24 in 24: Last Chef Standing
Appearance
24 in 24: Last Chef Standing | |
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Genre | Cooking |
Starring | Michael Symon Esther Choi |
Judges | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Production company | Lando Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Food Network |
Release | April 14, 2024 present | –
24 in 24: Last Chef Standing is an American cooking competition show on the Food Network, hosted by Michael Symon and Esther Choi. It features 24 chefs compete during the 24-hour period in eight challenges.
Format
The show features 24 chefs competing in eight shifts in 24 challenges during the 24 hour period.[1]
Chefs
Top 24
Chef | Time Completed | Status |
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Carlos Anthony | TBA | Competing |
Chris Dodson | TBA | Competing |
Mika Leon | TBA | Competing |
Chris Oh | TBA | Competing |
Marcel Vigneron | TBA | Competing |
Chris Dodson | 20 hours and 49 minutes, 20 challenges | Eliminated (Shift 7, Challenge 20) |
Martel Stone | 17 hours and 40 minutes, 17 challenges | Eliminated (Shift 6, Challenge 17) |
Kess Eshun | 14 hours and 45 minutes, 14 challenges | Eliminated (Shift 5, Challenges 13 and 14) |
Christopher Ingram | 11 hours and 55 minutes, 9 challenges | Eliminated (Shift 4, Challenge 11) |
Camille La Caer | ||
Gabriella Baldwin | 7 hours and 58 minutes, 9 challenges | Eliminated (Shift 3, Challenge 9) |
Josie Clemens | 5 hours and 48 minutes, 6 challenges | Eliminated (Shift 2, Challenges 5 and 6) |
Vijay Sadhu | 4 hours and 2 minutes, 3 challenges | Eliminated (Shift 2, Challenge 4) |
Emilie Rose Bishop | 1 hour and 24 minutes, 1 challenge | Eliminated (Shift 1, Challenge 2) |
Elizabeth Falkner | ||
Declan Horgan | ||
Airis Johnson | ||
Matt Jordan | ||
Daniel Lee | ||
Viet Pham | ||
Marc Quinones | ||
Charlie Ray | ||
Chad Rosenthal | ||
Aarthi Sampath | ||
Michael Toscano |
Elimination chart
No. | Shift | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Winner(s) |
Marcel | Carlos | Camille Chris O. Marcel |
Kess Martel Marcel |
Mika Marcel |
Carlos Chris O. Marcel |
Mika | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos | 6th | Top 12 | IN | $2400 | Top 6 | Top 5 | IN | Imm. | Top 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mika | 22nd | Top 12 | IN | IN | Top 3 | Btm 4 | C. W. | IN | $5000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chris O. | 11th | Top 12 | IN | Top 2 | C. W. | Btm 4 | Btm 2 | Imm. | Top 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marcel | 7th | Top 12 | $2400 | IN | C. W. | $2400 | $2400 | $4800 | Top 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Chris D. | 3rd | Top 12 | IN | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Top 5 | IN | Top 4 | Elim | Eliminated (20 hours and 49 minutes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Martel | 24th | Top 12 | Top 2 | IN | Top 6 | $2400 | IN | Elim | Eliminated (17 hours and 40 minutes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Kess | 15th | Top 12 | IN | IN | Btm 3 | $2400 | Elim | Eliminated (14 hours and 45 minutes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8-9 | Christopher | 13th | Top 12 | IN | IN | Top 3 | Elim | Eliminated (11 hours and 55 minutes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Camille | 10th | Top 12 | Btm 2 | IN | C. W. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Gabriella | 2nd | Top 12 | IN | IN | Elim | Eliminated (7 hours and 58 minutes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Josie | 14th | Top 12 | IN | Elim | Eliminated (5 hours and 48 minutes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Vijay | 17th | Top 12 | Elim | Eliminated (4 hours and 2 minutes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13-24 | Emilie | 20th | Elim | Eliminated (1 hour and 24 minutes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elizabeth | 16th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Declan | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Airis | 23rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matt | 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel | 18th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Viet | 5th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marc | 12th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlie | 9th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chad | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aarthi | 19th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Challenges
Shift 1: Speed
- Challenge #1: For the first challenge; the 24 chefs must dice eight onions, turn eight artichokes, and pit eight avocados fast where two of them are able to claim one of the twelve stations featuring an assigned protein.
- Challenge #2: The chefs who paired in their desired station are now cooking against each other where they had to cook a one bite dish with their protein. They will be decided by the guest judge who chose the winner to claim the twelve slots in the following challenges.
- Top 12: Carlos Anthony, Gabriella Baldwin, Josie Clemens, Chris Dodson, Kess Eshun, Christopher Ingram, Camille La Caer, Mika Leon, Chris Oh, Vijay Sadhu, Martel Stone, Marcel Vigneron
- Challenge #3: The 12 remaining chefs had 12 minutes to cook a dish featuring eggs with the winner will receive the cash prize of $2400.
- Challenge Winner: Marcel Vigneron ($2400)
- Bottom Two: Camille La Caer, Vijay Sadhu
Shift 2: Adaptability
- Challenge #4: In this next shift, the bottom two chefs select their choice of ingredients in three minutes to make an appetizer that highlights coffee. The chefs are told to switch stations and they now had to cook with the ingredients from their selected competitor in 27 minutes.
- Eliminated: Vijay Sandhu
- Challenge #5 and #6: The next two challenges instruct the chefs to make a burger dish for the prize money of $2400 in 30 minutes without the use of ground meat and buns alongside a fried side using only an oil spray.
- Challenge Winner: Carlos Anthony ($2400)
- Bottom Two: Josie Clemens, Chris Dodson
- Eliminated: Josie Clemens
Shift 3: Resourcefulness
- Challenge #7: The remaining ten chefs face a three-round three dish meal elimination challenge where they have to cook their dishes with the use of a single bag of groceries. The top three breakfast dishes will be saved from the first round in 25 minutes. The challenge winners with the best course in each round will receive an advantage.
- Top 3: Christopher Ingram, Camille La Caer (Challenge Winner), Mika Leon
- Challenge #8: The remaining chefs got 50 minutes to produce their lunch dishes.
- Top 6: Carlos Anthony, Chris Oh (Challenge Winner), Martel Stone
- Challenge #9: The last four chefs create their supper dishes in 90 minutes.
- Challenge Winner: Marcel Vigneron
- Bottom Three: Gabriella Baldwin, Chris Dodson, Kess Eshun
- Eliminated: Gabriella Baldwin
Shift 4: Teamwork
- Challenge #10: The three winners of the previous shift each took turns to select their two members to form groups of three. In every 12-minute round, each member produce a game day dish featuring one of the three stadium snacks (popcorn, pretzels, and beer). The winning team will each receive $2400.
- Top 3: Kess Eshun ($2400), Martel Stone ($2400), Marcel Vigneron ($2400)
- Challenge #11: The other chefs are divided into pairs to cook a paired dish in 30 minutes. In each ten minute period, one chef must prep the dish for their partner to take its turn to cook it before both chefs finish the dish in the last ten minutes.
- Top 5: Carlos Anthony, Chris Dodson
- Bottom Four: Christopher Ingram, Camille La Caer, Mika Leon, Chris Oh
- Eliminated: Christopher Ingram, Camille La Caer
Shift 5: Artistry
- Challenge #12: Centering on artistry, the chefs create a dish that was judged solely on presentation in ten minutes with the use of frozen meals and the winner will receive an advantage in the next challenge.
- Challenge Winner: Mika Leon
- Challenge #13 and #14: The challenge winner will pick their choice of color and assign the other chefs with the remaining colors to feature both their main and dessert dishes in 45 minutes for the cash prize of $2400.
- Challenge Winner: Marcel Vigneron ($2400)
- Bottom Two: Kess Eshun, Chris Oh
- Eliminated: Kess Eshun
Shift 6: Risk Taking
- Challenge #15: The six chefs got 30 minutes to cook a spiced rice dish to earn enough score points in criteria received by the guest judge. The three-round elimination challenge will send the chef home with the lowest score after the third round.
- Results: Carlos Anthony (93), Chris Dodson (89), Mika Leon (88), Chris Oh (92), Martel Stone (80), Marcel Vigneron (90)
- Challenge #16: The four chefs at the bottom of the leaderboard will have the option to retain their scoring or participate the second round for additional points against the two chefs who had the highest scores and will later grant immunity in the third round and advance to the next shift. In the second round, the chefs have to taste and identify five ingredients of a smoothie where they will receive 20 points for all five correct answers but will lose 10 points for one incorrect guess.
- Immunity: Carlos Anthony , Chris Oh
- Deduction: Chris Dodson (79)
- Challenge #17: The chefs compete in a duel battle where they had 30 minutes to make a dish with the use of one of the two selected kitchen appliances. The chef who was currently in the first rank selects the equipment and the chef who will cook against. The two chefs who won the battle will wager their choice of score points and the highest score will reward the chef with $4800.
- Challenge Winner: Marcel Vigneron (95/$4800)
- Eliminated: Martel Stone
Shift 7: Simplicity
Shift 8: Elevation
Reception
Andy Dehnart from Reality Blurred gave the show a C grade.[2]
References
- ^ Maas, Jennifer (29 February 2024). "Food Network Sets 24-Hours-Straight Cooking Competition 'Last Chef Standing' Hosted by Michael Symon and Esther Choi". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Dehnart, Andy (2024-04-16). "24 in 24: Last Chef Standing was exhausting in its premiere". reality blurred. Retrieved 2024-04-29.