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Genre | Reality television |
Starring | Jean Christophe Novelli |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
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Camera setup | Multiple |
Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company | Mentorn USA |
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Network | Bravo |
Release | November 16, 2009 January 11, 2010 | –
Chef Academy is a reality television series which premiered on November 16, 2009, on Bravo and ran for nine episodes until November 1, 2010.[1] The show followed Jean Christophe Novelli, a chef with restaurants in London, France and South Africa. On the show, he opened a test program for a culinary institute in Los Angeles.
Contestants
[edit]There were nine students competing in Chef Academy. Names, ages, and hometowns below are from the Bravo website.[1][2]
- Carissa St. Aubin, 26 – Charlotte, N.C.
- Emmanuel DelCour,[3][4] 27 – Bordeaux, France and residing in Venice, California
- Kyle Daley, 29 – Salt Lake City, Utah and residing in San Diego, California
- Kyle Kupiszewski (Kup), 27 – Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Leonard Goodloe (Leo), 28 – San Antonio, T.X.
- Sarah Jacobsen, 28 – Wheeling, Illinois
- Suzanne Winn, 47 – Mission Viejo, California
- Tracie Norfleet, 46 – Venice, California
- Zoe Feigenbaum, 26 – New York, N.Y.
Although Chef Academy never had a true winner of the show, Kyle Daley was announced Best Chef of Chef Academy. It was announced on the final episode of the season.
Format
[edit]The students are assessed weekly tests varying from preparing desserts to gutting a fish or usually recreating one of Novelli's dishes. At the end of the test, Novelli determines who passes and who fails. If a student fails three tests, they are dismissed from his Academy.
Location
[edit]The building used to house the academy is 1304 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA.
Contestant table
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PASS |
Kup | ![]() |
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PASS |
Kyle | ![]() |
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PASS |
Leo | ![]() |
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PASS |
Sarah | ![]() |
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PASS |
Tracie | ![]() |
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PASS |
Zoe | ![]() |
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PASS |
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- Notes
1 The students who failed the first episode did not count as their first failure.
2 Chef Novelli did not reveal the results for all the chefs except for the three who performed the best (Zoe, Kyle, and Kup) who were invited to join him at a beach party.
3 The chefs who passed each made a croque-em-bouche for extra credit. Tracie was declared 'Head of the Class' because she impressed Chef Novelli the most this week.
4 Although both Sarah and Suzanne received their third failures, Chef Novelli decided to give them another chance.
5 Although Suzanne had failed the Chef Academy, Chef Novelli asked her back for Episode 9 to host the gala for the final challenge.
- Key
The student passed that episode's test
The student failed that episode's test
(FAIL) The student received three strikes and failed Chef Academy
(PASS) The student passed Chef Academy
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title [5] | Original air date |
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1 | "Coming to America" | November 16, 2009 |
2 | "Just Desserts" | November 23, 2009 |
3 | "Basic Training" | November 30, 2009 |
4 | "A Bun in the Oven" | December 7, 2009 |
5 | "Naked Lunch" | December 14, 2009 |
6 | "Squid Pro Quo" | January 4, 2010 |
7 | "Meat Your Maker" | January 4, 2010 |
8 | "Too Many Cooks" | January 11, 2010 |
9 | "The Last Supper" | January 11, 2010 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Chef Academy". Bravo Media. NBCuniversal. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ "Bios | Bravo TV Official Site". Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ "Does Reality TV Chef Have Porn Star Past?". CBS News. 24 November 2009.
- ^ "Chef Academy's Emmanuel DelCour is porn star Jean Val Jean – reality blurred". 18 November 2009.
- ^ "Chef Academy". BravoTV.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2009-12-20.