"This is about my love and appreciation and respect for chefs, especially after what the restaurant industry in this country and everywhere has gone through after COVID-19. I'm not judging them on who they are, or where they come from, or where their pedigree is. All of that might have been what got them in the door. I am judging them by the plate of food they put in front of me."
"Whereas 'Top Chef' pitted up-and-comers against each other, the first season of 'America's Culinary Cup' has invited 16 men and women who are at the peak of their culinary powers. The inaugural class includes six Michelin star chefs, two James Beard winners, 14 James Beard nominees, three Food + Wine best new chefs, two Bocuse d'Or medalists and multiple 'Top Chef' winner Buddha Lo."
"These guys are looking at it as professional chefs, having so many decades under their belt of doing this at a very, very high, high level. I am the audience's representative."
Padma Lakshmi returns to television hosting a new CBS cooking competition called 'America's Culinary Cup,' which features the largest cash prize in culinary television history at $1 million. Unlike her previous show 'Top Chef,' which featured up-and-coming chefs, this competition invites 16 elite culinary professionals at the peak of their careers, including six Michelin-starred chefs, James Beard winners and nominees, and other award-winning chefs. Lakshmi judges contestants based solely on the food they present, not their credentials or background. She is joined by judges Michael Cimarusti, a three-Michelin star chef, and Wylie Dufresne, a molecular gastronomy pioneer. The show incorporates strategic elements similar to 'Survivor,' with chefs making decisions about competition matchups. The series premiered on CBS following 'Survivor' on Wednesdays and streams on Paramount+.
Read at Boston Herald
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