Chef Grudge Match: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Boxing champion Laila Ali is stepping into the ring once again, this time to host Food Network's Chef Grudge Match, a single round, winner-take-all culinary battle where elite chefs come to settle long standing disputes and bitter rivalries.  From employees who have been wronged by their boss to restaurateurs defending their livelihoods from copycats, competing culinary pros put their favorite knives, and egos, on the line in a bid to put old scores to bed. Each episode features two head-to-head battles where resident judge Jet Tila welcomes a guest judge to help determine who walks out with $10,000 cash, the losing chef's most coveted knife and bragging rights for life.

Series details

• Title: Chef Grudge Match
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2025-08-12
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: Food Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 85613

Cast and credited roles

• Laila Ali — Host
• Jet Tila — Judge
• Guy Fieri — Voice Over

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-08-12; final listed air date 2025-09-30; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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