 16 of the nation's most decorated chefs who will compete on the new high-stakes culinary competition series, including six Michelin-starred chefs - an honor held by fewer than 1% of restaurants worldwide - two Bocuse d'Or medalists, two James Beard Award winners, 14 James Beard Award nominees and recipients of numerous other top-tier culinary honors. These standout chefs will battle through a season of signature challenges for the biggest cash prize in culinary television history - $1 million. The ultimate culinary showdown premieres with a 90-minute episode following SURVIVOR 50 on Wednesday, March 4 (9:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

Hosted and executive-produced by Emmy(R) Award-nominated food expert Padma Lakshmi, with acclaimed chefs Michael Cimarusti and Wylie Dufresne serving as judges, the competition will test these elite chefs against the series' 10 culinary commandments - meat, vegetables, sauces, dessert, innovation, flavors, sustainability, world cuisine, consistency, culinary science and technology. Lakshmi, Cimarusti and Dufresne will evaluate taste, creativity, presentation and technique to decide who advances, who is eliminated and who ultimately masters the commandments to claim America's Culinary Cup.

Introducing AMERICA'S CULINARY CUP chefs:

Name: Kim Alter
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.
Accolade: James Beard nominee

Name: Katie Button
Hometown: Asheville, N.C.
Accolade: James Beard winner

Name: Keith Corbin
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Accolade: James Beard nominee

Name: Rochelle Daniel
Hometown: Flagstaff, Ariz.
Accolade: Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame

Name: Diana Dávila
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
Accolade: James Beard nominee

Name: Michael Diaz de Leon
Hometown: Denver, Colo.
Accolade: Michelin-starred chef

Name: Sol Han
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Accolade: James Beard nominee

Name: Russell Jackson
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Accolade: James Beard nominee

Name: Beverly Kim
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
Accolade: Michelin-starred chef

Name: Buddha Lo
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Accolade: Michelin-starred chef

Name: Chris Morgan
Hometown: McLean, Va.
Accolade: Michelin-starred chef

Name: Matt Peters
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Accolade: Bocuse d'Or gold medalist

Name: Malyna Si
Hometown: Jackson, Wyo.
Accolade: Michelin-starred chef

Name: Cara Stadler
Hometown: Madison, Conn.
Accolade: James Beard nominee

Name: Philip Tessier
Hometown: Napa, Calif.
Accolade: Bocuse d'Or silver medalist

Name: Emily Yuen
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Accolade: James Beard nominee

AMERICA'S CULINARY CUP is produced by Padma Lakshmi for Delicious Entertainment and Susan Rovner for Aha Studios. Josh Silberman serves as showrunner.

*Paramount+ Premium subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but will have access to on-demand the day after the episode airs.





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