Recipe for Deception
TV Show · Reality

The recipe for this innovative culinary competition series is equal parts cooking and cunning. Hosted by comedian Max Silvestri, "Recipe for Deception" pits four chefs against each other in elimination rounds designed to test their abilities cooking with a featured ingredient. Unfortunately for the chefs, the main ingredient is a secret.

2016 · 43m
Starring Max Silvestri, Chris Oh, Jonathan Waxman

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Cooks Can Be Deceiving
    Four chefs face off to see who can cook the best dish for two elite judges. They each have a secret ingredient that they must figure out. The catch? Only their rival chef knows the ingredient. Can they decode the lies and deceive their way to gastronomic glory?
    43 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Masters of Deception
    Chefs Bryan Voltaggio, Rick Moonen, Lorena Garcia, and Art Smith face off in a special charity edition, striving to out-lie each other for the top prize.
    42 min
  • EPISODE 3
    To Each His Chicharrones
    A young sous-chef tries to out cook her well-seasoned opponent; an arrogant chef is irritated while his opponent works his magic.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Liar, Liar Pans On Fire
    A seasoned chef takes on a feisty competitor in a fight for the best broth; an East Coast-West Coast rivalry is renewed when two chefs engage in a battle for the best dish and the best beard.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 5
    You're Bacon Me Crazy
    In one round, both chefs are given the same secret ingredient; in another round, one chef tries to use his opponent's ingredient against him.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Celebrity Edition
    Lou Diamond Phillips and Coolio bring their culinary rivalry to a boil; Alanna Ubach uses unconventional cooking methods to try and best Steve Howey.
    43 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Max Silvestri
    Host
  • Chris Oh
    Host
  • Jonathan Waxman
    Host
  • S‌M
    Shauna Minoprio
    Producer
  • M‌B
    Matt Berkowitz
    Producer
  • Michael Davies
    Producer

About

Recipe for Deception

Reality

The recipe for this innovative culinary competition series is equal parts cooking and cunning. Hosted by comedian Max Silvestri, "Recipe for Deception" pits four chefs against each other in elimination rounds designed to test their abilities cooking with a featured ingredient. Unfortunately for the chefs, the main ingredient is a secret.

Information

Studio
Bravo
Released
2016
Region of Origin
United States
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