Next Level Chef (American TV series) season 3 explained

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Starring:
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Host:Gordon Ramsay
Num Contestants:24 (pre-auditions)
Winner:Gabi Chappel
Runner Up:
  • Christina Miros
  • Zach Laidlaw
Num Episodes:16
Network:Fox

The third season of the American competitive reality television series Next Level Chef premiered on Fox on January 28, 2024, as the 2023 NFC Championship Game lead-out program and concluded on May 9, 2024. Gordon Ramsay returned to host the season and served as a mentor, along with returning mentors Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais.

The season was won by Social Media Chef Gabi Chappel, with Home Cook Christina Miros and Professional Chef Zach Laidlaw being named runners up.

Production

On May 11, 2023, it was announced that the series was renewed for the third and fourth seasons, prior to the airing of the second season finale on the same day.[1] On November 21, 2023, it was announced that the season would premiere on January 28, 2024, before moving to its regular timeslot on February 1, 2024.[2] The program airs on Thursday nights, with a Sunday rebroadcast from February 11, 2024, that Fox uses to burn off in case of NASCAR overrun.

Chefs

Note: The list below only includes chefs that made it onto the show after qualifying via an audition.

Contestant[3] AgeStatusHometown/Home CountryResult
Matt Auckland22Social Media ChefIngleside, IllinoisEliminated February 15
Arceli “Ari” Pulido31Professional ChefSan Diego, CaliforniaEliminated February 22
Wendy Bess Chiu26Home CookSunnyvale, CaliforniaEliminated February 29
Alexandra Donnadio29Home CookHillsborough Township, New JerseyEliminated March 7
Lauren Smith36Home CookSanta Monica, CaliforniaEliminated March 14
Chris Tzorin37Professional ChefOrange County, CaliforniaEliminated March 21
Angela Pagan33Professional ChefAtlanta, GeorgiaEliminated March 28
Ryan “Von” Smith37Professional ChefScranton, PennsylvaniaEliminated April 4
Nicole Renard28Social Media ChefKennewick, WashingtonEliminated April 11
Mada Abdelhamid36Home CookLos Angeles, CaliforniaEliminated April 18
Izahya Thomas24Social Media ChefMiami, FloridaEliminated April 25
Jordan Torrey29Social Media ChefTampa, FloridaEliminated May 2
Christina Miros35Home CookDumont, New JerseyRunner-ups May 9
Zach Laidlaw34[4] Professional ChefMaui, Hawai'i
Gabi Chappel29Social Media ChefBrooklyn, New YorkWinner May 9

Elimination table

PlaceContestantEpisodes
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1GabiADVRAMSAFEWINSAFESAFEWIN†SAFEWIN†SAFERISKWINWIN†WINbgcolor=gold WINNER
2ChristinaADVARRWIN*| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:yellowgreen;" | SAFE| bgcolor="#F3F781" | RISK| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:gold;" | WIN†| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN| bgcolor=silver | RUNNER-UP|-| style="background:lightblue;" | Zach| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:Green;" | ADV| style="background:#192870; color:white;" | BLAIS| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE*SAFESAFEWIN†SAFEWIN SAFEWIN†SAFERISKSAFERISKbgcolor=silver RUNNER-UP
4Jordan ADVRAMSAFE*| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:yellowgreen;" | SAFE| bgcolor="#F3F781" | RISK | style="background:gold;" |WIN| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN| bgcolor="#F3F781" | RISK| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| bgcolor="#F3F781" | RISK| style="background:salmon; | ELIM| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-!5| style="background:lightblue;" | Izahya | style="background:Green;"| ADV| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#C39B5F;" | RAM| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN†| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:gold;" |WIN| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| bgcolor="#F3F781" | RISK| bgcolor="#F3F781" | RISK| style="background:salmon; | ELIM| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-!6| style="background:lightblue;" | Mada| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:Green;"| ADV| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#993129; color:white;" | ARR| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| bgcolor="#F3F781" | RISK | bgcolor="#F3F781" | RISK | style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:gold;"| WIN†| style="background:salmon; | ELIM| colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-!7| style="background:pink;" | Nicole| style="background:Green;" | ADV| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#192870; color:white;" | BLAIS| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:gold;"| WIN†| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN†| style="background:salmon; | ELIM| colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-!8| style="background:lightblue;" | Von | colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:Green;"| ADV| style="background:#993129; color:white;" | ARR| style="background:gold;" | WIN†| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN†| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:salmon; | ELIM| colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-!9| style="background:pink;" | Angela| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:Green;" | ADV| style="background:#192870; color:white;" | BLAIS| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| bgcolor="#F3F781" | RISK| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:lightgreen;"| SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN | style="background:salmon; | ELIM | colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-!10| style="background:lightblue;" | Chris| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:Green;" | ADV| style="background:#C39B5F;" | RAM| bgcolor="#F3F781" | RISK| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:gold;" |WIN| style="background:salmon; | ELIM | colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-! 11| style="background:pink;" | Lauren| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:Green;" | ADV| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#192870; color:white;" | BLAIS| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| bgcolor="#F3F781" | RISK| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:gold;" |WIN| style="background:salmon; | ELIM| colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-! 12| style="background:pink;" | Alexandra| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:Green;" | ADV| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#993129; color:white;" | ARR| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:salmon;" | ELIM| colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-! 13| style="background:pink;" | Wendy| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:Green;"| ADV| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#C39B5F;" | RAM| style="background:lightgreen;" | SAFE| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:salmon;" | ELIM| colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-! 14| style="background:pink;" | Ari| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:Green;"| ADV| style="background:#993129; color:white;" | ARR| style="background:gold;" | WIN| style="background:salmon;"| ELIM| colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-! 15| style="background:lightblue;" | Matt| style="background:Green;"| ADV| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#192870; color:white;" | BLAIS| style="background:salmon;"| ELIM| colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-! rowspan="3" |T-16|Charity| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#E78895;"| ELIM| colspan="14" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-|Joe| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#E78895;"| ELIM| colspan="15" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-|Brittnee | style="background:#E78895;"| ELIM| colspan="16" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-! rowspan="3" |T-19|Summer| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#E78895;"| ELIM| colspan="14" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-|Monika| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#E78895;"| ELIM| colspan="15" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-|Tim| style="background:#E78895;"| ELIM | colspan="16" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-! rowspan="3" |T-22|Jennie| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#E78895;"| ELIM| colspan="14" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-|Daniel| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;" || style="background:#E78895;"| ELIM| colspan="15" style="background:darkgrey;" ||-|Brittany| style="background:#E78895;"| ELIM| colspan="16" style="background:darkgrey;" ||}

†The contestant cooked the best dish overall and won safety for their team or themselves.

*The contestant cooked the best dish on their team and was selected by their mentor to win an immunity pin.

Episodes

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: White. Peter. May 11, 2023. Gordon Ramsay's Next Level Chef Handed Two-Season Renewal At Fox. Deadline Hollywood.
  2. May 11, 2023. FOX Announces Premiere Dates for New and Returning Series to Launch Winter and Spring 2024. February 23, 2024. Fox. The Futon Critic.
  3. Web site: Davidson . Denton . 2024-02-16 . 'Next Level Chef' Season 3 cast: Meet the 15 chef-testants competing . 2024-02-23 . GoldDerby . en-US.
  4. Web site: Meet Zach Laidlaw: Learn about the Next Level Chef contestant’s career and family. CastSpy . 28 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240329073110/https://www.castspy.com/meet-zach-laidlaw-learn-about-the-next-level-chef-contestants-career-and-family/. 29 March 2024. live. dmy-all.

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