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Inside the world's most prestigious culinary school, 21 of America's hottest young chefs, under the age of 30, compete in a one-of-a-kind competition. The Culinary Institute of America has set a rigorous gauntlet of tests to find who is worthy of being crowned the leading chef of the next generation.

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TRAILER DEBUT & MEET THE CONTESTANTS

NEXT GEN CHEF

Premieres September 17, 2025

Meet the Contestants

· Abby Kirn, 30, Private Chef

· Alicia Herranz, 22, R&D Chef at Restaurante Barro

· Andrew Sargent, 29, Sous Chef at Per Se

· Courtney Evans, 25, Sous Chef for 3rd & Fernwood

· Eli Kochman, 24, Chef de Partie at Chleo

· Ilke Schaaf, 23, Line Cook

· Jacob-Bao Nguyen, 30, Private Chef / Owner of Than Thai Pop-Up

· Javauneeka Jacobs, 27, Chef at Frontera Grill

· Joaquin Cariaso, 23, Sous Chef at Charlie Palmer Steak NYC

· Karla Perez, 21, Tournant at Blue HIll at Storm Barns

· Keyana Jadali, 30, Private Chef

· Khan Bataa, 27, Sous Chef at Hamdi

· London Chase, 29, Jr. Sous Chef at Essential by Christophe

· Max Centauro, 28, Sous Chef at Carriage House NYC

· Nikki Patterson-Nash, 29, Private Chef

· Peter McTiernan, 25, Executive Chef at Dio Mio

· Sam Driscoll, 26, Chef de Cuisine at Tavern on State

· Sam Etienne, 28, Private Chef at Rose Catering

· Sam Seideman, 20, Private Chef & Student

· Sidney Rubenstein, 21, Private Chef for New York Jets

· Zachary Ethan Atkins, 26, Traveling Chef

About Next Gen Chef

Series Premiere Date: September 17, 2025

Synopsis: Inside the world's most prestigious culinary school, 21 of America's hottest young chefs, under the age of 30, compete in a one-of-a-kind competition. The Culinary Institute of America has set a rigorous gauntlet of tests to find who is worthy of being crowned the leading chef of the next generation.

Hosted By: Olivia Culpo

Judges: Carlton McCoy & Kelsey Barnard Clark

Executive Producers: Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Nan Strait, Dan Volpe, Pip Wells and Tina Nicotera Bachmann for Alfred Street Industries; Michael Simkin, Erik Osterholm and Carrie Kaylor of Ultra Boom Media; LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson and Philip Byron of Fulwell Entertainment; Dr. Tim Ryan of the Culinary Institute of America

Production Companies: Alfred Street Industries, UltraBoom Media and Fulwell Entertainment

Format: Unscripted Series, 8x45-min episodes