Exclusive: Fox is firing up another season of Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars and is moving filming from California to the UK in order that the host can explore new territories.
The Apprentice-style series from the chef’s Studio Ramsay Global will continue to feature U.S. contestants but this time be filmed across Ramsay’s native Britain. The show originated in the UK on the BBC but that version was axed last year after two series. An Australian version is due to launch shortly on Network Nine.
Food Stars sees food and beverage industry professionals put through a multitude of challenges designed to showcase their skills, as Ramsay searches for the next great culinary entrepreneur. Each week, one person gets eliminated, and the winner is eventually handed a hefty angel investment.
Season 1 of the format averaged 3.3 million multiplatform viewers, according to Fox, and was last summer’s number one...
The Apprentice-style series from the chef’s Studio Ramsay Global will continue to feature U.S. contestants but this time be filmed across Ramsay’s native Britain. The show originated in the UK on the BBC but that version was axed last year after two series. An Australian version is due to launch shortly on Network Nine.
Food Stars sees food and beverage industry professionals put through a multitude of challenges designed to showcase their skills, as Ramsay searches for the next great culinary entrepreneur. Each week, one person gets eliminated, and the winner is eventually handed a hefty angel investment.
Season 1 of the format averaged 3.3 million multiplatform viewers, according to Fox, and was last summer’s number one...
- 3/1/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Hey, "Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars" fans. Tonight, August 16, 2023, another new episode of Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars' current, premiere season 1 did indeed hit the air. Since this one was the finale episode, we finally found out who won this thing at the end of it. Tonight's new episode kicked off with the final three contestants: Caroline D'Amore, Chris Kanik and Lan Ho learning that this final challenge from Gordon would require them to host their own event to showcase their products. Gordon told Chris that he would work on a new marketing campaign to make his smart cups more understandable to the public. Gordon told Lan that she would work to get her coffee packaged in a ready-to-drink form. Gordon told Caroline that she would work on a frozen pizza line to showcase her sauce. All the finalists got an empty retail space and were given 24 hours to get it ready for a public presentation.
- 8/17/2023
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
The second Chris Kanik was named the first-ever winner “Gordon Ramsay‘s Food Stars,” heard that he had won the season, he only felt one emotion: relief.
“Two months of going through Gordon Ramsay hell was the most unique due diligence process I’ve ever been part of. So it was just relief, one of those surreal moments where I go, ‘Ok, now it’s time for the real work,'” Kanik told TheWrap.
The “real work,” as Kanik puts it, is central to the formula of Fox’s latest collaboration with the celebrity chef. Unlike other cooking competition shows, “Food Stars” focuses not on chefs but on food and drink industry entrepreneurs. The winner of a series of strenuous challenges walks away with $250,000 and the privilege of calling Gordon Ramsay an investor in their product. It’s this second prize that stands out to Kanik.
“I think Gordon is...
“Two months of going through Gordon Ramsay hell was the most unique due diligence process I’ve ever been part of. So it was just relief, one of those surreal moments where I go, ‘Ok, now it’s time for the real work,'” Kanik told TheWrap.
The “real work,” as Kanik puts it, is central to the formula of Fox’s latest collaboration with the celebrity chef. Unlike other cooking competition shows, “Food Stars” focuses not on chefs but on food and drink industry entrepreneurs. The winner of a series of strenuous challenges walks away with $250,000 and the privilege of calling Gordon Ramsay an investor in their product. It’s this second prize that stands out to Kanik.
“I think Gordon is...
- 8/17/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Spoiler alert! Do not read this story unless you’ve seen Wednesday’s season one finale of Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars on Fox.
Chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay had a tough decision to make during Wednesday’s finale of Food Stars: should he give his $250,000 angel investment to Malibu’s Pizza Girl? Was the creator of Fat Milk more deserving? Or should he reward the guy who wants to hydrate folks and save the environment at the same time?
In the end, Ramsay placed his bet on chemist Chris Kanik, who created the world’s first printed beverage. Kanik’s Smart Cups eliminate the need to bottle and ship liquids. The flavored part is actually imprinted in powder form at the bottom of the plant-based cup; all consumers have to do is add water.
Here, the entrepreneur-cum-family man talks about why he felt the need to appear on Fox’s Food Stars,...
Chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay had a tough decision to make during Wednesday’s finale of Food Stars: should he give his $250,000 angel investment to Malibu’s Pizza Girl? Was the creator of Fat Milk more deserving? Or should he reward the guy who wants to hydrate folks and save the environment at the same time?
In the end, Ramsay placed his bet on chemist Chris Kanik, who created the world’s first printed beverage. Kanik’s Smart Cups eliminate the need to bottle and ship liquids. The flavored part is actually imprinted in powder form at the bottom of the plant-based cup; all consumers have to do is add water.
Here, the entrepreneur-cum-family man talks about why he felt the need to appear on Fox’s Food Stars,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars” on Fox.
A (food) star was born on Fox Wednesday, when Gordon Ramsay picked the winner of his new food business-focused competition series.
Out of the trio of remaining food-and-beverage-industry-entrepreneur competitors — Caroline D’Amore (founder of Pizza Girl), Chris Kanik (founder of Smart Cups) and Lan Ho (founder of Fat Milk) — the celebrity chef revealed he’d selected Kanik as the Season 1 winner of “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars.”
Kanik’s prize? A $250,000 personal investment from Ramsay in Kanik’s sustainable-beverage-packaging business, Smart Cups, and Ramsay’s partnership in the endeavor moving forward.
Greg Gayne/Fox
Ramsay told Kanik that his design, which eliminates the need for traditional liquid-filled products by printing the ingredients inside the plant-based container and only requiring water be added to turn it into a variety of beverages, “could quite honestly change the world.
A (food) star was born on Fox Wednesday, when Gordon Ramsay picked the winner of his new food business-focused competition series.
Out of the trio of remaining food-and-beverage-industry-entrepreneur competitors — Caroline D’Amore (founder of Pizza Girl), Chris Kanik (founder of Smart Cups) and Lan Ho (founder of Fat Milk) — the celebrity chef revealed he’d selected Kanik as the Season 1 winner of “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars.”
Kanik’s prize? A $250,000 personal investment from Ramsay in Kanik’s sustainable-beverage-packaging business, Smart Cups, and Ramsay’s partnership in the endeavor moving forward.
Greg Gayne/Fox
Ramsay told Kanik that his design, which eliminates the need for traditional liquid-filled products by printing the ingredients inside the plant-based container and only requiring water be added to turn it into a variety of beverages, “could quite honestly change the world.
- 8/17/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Gordon Ramsay’s team has been inundated with emails from C-suite execs at food businesses across the U.S. over the past week, following the premiere of his latest Fox competition series, “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars.”
With the unscripted series having already shot its first season in its entirety, these people are already itching to get on a potential second season of “Food Stars,” which, in a twist for Ramsay isn’t a show about how well you cook, plate or serve — it’s ultimately about how you play the business game. And the winner gets $250,000 investment from the celebrity chef himself.
“As you know, 68% percent of businesses fail in the first 18 months. And so I have to judge this on the business acumen, but more importantly, the decisions and the quickness of how decisive they need to be in the cutthroat business world,” Ramsay told Variety ahead of...
With the unscripted series having already shot its first season in its entirety, these people are already itching to get on a potential second season of “Food Stars,” which, in a twist for Ramsay isn’t a show about how well you cook, plate or serve — it’s ultimately about how you play the business game. And the winner gets $250,000 investment from the celebrity chef himself.
“As you know, 68% percent of businesses fail in the first 18 months. And so I have to judge this on the business acumen, but more importantly, the decisions and the quickness of how decisive they need to be in the cutthroat business world,” Ramsay told Variety ahead of...
- 5/31/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Fox just released the first trailer for Gordon Ramsay’s new competition series, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars, premiering on May 24, 2023. The network also revealed season one’s 15 competitors who’ll be vying for a shot at a $250,000 prize.
New episodes air on Wednesdays at 9pm Et/Pt.
Ramsay hand-picked the most promising culinary innovators to compete for his personal investment of $250,000. “They will have to hustle through tough challenges, break through and set themselves apart from the other competition, and make noise to prove they have what it takes to be successful,” said Ramsay.
Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars 15 Competitors
Aaron Valentine
Currently Resides: Mission Viejo, CA
Hometown: Oak Grove, Mo
Occupation: Founder of Snow Cone King
Ashley Davies
Current City and Hometown: Norco, CA
Occupation: Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Happy Grub
Caroline D’Amore
Currently Resides: Marina del Rey, CA
Hometown: Malibu, CA
Occupation: Founder and CEO of Pizza Girl Inc.
New episodes air on Wednesdays at 9pm Et/Pt.
Ramsay hand-picked the most promising culinary innovators to compete for his personal investment of $250,000. “They will have to hustle through tough challenges, break through and set themselves apart from the other competition, and make noise to prove they have what it takes to be successful,” said Ramsay.
Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars 15 Competitors
Aaron Valentine
Currently Resides: Mission Viejo, CA
Hometown: Oak Grove, Mo
Occupation: Founder of Snow Cone King
Ashley Davies
Current City and Hometown: Norco, CA
Occupation: Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Happy Grub
Caroline D’Amore
Currently Resides: Marina del Rey, CA
Hometown: Malibu, CA
Occupation: Founder and CEO of Pizza Girl Inc.
- 4/7/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Gordon Ramsay is looking to find a new culinary entrepreneur to financially back in his upcoming Fox competition “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars,” and Variety has your first look at the food and drink industry execs who will be competing for the celeb chef’s $250,000 investment.
Among those picked as contestants for the series, which debuts May 24 on Fox after the “MasterChef” Season 13 premiere, are the masterminds behind food brands and businesses including Fat Miilk, the Pepper app, Confetti Cakes baking kits, Snow Cone King, Happy Grub, Vegan Af, Pizza Girl, Smart Cups, Luther Bob’s and more.
See the full list of competitors for “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars” Season 1 below.
Per Fox, “Each week, the aspiring moguls will be challenged in all aspects of running a food enterprise, including creating, marketing and selling to real customers. In addition to Ramsay, their progress will be evaluated by guest judges and curated focus groups.
Among those picked as contestants for the series, which debuts May 24 on Fox after the “MasterChef” Season 13 premiere, are the masterminds behind food brands and businesses including Fat Miilk, the Pepper app, Confetti Cakes baking kits, Snow Cone King, Happy Grub, Vegan Af, Pizza Girl, Smart Cups, Luther Bob’s and more.
See the full list of competitors for “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars” Season 1 below.
Per Fox, “Each week, the aspiring moguls will be challenged in all aspects of running a food enterprise, including creating, marketing and selling to real customers. In addition to Ramsay, their progress will be evaluated by guest judges and curated focus groups.
- 4/6/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Randy Shelly, Tobin Bell, John Savage, Adrienne Barbeau, Mary Mouser, Alexandra Davies, Lesley-Anne Down, Brandon Beemer, Carlene Moore | Written by Robert Hickman, Lesley-Anne Down, Chris Kanik | Directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy
Cinematographer Don E. FauntLeRoy, who helmed one of Steven Seagal’s last great movies, Renegade Justice (aka Urban Justice), before hitting the horror genre with a plethora of monster movies, including Two of the Anaconda sequels and Damn Sea Vampires, returns to the genre for Gates of Darkness – which was originally made in 2019 and features one hell of a genre cast! Any film that stars John Savage, Adrienne Barbeau and Tobin Bell has to be worth a watch. Right?
Right?
Gates of Darkness is a quasi-religious horror that follows in the footsteps of films like The Exorcist and, more closely, Amityville 2: The Possession. The film tells the story of the Tate’s – a twin brother and sister...
Cinematographer Don E. FauntLeRoy, who helmed one of Steven Seagal’s last great movies, Renegade Justice (aka Urban Justice), before hitting the horror genre with a plethora of monster movies, including Two of the Anaconda sequels and Damn Sea Vampires, returns to the genre for Gates of Darkness – which was originally made in 2019 and features one hell of a genre cast! Any film that stars John Savage, Adrienne Barbeau and Tobin Bell has to be worth a watch. Right?
Right?
Gates of Darkness is a quasi-religious horror that follows in the footsteps of films like The Exorcist and, more closely, Amityville 2: The Possession. The film tells the story of the Tate’s – a twin brother and sister...
- 4/15/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Randy Shelly, Tobin Bell, John Savage, Adrienne Barbeau, Mary Mouser, Alexandra Davies, Lesley-Anne Down, Brandon Beemer, Carlene Moore | Written by Robert Hickman, Lesley-Anne Down, Chris Kanik | Directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy
Cinematographer Don E. FauntLeRoy, who helmed one of Steven Seagal’s last great movies, Renegade Justice (aka Urban Justice), before hitting the horror genre with a plethora of monster movies, including Two of the Anaconda sequels and Damn Sea Vampires, returns to the genre for Gates of Darkness – which was originally made in 2019 and features one hell of a genre cast! Any film that stars John Savage, Adrienne Barbeau and Tobin Bell has to be worth a watch. Right?
Right?
Gates of Darkness is a quasi-religious horror that follows in the footsteps of films like The Exorcist and, more closely, Amityville 2: The Possession. The film tells that story of the Tate’s – a twin brother and sister...
Cinematographer Don E. FauntLeRoy, who helmed one of Steven Seagal’s last great movies, Renegade Justice (aka Urban Justice), before hitting the horror genre with a plethora of monster movies, including Two of the Anaconda sequels and Damn Sea Vampires, returns to the genre for Gates of Darkness – which was originally made in 2019 and features one hell of a genre cast! Any film that stars John Savage, Adrienne Barbeau and Tobin Bell has to be worth a watch. Right?
Right?
Gates of Darkness is a quasi-religious horror that follows in the footsteps of films like The Exorcist and, more closely, Amityville 2: The Possession. The film tells that story of the Tate’s – a twin brother and sister...
- 12/14/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Three posters for the upcoming exorcism horror film Gates of Darkness have been released, each of which can be seen below. The film Directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy and written by Lesley-Anne Down, Rob Hickman, Chris Kanik, and Randolf Turrow,… Continue Reading →
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- 10/3/2017
- by Jonathan Barkan
- DreadCentral.com
This week's box office offerings just not doing it for you? Well don't worry, kids, because the 2014 New Hollywood Online Film Festival is here to save you from the doldrums of the local cineplex. Read on for details.
From the Press Release
The 2014 New Hollywood (Nuho) Online Film Festival is a pioneering digital initiative which will allow worldwide film enthusiasts the ability to view features, docs and shorts in a daring web-based film festival platform.
Celebrated producer, director, writer Spike Lee will inaugurate the first annual Nuho Online Film Festival, which launches on February 7 and runs through February 28, 2014. Two new horror full length features, The Battery and ColdWater can be viewed individually for $2 each (or $14.99 for all-access pass), and all the short films are Free.
Founded by Keith Mitchell (Mr. 3000, Eddie, Like Mike 2) and Ivy League entrepreneur Chris Kanik, Nuho has been created to offer a contemporary alternative to the traditional film festival.
From the Press Release
The 2014 New Hollywood (Nuho) Online Film Festival is a pioneering digital initiative which will allow worldwide film enthusiasts the ability to view features, docs and shorts in a daring web-based film festival platform.
Celebrated producer, director, writer Spike Lee will inaugurate the first annual Nuho Online Film Festival, which launches on February 7 and runs through February 28, 2014. Two new horror full length features, The Battery and ColdWater can be viewed individually for $2 each (or $14.99 for all-access pass), and all the short films are Free.
Founded by Keith Mitchell (Mr. 3000, Eddie, Like Mike 2) and Ivy League entrepreneur Chris Kanik, Nuho has been created to offer a contemporary alternative to the traditional film festival.
- 2/7/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Spike Lee will inaugurate the first annual New Hollywood (Nuho) Online Film Festival - a pioneering digital initiative which will allow worldwide film enthusiasts the ability to view features, docs and shorts in a web-based film festival platform. The first annual Nuho Online Film Festival is set to launch on February 7 and run through February 28, 2014.Per the press release....The festival is founded by Keith Mitchell (Mr. 3000, Eddie, Like Mike 2) and entrepreneur Chris Kanik, in a mission to offer up an alternative to the traditional film festival. Along with the founders, the team at Nuho is comprised of an advisory board of Hollywood...
- 2/5/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The filmmaker has got his weight behind the inaugural 2014 New Hollywood (Nuho) Online Film Festival.
Lee will help launch the event on February 7 with a keynote address.
Nuho’s founders Keith Mitchell and Chris Kanik say the event will deliver the full festival experience via its web-based platform.
The festival is set up to allow audiences to view films while granting filmmakers access to agents, distributors and other industry professionals.
Nuho films only screen during the festival so as not to cannibalise potential revenues steams for distributors. The festival runs until February 28.
Lee will help launch the event on February 7 with a keynote address.
Nuho’s founders Keith Mitchell and Chris Kanik say the event will deliver the full festival experience via its web-based platform.
The festival is set up to allow audiences to view films while granting filmmakers access to agents, distributors and other industry professionals.
Nuho films only screen during the festival so as not to cannibalise potential revenues steams for distributors. The festival runs until February 28.
- 2/4/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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