Olivia Culpo
Self - Host
Next Gen Chef (2025)
Season 1
Twenty-one rising chefs vie to be crowned a generational talent and win $500,000 in this cutthroat competition set at the Culinary Institute of America.
Released Sept. 17, 2025
Episode 46 min
10+
Genres: Reality
Keywords: imdb.ingredients, imdb.competition-reality-tv, imdb.judge, imdb.cook, imdb.competition, imdb.cooking, imdb.culinary + 5 more, imdb.chef, imdb.cookery-game-show, mdblist.netflix-original, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.prize
Watch Providers: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Network: Netflix
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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.
Sept. 17, 2025, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
Sept. 17, 2025, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
Sept. 17, 2025, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
Sept. 17, 2025, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
Sept. 17, 2025, midnight
S1E6 - 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.
Sept. 17, 2025, midnight
S1E7 - 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.
Sept. 17, 2025, midnight
S1E8 - 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.
Sept. 24, 2025, midnight
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46 min/ep
375 min
Sept. 17, 2025
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