Chef Academy

Chef Academy
Genre Reality television
Starring Jean Christophe Novelli
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 9
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Greg Johnston
  • Hannah Wyatt
  • Dan Barraclough
Camera setup Multiple
Running time 42 minutes
Production company(s) Mentorn USA
Release
Original network Bravo
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release November 16, 2009 (2009-11-16) – November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01)

Chef Academy is a reality television series which premiered on November 16, 2009, on Bravo.[1] The show followed Jean Christophe Novelli, a world-renowned Michelin star- and 5 AA Rosette-award-winning chef with restaurants in London, France and South Africa. On the show, he opened a test program for a top-notch culinary institute in Los Angeles, and trained and transformed those who aspire to cook like professionals.

Contestants

There were nine students competing in Chef Academy. Names, ages, and hometowns below are from the Bravo website.[1][2]

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

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

The building used to house the academy is 1304 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA.

Contestant Table

Episode 2 32 43 5 64 7 8 95
Carissa Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick PASS
Emmanuel Green tick Red X Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick PASS
Kup Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick PASS
Kyle Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick PASS
Leo Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Green tick PASS
Sarah Red X Green tick Red X Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick PASS
Tracie Red X Green tick Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick PASS
Zoe Green tick Green tick Red X Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick PASS
Suzanne Green tick Red X Red X Green tick Red X Green tick FAIL

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

Green tick The student passed that episode's test.
Red X The student failed that episode's test.
     (FAIL) The student received three strikes and failed Chef Academy.
     (PASS) The student passed Chef Academy.

Episodes[4]

Episode Number Episode Title First Air Date
1 - 1 Coming to America November 16, 2009
1 - 2 Just Desserts November 23, 2009
1 - 3 Basic Training November 30, 2009
1 - 4 A Bun in the Oven December 7, 2009
1 - 5 Naked Lunch December 14, 2009
1 - 6 Squid Pro Quo January 4, 2010
1 - 7 Meat Your Maker January 4, 2010
1 - 8 Too Many Cooks January 11, 2010
1 - 9 The Last Supper January 11, 2010

References

  1. 1 2 "About Chef Academy". Bravo Media. NBCuniversal. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  3. http://insidetv.aol.com/2009/11/24/emmanuel-delcour-chef-academy-porn-star-jean-val-jean/
  4. "Chef Academy". BravoTV.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.

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