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The Best Thing I Ever Ate

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Genre
  
Food

Original language(s)
  
English

Country of origin
  
United States

No. of seasons
  
6

Executive producer(s)
  
Lauren Lexton Tom Rogan David Hoffman Eddie Saenz

Producer(s)
  
Joan Rantz Anne Etheridge Thomas Harting Rebecca Roberts Greg Therieau Lisa Hockly (sup-prod.)

The Best Thing I Ever Ate is one of two flagship shows of the Food Network which premiered on June 22, 2009 (after a preview on June 20).

The program originally aired as a one-time special in late 2008. The program consists of chefs picking out their favorite dishes in specific categories.

Opening Introduction:

Chefs/Hosts

  • Ted Allen - Host Chopped
  • Sunny Anderson - host Cooking For Real
  • Mario Batali - Iron Chef, chef/owner Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, host Molto Mario and Ciao America
  • John Besh - Competitor The Next Iron Chef, chef/owner August Restaurant (New Orleans, LA)
  • Brian Boitano - Olympic figure skater, host What Would Brian Boitano Make?
  • Alton Brown - Host Good Eats, "Cutthroat Kitchen",Iron Chef America, author Good Eats 2: The Middle Years
  • Frank Bruni - Former restaurant critic New York Times, author Born Round
  • Anne Burrell - Sous chef Iron Chef America, host Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, co-host Worst Cooks in America
  • Michael Chiarello - Entrepreneur/restaurateur, host Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello
  • Scott Conant - Host 24 Hour Restaurant Battle chef/owner Scarpetta (New York City/Miami/Toronto/Beverly Hills) and D.O.C.G. Enoteca (Las Vegas)
  • Cat Cora - Iron Chef Iron Chef America
  • Melissa d'Arabian - The Next Food Network Star winner, host Ten Dollar Dinners
  • Mark Dacascos - Martial artist/actor, chairman Iron Chef America
  • Paula Deen - Host Paula's Home Cooking, Paula's Best Dishes, and Paula's Party
  • Giada De Laurentiis - Host Everyday Italian, and Giada at Home, TV judge The Next Food Network Star
  • Rocco DiSpirito - Chef/author Now Eat This! Diet, winner James Beard Award
  • Guy Fieri - Host Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and Guy's Big Bite, chef/owner Johnny Garlic's and Tex Wasabi's (California)
  • Bobby Flay - Iron Chef, host The Next Food Network Star and Throwdown! with Bobby Flay, chef/owner Mesa Grill (New York City/Las Vegas/Bahamas)
  • Tyler Florence - Host The Great Food Truck Race and Tyler's Ultimate
  • Ina Garten - Host Barefoot Contessa
  • Gabriella Gershenson - TV judge 24 Hour Restaurant Battle, senior editor Saveur Magazine
  • Adam Gertler - Host Kid in a Candy Store
  • Duff Goldman - Pasty chef/owner Charm City Cakes, host Ace of Cakes and Sugar High
  • Alex Guarnaschelli - Chef/Host Alex's Day Off, Iron Chef, "Iron Chef America" TV judge Chopped, executive chef Butter Restaurant (New York City)
  • Robert Irvine - Host Dinner: Impossible, and Restaurant: Impossible, co-host Worst Cooks in America
  • Troy Johnson - Host Crave, senior editor Riviera Magazine
  • Judy Joo - TV judge The Next Iron Chef, Iron Chef UK, executive chef Playboy Club (London)
  • Ellie Krieger - Host Healthy Appetite
  • Emeril Lagasse - Host Essence of Emeril and Emeril Live
  • Nigella Lawson - Host Nigella's Kitchen
  • Sandra Lee - Host Semi-Homemade Cooking and Sandra's Money Saving Meals
  • Simon Majumdar - TV judge The Next Iron Chef, and"Iron Chef America" author Eat My Globe
  • Pat Neely and Gina Neely - Hosts Down Home with the Neelys
  • Candace Nelson - TV judge Cupcake Wars, founder Sprinkles Cupcakes (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Jamie Oliver - Host Naked Chef and Jamie at Home
  • Michael Psilakis - TV judge Ultimate Recipe Showdown, chef/owner Kefi (New York City)
  • Wolfgang Puck - Chef/owner Spago (Los Angeles)
  • Rachael Ray - Host 30 Minute Meals and $40 a Day
  • Claire Robinson - Host 5 Ingredient Fix
  • Aarón Sánchez - Co-host Chefs vs. City, TV judge Chopped, executive chef/owner Centrico (New York City)
  • Curtis Stone - Celebrity chef, author Relaxed Cooking With Curtis Stone
  • Marc Summers - Host Unwrapped, host/judge Ultimate Recipe Showdown
  • Michael Symon - Iron Chef, chef/owner Lola Lolita (Cleveland, Ohio)
  • Anne Thornton - Chef/Host Dessert First with Anne Thornton
  • Marcela Valladolid - Host Mexican Made Easy
  • Andrew Zimmern - Host Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern on Travel Channel

    • References

    The Best Thing I Ever Ate Wikipedia
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