José Andrés and Martha Stewart are inviting a crop of skilled chefs from all over the country to join them on NBC’s new competition series, “Yes, Chef!” From big egos and hot tempers to confidence issues, these chefs have all been nominated by colleagues and loved ones who are hoping this competition will soften their sharp edges and help them reach their full potentials.
The series will premiere on Monday, April 28 @ 10PM ET/PT on NBC following “The Voice.” It will also be available next day on Peacock.
The chefs looking for self-improvement in the kitchen are:
Emily Brubaker | Carlsbad, CA
Julia Chebotar | New York City, NY
Michelle Francis | Santa Monica, CA
Lee Frank | South Berwick, ME
Torrece ‘Chef T’ Gregoire | Bristol, VA
Zain Ismail | Los Angeles, CA
Jake Lawler | Madison, WI
Ronny Miranda | Oakland, CA
Christopher Morales | Melbourne, FL
Petrina Peart | Cheyenne, WY
Peter Richardson | Islip Terrace, NY
Katsuji Tanabe | Raleigh, NC
ABOUT ‘YES, CHEF!’
“Yes, Chef!” is a bold new cooking competition that aims to reform hot tempers, egos and attitudes in the heat of the kitchen with Emmy Award®-winning chefs José Andrés and Martha Stewart. Both serve as hosts and executive producers.
From Magical Elves, the Emmy Award-winning producers of Bravo’s “Top Chef,” “Yes, Chef!” blends the high-stakes thrill of a cooking competition with the raw emotion of personal transformation as it delves into the powerful personalities attracted to the chaotic culinary lifestyle. The series puts 12 highly skilled yet rebellious chefs, who have been nominated by their bosses, co-workers, friends, and even family, through the ultimate test and challenges designed to push their pressure points.
With humor and tough love, José and Martha will guide the chefs each week through a series of intense culinary challenges designed to test and overcome their personal issues. In this competition, the chefs will have to prove they have the culinary chops and the right attitude to make it to the end, and they should be sure to expect twists and surprises along the way.
Each episode features challenges designed to test each chef’s culinary chops as well as leadership skills. José and Martha will select the winning team and one chef from either team will be crowned that episode’s Most Valuable Chef. The MVC will be given an important decision to make in a cook off that will have a significant impact on who will be eliminated from the competition that week.
The chef who handles the heat week after week, impressing with both their food and teamwork while improving their behavior, will take home the $250,000 grand prize, provided by granola brand Purely Elizabeth.
“Yes, Chef” is executive produced by Casey Kriley, Jo Sharon, Jimmy Fox, Kevin Lee, Doneen Arquines, Paul Storck, Richard Wolffe, José Andrés, and Martha Stewart. Magical Elves and Religion of Sports produce.