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Chef Academy Starring Jean Christophe Novelli Winners Carissa St. Aubin
Emmanuel DelCour
Kyle Daley
Kyle Kupiszewski (Kup)
Leonard Goodloe (Leo)
Sarah Jacobsen
Tracie Norfleet
Zoe FeigenbaumOriginal run November 16, 2009[1]
– January 11, 2010Filming dates No. of episodes 9 No. of chefs 9 Season chronology Chef Academy was a reality show that premiered on Bravo TV on November 16, 2009 and aired on Mondays at 11 p.m. ET/PT.[2] It followed Jean Christophe Novelli, a world-renowned Michelin star- and 5 AA Rosette-award-winning chef with restaurants in London, France and South Africa. On the show, he opened a test program for a top-notch culinary institute in Los Angeles, and trained and transformed those who aspire to cook like professionals.
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Contestants
There are 9 students competing in Chef Academy. Names, ages, and hometowns below are from the Bravo website.[2][3]
- Carissa St. Aubin, 26 – Charlotte, N.C.
- Emmanuel DelCour,[4] 27 – Bordeaux, France and residing in Venice, California
- Kyle Daley, 29 – Salt Lake City, Utah and residing in San Diego, California
- Kyle Kupiszewski (Kup), 27 – Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Leonard Goodloe (Leo), 28 – San Antonio, T.X.
- Sarah Jacobsen, 28 – Wheeling, Illinois
- Suzanne Winn, 47 – Mission Viejo, California
- Tracie Norfleet, 46 – Venice, California
- Zoe Feigenbaum, 26 – New York, N.Y.
Although Chef Academy never had a true winner of the show, Kyle Daley was announced Best Chef of Chef Academy. It was announced on the final episode of the season.
Format
The students are assessed weekly tests varying from preparing desserts to gutting a fish or usually recreating one of Novelli's dishes. At the end of the test, Novelli determines who passes and who fails. If a student fails three tests, they are dismissed from his Academy.
Location
The building used to house the academy is 1304 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA.
Contestant Table
Episode 2 32 43 5 64 7 8 95 Carissa 
PASS Emmanuel PASS Kup PASS Kyle PASS Leo PASS Sarah PASS Tracie PASS Zoe PASS Suzanne FAIL Notes
1 The students who failed the first episode did not count as their first failure.
2 Chef Novelli did not reveal the results for all the chefs except for the three who performed the best (Zoe, Kyle, and Kup) who were invited to join him at a beach party.
3 The chefs who passed each made a croque-em-bouche for extra credit. Tracie was declared 'Head of the Class' because she impressed Chef Novelli the most this week.
4 Although both Sarah and Suzanne received their third failures, Chef Novelli decided to give them another chance.
5 Although Suzanne had failed the Chef Academy, Chef Novelli asked her back for Episode 9 to host the gala for the final challenge.Key
The student passed that episode's test.
The student failed that episode's test.
(FAIL) The student received three strikes and failed Chef Academy.
(PASS) The student passed Chef Academy.Episodes[5]
Episode Number Episode Title First Air Date 1 - 1 Coming to America November 16, 2009 1 - 2 Just Desserts November 23, 2009 1 - 3 Basic Training November 30, 2009 1 - 4 A Bun in the Oven December 7, 2009 1 - 5 Naked Lunch December 14, 2009 1 - 6 Squid Pro Quo January 4, 2010 1 - 7 Meat Your Maker January 4, 2010 1 - 8 Too Many Cooks January 11, 2010 1 - 9 The Last Supper January 11, 2010 References
- ^ http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/season-1/episodes
- ^ a b http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/season-1/about
- ^ http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/season-1/bios
- ^ http://insidetv.aol.com/2009/11/24/emmanuel-delcour-chef-academy-porn-star-jean-val-jean/
- ^ "Chef Academy". BravoTV.com. http://www.bravotv.com/chef-academy/season-1/episodes. Retrieved 2009-12-20, 2010-01-02.
External links
Categories:- 2000s American television series
- 2009 American television series debuts
- American reality television series
- Food reality television series
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