Ian Ziering
Himself - Host
Food Network Challenge (2000)
Season 4
Food Network Challenge is a competitive cooking television series that currently airs on the Food Network. Each episode, professional chefs compete in a timed competition in their professional specialty. The winner receives a check for $10,000 and a gold medal.
Released Oct. 12, 2000
Episode 45 min
2+
Genres: Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: imdb.non-fiction, imdb.food, imdb.competition
Watch Providers: Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, Philo
Production Companies: High Noon Entertainment
Network: Food Network
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S4E1 - Fantasy Fruit Sculptures
On location in Hawaii, four sculpting gurus transform over one hundred pounds of produce into tropical sculptures that rise above five feet. Using a variety of fruits and vegetables, the competitors try to carve, peel, and slice their way to a $10,000 prize. The competitors face tough conditions as they carve their fruit in the sweltering Hawaiian heat, but the real test will be moving the final sculptures, which weigh upwards of 300 pounds.
Feb. 18, 2007, midnight
S4E2 - Luau Beach BBQ
Food Network Challenge travels to Hawaii where five renowned chefs compete in a Hawaiian luau using their own unique interpretations of traditional luau cuisine.
May 29, 2007, midnight
S4E3 - World Championship Steak Cook-Off
Jan. 14, 2007, midnight
S4E4 - Cartoon Cakes
Oct. 15, 2006, midnight
S4E5 - Fastest Foods
This Challenge gives the heart-pounding excitement of a horserace a Food Network twist. Five Guinness World Records are on the line inside the home of movie magic, Universal Studios, and not one, but two competitors are going head to head in each event to see who can flip, carve, crack, peel or scoop their way into the record books. From pumpkins to pancakes, onions to oysters, you've never seen food move this fast!
Oct. 11, 2006, midnight
S4E6 - World Pastry Team Championship
Ten international pastry teams have come to Phoenix, Ariz., for the World Pastry Team Championship to prove who the best of the best is in a two-day culinary marathon. Team USA has taken first in the past two championships and they're aiming for a three-peat. But Team France and Team Japan plan on dethroning the reigning champs. A win here means taking home the $50,000 prize and the achievement of a lifetime.
Oct. 10, 2007, midnight
S4E7 - Popcorn Giants
One culinary dream team tries to break the Guinness World Record for the Tallest Popcorn Sculpture. They have only four weeks to figure out how to make 5,000 pounds of popcorn stand over 16 feet tall. Then, in the heart of Disneyland, they'll have just one day to carve and decorate one of the biggest icons in the world: Mickey Mouse.
Oct. 10, 2006, midnight
S4E8 - Great American Seafood Cook-off
March 4, 2007, midnight
S4E9 - The Cake Awards
Six of the world's best cake decorators design culinary themed cakes with the grand prize of $10,000 and the honor of having the winning cake showcased at the first annual Food Network Awards.
April 8, 2007, midnight
S4E10 - Build a Better Burger 3
May 28, 2007, midnight
S4E11 - Chocolate Runway Challenge
Feb. 18, 2007, midnight
S4E12 - Wedding Cake Surprise
This Sugar Arts Championship invloves some of the nation's top bakers and a host of cake enthusiasts. The competition in Tulsa is every bride's dream come true.
May 1, 2007, midnight
S4E13 - National Wedding Cake Championship
Over 80 top cake decorators travel from all over the world to compete in one of the world's premier wedding cake competitions. A cash prize and industry bragging rights are at stake.
May 2, 2007, midnight
S4E14 - Challenge: World's Best Bartender
S4E15 - BBQ Chili Challenge
S4E16 - All Fired Up!
S4E17 - Chili Bowl
S4E18 - Cowboy Challenge
S4E19 - Wild Game Cook-Off
S4E20 - The Great Cake-Off
Ten finalists are flown to Georgia to share cake recipes and family stories in the Accubake contest. Winning is all about taste and a good history. The prize is cash and an oven.
S4E21 - Extreme Pastry
Network: Food Network
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 45 min.
Released: Oct. 12, 2000
Last Air Date: Jan. 27, 2020, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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