Kitchen Undercover: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Kitchen Undercover, a high-stakes, sneak-attack restaurant rescue, led by chef Antonia Lofaso, alongside sous-chef Nestor Milian who will go full undercover, slipping into failing restaurants that are one more bad review away from total collapse. While Antonia watches the drama unfold from a secret command center— spying on every meltdown, mistake, and questionable choice—Nestor will be on the inside, embedded with the staff, stirring the pot and digging up the juicy truth. From toxic team dynamics to tragic food, nothing will stay hidden for long. When the real reasons customers aren't coming back are exposed, Antonia will storm in to shake things up, call out the chaos and whip these teams into shape. But with the clock ticking and closure looming, only time will tell if Antonia can turn these hot messes into hot spots.

Series details

• Title: Kitchen Undercover
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2026-07-28
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Food Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 92340

Cast and credited roles

• Antonia Lofaso — Antonia Lofaso
• Nestor Milian — Nestor Milian

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-07-28; final listed air date 2026-09-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kitchen Undercover on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.