CULINARY TITAN GORDON RAMSAY INVESTS $250,000 OF HIS OWN MONEY
IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION
IN THE ALL-NEW COMPETITION SERIES GORDON RAMSAY’S FOOD STARS,
PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, ON FOX
Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars to Premiere Immediately Following Season Thirteen of Ramsay’s Hit SeriesMasterChef
On the heels of the post-Super Bowl LVII Season Two launch of Next Level Chef, this season’s #1 broadcast series, culinary titan Gordon Ramsay sets aside his razor-sharp knives for the cutthroat business world in FOX’s all-new competition series Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars. The series, which puts food industry entrepreneurs through a multitude of challenges designed to showcase their business skills, test their drive and convince Ramsay they have what it takes to earn his personal investment of $250,000, premieres Wednesday, May 24 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) following the Season Thirteen premiere of MasterChef on FOX.
“Gordon is among the most influential forces in the culinary world, and with Food Stars, he expands that reach by elevating the entrepreneurial dreams, ideas and innovations our contestants are introducing to the food industry,” said Allison Wallach, President of Unscripted Programming, FOX Entertainment. “Gordon has been a long-time, valued, prolific partner to us at FOX, and as audiences will see in Food Stars, he never slows down, always delivering incredible new, compelling concepts in culinary and lifestyle entertainment.”
The iconic Gordon Ramsay gets down to business with a selected group of food and drink industry professionals, as he searches for the next greatest culinary entrepreneur in his brand-new competition series Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars. Each week, the aspiring moguls will be challenged in all aspects of running a food enterprise, including creating, marketing and selling to real customers. In addition to Ramsay, their progress will be evaluated by guest judges and curated focus groups. As Ramsay pushes contestants to their limits, they’ll have to prove they possess the raw ingredients required to succeed – drive, dedication, creativity, passion and talent.
Ramsay is prepared to put his money where his mouth is, by presenting the winner with an investment opportunity to take their idea to the next level. But to win Ramsay’s support, it will take more than a great idea. They just need to survive Gordon Ramsay – the only angel investor.
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Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars is produced by Studio Ramsay Global and FOX Alternative Entertainment (FAE). Ramsay serves as an executive producer, while Danny Schrader serves as executive producer and showrunner.
Entering its 13th season, which will premiere on Wednesday, May 24 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) with an all-new theme,MasterChef: United Tastes of America sees Ramsay, acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich returning for the ultimate cook-off, as the top home cooks from four parts of America (West, Northeast, Midwest and South) battle it out for their region. The home cooks will face a multitude of cooking trials, including a State Fair challenge, a series of iconic Mystery Box challenges, cooking a meal at Dodger Stadium, and the fan-favorite Tag Team event, where they must create a Michelin-star quality three-course meal! Only one home cook will win it all and take home the cash prize of $250,000 and the title of America’s MasterChef.
MasterChef is produced by Endemol Shine North America and One Potato Two Potato and is based on a format created by Franc Roddam. Elisabeth Murdoch, Danny Schrader, Gordon Ramsay, Pat Llewellyn, Ben Adler, Sharon Levy and DJ Nurre serve as executive producers. Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or by using #MasterChef.