There’s an thrilling new cooking present on the horizon, and it options two of the culinary world’s biggest stars. On February 13, NBC introduced that world-renowned chef José Andrés and iconic entertainer Martha Stewart will host and government produce Sure, Chef!. The cooking competitors present will premiere on Monday, April 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

The information joins an extended listing of profession achievements for the duo — Andrés is the founding father of World Central Kitchen and owns over 30 eating places worldwide, whereas Stewart cemented her position as an American icon by internet hosting Martha Stewart Dwelling and The Martha Stewart Present. Each personalities have revealed a number of cookbooks and received Emmy Awards for his or her earlier work on tv.

In a press launch revealing the brand new present, NBC particulars that Sure, Chef! will showcase 12 cooks as they compete in a sequence of culinary challenges to win a grand prize of $250,000, offered by Purely Elizabeth granola. 

Along with its world well-known hosts, Sure, Chef! has one different distinctive twist. The cooks vying to win — who NBC notes have been nominated by their bosses, coworkers, buddies, and household — are proficient within the kitchen however have emotional and private limitations which have hindered their careers. In response to NBC, these points may embody “egos, depth, stubbornness or quick fuses [that] are holding them again from reaching their full potential.”

Which means the ultimate winner doesn’t simply must show that they will cook dinner the most effective meals — they’ll additionally must reveal private progress and enchancment of their habits. The challenges that the contestants face will goal to domesticate this alteration, with Andrés and Stewart shepherding them by duties that check their capability to keep up a wholesome, optimistic angle. 

A mixture of high-stakes cooking challenges and trials which will immediate hot-headed responses presents a singular alternative to indicate audiences precisely how intense working in an expert kitchen setting will be and the way simply it may well provoke emotional reactions. It additionally brings the potential of extra drama, and who higher to deal with all of it than the always-funny Andrés and exacting Stewart, each of whom could have excessive expectations and the expertise wanted to handle large personalities.

Sure, Chef! is delivered to life by Magical Elves, the identical manufacturing firm behind Emmy Award-winning and fan-favorite cooking present High Chef. Along with Andrés and Stewart, the brand new present is government produced by Casey Kriley, Jo Sharon, Jimmy Fox, Kevin Lee, Doneen Arquines, Paul Storck, and Richard Wolffe.

The 12 chef contestants for the upcoming debut season haven’t been introduced but, however we’re keen to seek out out who they’re, and whether or not they can deal with the warmth of the kitchen.