'Tournament of the Champions': Release date, plot, cast and all you need to know about Food Network's culinary contest

Food Network is set to release a new and totally different competition series with America's best culinary stars
PUBLISHED FEB 25, 2020
(Food Network)
(Food Network)

Food Network and famed chef Guy Fieri are teaming up again for what might be the ultimate culinary championship.

We have come across a slew of food competitions, but Food Network is set to release a new and totally different competition series with America's best culinary stars. 

This five-part competition will test the limits of each chef's skills. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming Food Network show:

Release Date

'Tournament of the Champions' will premiere on March 4, 2020, on Food Network. 

Plot

Rounding up the 16 best top culinary stars in America, they will be divided into teams of two. Eight of these contestants are from the east coast, and eight from the west coast.

In what will be a five-part tournament they will go head to head against each other in a single-elimination bracket-style competition to find out who amongst them will emerge as the ultimate culinary champion. The difficulty of each challenge will increase with every round. 

Cast

Meet the 16 contestants who will be battling it out to emerge as the ultimate champion: 

The chefs representing the East Coast are: Maneet Chauhan, Rocco DiSpirito, Alex Guarnaschelli, Elizabeth Falkner, Darnell Ferguson, Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy and Christian Petroni.

The chefs representing the West Coast are: Richard Blais, Eric Greenspan, Antonia Lofaso, Beau Macmillan, Jet Tila, Marcel Vigneron, Michael Voltaggio and Brooke Williamson.

Trailer

Food Network hasn't released a trailer for the series yet. But be sure to check out this space, as we will update it once released. 

Where to Watch

'Tournament of the Champions' will premiere on March 4, 2020, only on Food Network. 

If you like this, you will love these:

'Top Chef'

'Master Chef' 

'Zumbo's Just Desserts' 

'The Great British Bake Off' 

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