Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars
By Marty Brown,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Unusually positive Ramsay variant mixes business and food.
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What's the Story?
GORDON RAMSAY'S FOOD STARS brings together 15 contestants who already run up-and-coming businesses in the food industry. Each episode centers around a challenge that tests contestants' business skills as well as their knowledge of food and the food industry. One or more contestants are dismissed at the end of each episode until a champion is crowned. The winner receives a $250,000 investment from Ramsay himself.
Is It Any Good?
Few cooking competition shows can match the Ramsay brand's sheer audacity. Sure enough, he greets the contestants on Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars by jumping out of a helicopter. Nothing else matches that energy, but the premise should otherwise hold Ramsay fans' attention. Shifting from seeing who can make the best food to who can make the most profit gives Ramsay plenty of new avenues to explore, which makes the series promising enough to overcome a lackluster cast and typical reality-show drama.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the food industry. Why were these people chosen to compete? Which of their businesses seem particularly intriguing? Who do you think will do well? Not so well?
What skills are needed to run a successful business? How does Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars try to test those skills? Do you think this is an accurate representation of business skill?
What are some mistakes the contestants made? How did they respond to those mistakes? How did Ramsay respond? Were any of the contestants able to overcome their mistakes? How did they succeed in spite -- or because -- of those mistakes?
TV Details
- Premiere date: May 24, 2023
- Cast: Gordon Ramsay
- Network: Fox
- Genre: Game Shows
- Topics: Cooking and Baking
- TV rating: TV-14
- Last updated: June 19, 2023
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