7.4 /10 1 Votes
8.4/10 TV Country of origin United States No. of seasons 2 First episode date 7 August 2009 Language English | 6.2/10 IMDb Also known as Chefs vs. City Original language(s) English Camera setup Multi-camera Final episode date 27 August 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Aarón Sanchez
Chris Cosentino
Ethan Erickson Genres Reality television, Cooking Similar The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Heat Seekers, Throwdown! with Bobby Flay, Iron Chef America, The Great Food Truck Race | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chefs vs. City is an American television show produced by Food Network. The show stars chefs Aarón Sanchez and Chris Cosentino who travel to different cities of the United States to challenge two local chefs to a variety of food-related challenges. Also starring is actor Ethan Erickson as the show's host. The show first aired on August 7, 2009.
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Show format
Each episode takes place in a heavily populated United States city. The show features two teams: two Food Network chefs (Sanchez and Cosentino) and two chefs from the featured city. At the beginning of the show, each contestant receives a backpack with certain instruments that they'll use during the contest, and a dossier with information on their first stop. Each team is given a Ford Expedition to move around the city as they try to reach each stop ahead of the other team.
At each stop, both teams have to complete a certain food-related task before they receive a new dossier and advance to the next contest. Examples of tasks already featured: eat a whole serving of an extremely spicy dish or a large dish, sampling and separating products, and cooking or prepping dishes.
After the final contest, the contestants have to race through a finish line together to win.
Chris and Aaron have a win-loss record of 14–6.
Changes from season 1 to 2
During season 1, the competitors would have to run to the finish line. But, during season 2, they would drive to the finish line then run. And, the directions on the signs at the challenges got shorter. The first five season 2 episodes featured Chris and Aaron against fellow Food Network stars, who acted as the "City" representatives.
Cancellation
In 2010, Chris Cosentino wrote on his Twitter page: "Chefs vs City has been canceled! Thanks for all the support enjoy the reruns" In 2014, he gave a talk about how he regretted participating in the series.