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“Next Level Chef” returned for Season 3 on Sunday, Jan. 28, right after the NFC Championship Game on FOX. The cooking contest was then moved to its regular Thursday night time slot from 8 to 7 p.m.Mentor gordon ramsay, Richard Brace and Nisha Arrington This year, we changed things up a bit and drafted a team for the first time in search of America’s next culinary superstar. Watch our exclusive interview with Arrington above.
“Seeing how we did the first three episodes first is essential knowledge,” she says of auditions from professionals, social media, and home chefs. “I look at how they build their stations, how they communicate, how they hold themselves, what their posture is… how they do under pressure. We make sure to take notes on how things are working. That’s the most exciting element of Season 3.”
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Arrington admits the draft process led to the first major riot in show history when Ramsey stole the social media chef jordan torley Right out from under her. “I thought, ‘How free do I want to be in this moment?'” she says. “Of course, Jordan is going to go with you too. He burned his fingertips and had a viral moment with you…For me, it was the first time I’d ever raised my voice like that. It was a real It was raw emotion. You didn’t expect that!”
The famous chef also shares his personal guilty pleasures when it comes to food. “I love Americanized Chinese food,” Arrington admits. “This is what I order when I leave the country and come back. I think I’ll start by getting some delicious Chinese food to go. I may not be going to pull out the wok and make it, but I’m sure you’ll like it. She will definitely order Chinese food herself!”
