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BBC America Sets Premiere Of Jamie Oliver’s ‘Chef Race: U.K. Vs. U.S.’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday September 4, 2012 @ 2:45pm PDTTags: BBC America, Chef Race: UK Vs. U.S., Jamie Oliver

BBC America Chef RaceIf you thought this was all settled back in 1776, you were wrong.  BBC America announced today that Chef Race: U.K. Vs. U.S. will kick off on October 2 with back-to-back episodes starting at 9 PM EDT. The Jamie Oliver-produced series will have a preview September 29 at 10 PM EDT just after the Dr. Who mid-season finale. Chef Race pits 8 Brits against 8 American in both their cooking and business skills in a contest spanning L.A. to New York. The winner gets $100,000. The series will air in its regular 10 PM time slot starting October 9. MasterChef‘s Richard Corrigan will serve as the show’s mentor and judge, while Food Network’s Claire Robinson will host. The unscripted series is being produced by Oliver’s Fresh One Prods. The chef is executive producing with The Amazing Race‘s Amy Chacon, Undercover Boss‘ Stef Wagstaffe, Roy Ackerman, Sebastian Grant and Jo Ralling.

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Jamie Oliver To Produce New BBC America Series ‘Chef Race: UK Vs. U.S.’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 13, 2012 @ 12:42pm PDTTags: BBC America, Chef Race: UK Vs. U.S., Jamie Oliver

The newly greenlighted Chef Race: UK Vs. U.S. follows 16 chefs — eight British and eight Americans — who race from Los Angeles to New York for a $100,000 prize. The contestants have no money and minimal resources, so they must … Read More »

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