Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Next Level Chef’ Format Set for U.K. Version at ITV, ITVX
variety.comNaman Ramachandran British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s Fox format “Next Level Chef” is being adapted in the U.K. for broadcaster ITV and its streamer ITVX.Billed as billed as “the toughest and most epic cooking contest on TV,” the eight-part series, which will air in 2023, is set in a 50-ft high TV studio, with three kitchen spaces set across three storeys.
Ramsay will be joined by two other as-yet-unnamed top names in the food industry, and the three judges will preside over and mentor a group of talented chefs who will compete against each other for a £100,000 ($123,000) cash prize.
Casting is currently underway. “Next Level Chef” was commissioned for ITV by head of entertainment commissioning Katie Rawcliffe and commissioning editors Lily Wilson and Paula Thomas Gallie.
It is produced by Studio Ramsay Global. Rawcliffe said: “ ‘Next Level Chef’ is a dynamic, edge of your seat cooking competition in a league of its own.
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