| Hosts/Judges | |
| Ming Tsai Michael Ruhlman Todd English | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packagers | |
| Lance Reynolds Productions/A Better Machine WGBH Lifestyle Productions | |
Cooking Under Fire was a short-lived, documentary-styled reality cooking competition series which featured twelve contestants competing in a traveling cooking competition in four cities of the United States.
Premise[]
Served up as "Reality TV That Feeds Your Brain!", the documentary-style series tracks 12 contestants as they embark on a coast-to-coast cooking competition in four of the nation's culinary capitals (i.e. Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami and New York). The show share's an insider's look at the mental and physical challenges and intense pressures faced in today's highly competitive restaurant industry and the combination of talent and skills that it takes to succeed. The contestants are judged by Tsai, English and Ruhlman as well as an impressive panel of local guest judges as they face cooking challenges, difficult deadlines and the heated pressure of working against the clock. Those who fail to execute will be "86'd" just by taken off the competition menu and sent home. The contestant left standing will win a life-altering culinary prize, a chef position at one of restaurateur Todd English's New York City restaurants.
Trivia[]
The winner, Katie Hagan-Whelchel, was given a chef position at one of Todd English's New York City restaurants.
YouTube Videos[]
Cooking Under Fire Part 1 of 2
Cooking Under Fire Season 2 Part 2