America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation
| America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation | |
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| Genre | Cooking competition |
| Presented by | Jeannie Mai Jenkins |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Production location | Boston, MA |
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| Network | Amazon Freevee |
| Release | December 9, 2022 – present |
America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation is an American cooking competition television series hosted by Jeannie Mai Jenkins. It premiered on Amazon Freevee on December 9, 2022.
Summary[edit]
The series follows 11 home chefs who present their dishes through a series of challenges testing their culinary abilities and personalities. Each episode, the contestants stand before the judges' panel of America's Test Kitchen alums Dan Souza, Elle Simone, Jack Bishop, and Julia Collin Davison, as well as guest judges including Claudette Zepeda, Gesine Bullock-Prado, Jamie Bissonnette, Karen Akunowicz, Kwame Onwuachi, and Nick DiGiovanni.[1][2] The last cook standing earns a starring role as a new host of America's Test Kitchen, as well as a $100,000 prize to fund their own culinary business, and the opportunity to write their own cookbook.[3]
Contestants[edit]
- Antoinette Johnson
- Basil Maqbool
- Brooke Baevsky
- Christina Phan
- Corrina Sepulveda
- Garrett Schlichte
- Jessica Lawson
- Marc Sievers
- Peter Cardoz
- Rachmi Primlani
- Robbie Guevarra
Production[edit]
On May 2, 2022, it was reported that America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation would be a new unscripted competition series for Amazon Freevee, a spinoff of the PBS cooking show America's Test Kitchen.[4][5] On October 18, 2022, it was announced that Jeannie Mai Jenkins, former co-host of talk show The Real, would host the series.[1][3] Teri Weideman is the series' showrunner.[1]
Release[edit]
The trailer for the series was released on November 10, 2022.[2] The first episode of the 10-episode first season of the premiered on Amazon Freevee on December 9, 2022, with a new episode every week through February 10, 2023.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Petski, Denise (18 October 2022). "Jeannie Mai Jenkins Tapped To Host 'America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation' On Amazon Freevee". Deadline. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b Struble, Cristine (10 November 2022). "America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation: Exclusive trailer revealed". FoodSided. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b Moore, Julia (6 December 2022). "Jeannie Mai Jenkins Reflects on 'America's Test Kitchen' Hosting Gig: 'Food Is a Great Connector'". People. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ White, Peter (2 May 2022). "Amazon Freevee: 'Bosch: Legacy' Renewed For Season 2, Unscripted Orders, Disney Film Deal & Remake Of British Series 'Inside No. 9' In The Works". Deadline. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Anderson, John (6 December 2022). "America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation Review: Tinkering With the Ingredients". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
