Next Gen Chef - Season 1

Next Gen Chef - Season 1

Season 1

Inside the world's most prestigious culinary school, 21 of America's hottest young chefs, under the age of 30, compete in a one-of-a-kind competition. The Culinary Institute of America has set a rigorous gauntlet of tests to find who is worthy of being crowned the leading chef of the next generation.

Network
Episodes8
DatesSep 17, 2025 - Sep 24, 2025

Episodes

The Entrance Exam
Season 1Episode 153 min

The Entrance Exam

Upon arriving at the CIA, the chefs are split into teams and must create a menu inspired by culinary icons Anthony Bourdain, Julia Child and Paul Bocuse.

Sep 17, 2025
Global Food Test
Season 1Episode 246 min

Global Food Test

To demonstrate their mastery of global cuisine, the chefs must craft family-style dishes specific to Asia, the Americas and the Mediterranean.

Sep 17, 2025
Core Creativity
Season 1Episode 342 min

Core Creativity

They can dole out flavors, but can they take feedback? The chefs devise savory dishes using apples, and the judges introduce a game-changing twist.

Sep 17, 2025
Grading The Brigade
Season 1Episode 442 min

Grading The Brigade

The chefs navigate curveball after curveball during the dinner service of nightmares as they run an elevated gastropub as a brigade for the first time.

Sep 17, 2025
Fast Casual Exam
Season 1Episode 549 min

Fast Casual Exam

In a two-part challenge, the chefs create fast casual dining menus — but only two winning concepts will launch and go head-to-head in the CIA cafeteria.

Sep 17, 2025
Baking the Grade
Season 1Episode 640 min

Baking the Grade

The heat is on as the chefs race to bake 36 portions of a treat using a culinary byproduct in just five hours. Christina Tosi joins as a guest judge.

Sep 17, 2025
Souffle Showdown
Season 1Episode 750 min

Souffle Showdown

In the semifinals, the chefs must make a fine dining entrée and flex or fake their soufflé skills for guest judges Daniel Boulud and Kwame Onwuachi.

Sep 17, 2025
Graduation Day
Season 1Episode 854 min

Graduation Day

For their last exam, the chefs must make a themed four-course meal for 70 VIP diners, including legendary chef Thomas Keller and CIA president Tim Ryan.

Sep 24, 2025

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