{"id":36132,"date":"2022-04-21T18:04:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T22:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=36132"},"modified":"2022-04-21T18:04:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T22:04:19","slug":"own-oprah-winfrey-network-premieres-the-original-food-competition-series-the-great-soul-food-cook-off-friday-may-6-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/21\/own-oprah-winfrey-network-premieres-the-original-food-competition-series-the-great-soul-food-cook-off-friday-may-6-video\/","title":{"rendered":"OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Premieres the Original Food Competition Series &#8220;The Great Soul Food Cook-Off&#8221; Friday, May 6 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>discovery+ and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today &#8220;<strong><em>The Great Soul Food Cook-Off<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a first-of-its-kind soul food cooking competition series celebrating Black chefs and the Black culinary traditions that are the cornerstone of American cuisine. The six-episode, one-hour series debuts on OWN on Friday, May 6, and with new episodes every Friday through June 10, fans can watch Live and DVR the new show.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we see Black culture recognized like never before in music, film, fashion, TV, sports, and more, but that same cultural recognition remains long overdue in the kitchen. OWN partnered with discovery+ via the original series, &#8220;<em>The Great Soul Food Cook-Off,<\/em>&#8221; in a cooking competition that spotlights the culinary contributions of Black chefs with challenges designed to highlight the past and present of soul food. Eight chefs will go head-to-head throughout the show in this high-stakes, spiritual, and emotional competition, but only one competitor will take home the grand prize of $50,000.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2735226666\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dIp0KACReXE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Soul food describes a style of cuisine that represents the creativity and skill of Black cooks from many cultures within the African diaspora. This series is a celebration of long-standing traditions we hope to introduce and spotlight for new and existing viewers as we shine a light on a few of today&#8217;s most talented Black chefs and culinary curators,&#8221; said Tina Perry, president, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The Great Soul Food Cook-Off<\/em>&#8221; is hosted by acclaimed chef and television show host Kardea Brown. Brown will be joined by some of the world&#8217;s best chefs, Eric Adjepong and Melba Wilson as they critique the chefs&#8217; weekly creations.<\/p>\n<p>Additional judges that will join Adjepong and Wilson include:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Tanya Holland &#8211; (Episode 1)<\/p><div id=\"morty-2277279766\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00b7 Alexander Smalls &#8211; (Episode 2 &amp; 6)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 BJ Dennis &#8211; (Episode 3)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Tiffany Derry &#8211; (Episode 4)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Millie Peartree &#8211; (Episode 5)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Kwame Onwuachi &#8211; (Episode 6)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Great Soul Food Cook-Off&#8221; contestants are:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Chris Scott, 53 (Chef\/Owner, Butterfunk Biscuit Co. &#8211; Harlem, NY)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Dorian Hunter, 47 (Chef\/Caterer, Elevated Soul &#8211; Atlanta, GA)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Fred Fluellen, 32 (Private Chef\/Caterer, Fluniversity &#8211; Atlanta, GA)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Jamarius Banks, 28 (Private Chef &#8211; Atlanta, GA)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Jermaine Smith, 48 (Chef\/Owner, Henry&#8217;s Soul Cafe &#8211; Washington, D.C.)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Razia Sabour, 40 (Private Chef\/Caterer, Fuller Food &#8211; Atlanta, GA)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Shacafrica Simmons, 47 (Private Chef\/Caterer, Southern Fusion &#8211; Tallahassee, FL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Tirzah Love, 38 (Chef\/Owner, Private Chef\/ Caterer &#8211; Oakland, CA)<\/p>\n<p>The competition premieres with a Soul Starter Challenge paying homage to the foundational &#8220;meat and three,&#8221; a meal featuring a portion of meat and three sides that are African American community must-haves. In this first challenge, &#8220;<em>The Great Soul Food Cook-Off<\/em>&#8221; chefs form teams and are challenged to a Meat N&#8217; Three Knockout, preparing smothered pork chops, macaroni and cheese, collard greens, and potato salad. The winning team holds an advantage going into the main Cook-Off Challenge, where the chefs create innovative dishes with staple ingredients. So who will dig the deepest and draw inspiration from their ancestors to win, and who is going home?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The Great Soul Food Cook-Off<\/em>&#8221; is produced by Good Egg Entertainment, the company behind Food Network&#8217;s hit cooking competition series &#8220;<em>Chopped<\/em>.&#8221; Michael W. Twitty, the esteemed culinary historian, educator, and James Beard Foundation award-winning author of The Cooking Gene, will serve as culinary historian and consultant for the series. OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is overseeing production.<\/p>\n<h3>ABOUT KARDEA BROWN<\/h3>\n<p>Brown, host of Food Network&#8217;s Delicious Miss Brown, currently in its 6th season, and judge on the network&#8217;s <em>Spring Baking Championship<\/em> is a contemporary Southern cook born in Charleston, South Carolina. She is of Gullah\/Geechee descent, a term used to describe a distinct group of African Americans living in the coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia who have managed to preserve much of their West African language, culture, and cuisine. Her love for cooking started in her grandmother&#8217;s kitchen, learning to cook Gullah dishes that were passed down from her mother. Although she loved cooking as a hobby, Kardea did not envision herself pursuing a career in the culinary field. Instead, she obtained a bachelor&#8217;s degree in psychology and embarked on a career in social services. But in 2013, she switched gears and began to pursue cooking. 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