'Ciao House' Renewed for Season 2 at Food Network

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The competing chefs drive up to their new home and are immediately impressed. Alex has a long history as a judge on hit cooking competition shows Iron Chef and Chopped. With just eight episodes and 10 chefs, Ciao House could have used this format. From the way Ciao House was presented, I expected a format similar to Netflix’s School of Chocolate, on which pastry chefs also competed in teams, judged by Amaury Guichon.

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The deliberations were awkward, just the chefs standing around in the dirt and turning to each other and then turning back around to cast their votes out loud. Among the challenging and delicious events the “Ciao House” contestants will go through are a three-course truffle and wine pairing, a visit to an Italian cheese cave and creating a wild boar dish. The eight-episode first season of the competition aired on Food Network’s linear channel from April 16 to June 4 and streams on Discovery+ and Max. Three restaurants that the family is said to have eaten at this year claim they have collectively lost around £800. The group enters and awes at the entryway of the yellow estate with tall, domed ceilings and original frescos. Rather than sizing up the competition, the contestants take in the villa.

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By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and to receive email from the Fandango Media Brands. However, the choice to focus on manufactured drama and nastiness instead of the joy and beauty of Italy and Italian cuisine is just sad. There is far too much nastiness and divisiveness in our world today - stop adding to it. Whoever wins after all that—whether it’s Saba continuing to dominate or Corey coming back from the dead to win—good for them, and my deepest regrets that they had to go through this to get there.

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Cut to Sarah crying, and then buying into this very dumb argument, saying she made it to episode six with “a bit more strategy and luck than out-chefing my peers.” Of course you did! Instead, as I wrote in my review of the premiere, it sent home one person for a nonsensical reason, and then just got worse from there.

Discovery’s head of food content shared in a statement to the outlet that she knew the show would be a success. Her family eventually moved to Mexico City where she attended culinary school. There she became friends with the executive chef's daughter and studied the chef's talent over the years. She also has a show on Food Network called Alex vs America where 15 top chefs go against Alex in multiple competitions. Food Network's newest show Ciao House follows 10 chefs living in a Tuscany, Italy 14th century villa.

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"We knew early on this series was incredibly unique and offered viewers something they've never seen from Food Network before - we can't wait to start working on season two," said Betsy. Ultimately, the winner gets the opportunity to train with "renowned Italian master chefs" while immersing in culinary education around Italy. Reality blurred is your guide to the world of reality TV and unscripted entertainment, with reality show reviews, recommendations, analysis, and news. It was created in 2000 by Andy Dehnart, who's still writing and publishing it today. All reality blurred content is independently selected, including links to products or services. However, if you buy something after clicking an affiliate link, we may earn a commission, which helps support reality blurred.

Then, the chefs were tested based on those lessons, preparing meals for Alex and Gabe, and for each other. They all sat around a wood table and ate together, tasting and commenting on each other’s dishes. Aptly titled “Ciao House,” the “Big Brother”-meets-“Under the Tuscan Sun” competition, hosted and judged by network vet Alex Guarnaschelli and Tuscan-born chef Gabriele Bertaccini, premieres Sunday, April 16 at 9 p.m. On the linear Food Network channel and streams the same day on Discovery+.

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When even the show’s own contestants are blaming themselves, that’s a signal that the format doesn’t work. Survivor players certainly struggle with decisions and relationships, but they know they’re there to compete based on strategy, not talent. This format flaw opened up a dam that allowed a torrent of the Internet’s misogyny. At the end of episode five, Sarah and Saba voted Corey out of their three-person team—because that was the best move.

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As per Food Network, "Each episode’s culinary challenges are steeped in tradition and the competitors must also navigate alliances and rivalries as they pick their own teams and each week, the losing team must vote off one of their own." It was supposed to be a show based on talent, but the best chefs were voted off, still scratching me head. Alex admits in the last episode that Corey is the best chef and consistently the best through the entire show.

Former Alinea Group chef Natalia "Boa" Rosario was the winner of season one of Ciao House. In addition to his long history in the food industry, Gabriele co-hosted the Netflix wedding series Say I Do. The Italian-born chef lives in Venice Beach, California, where he manages four Los Angeles catering companies.

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Instead of leaning in to the joy and experience of living together in Tuscany, and experiencing its food and locations, Ciao House took that away from the chefs, and stuck them into this wreck of a show. In the finale itself, there will be “a cooking duel to see which previously eliminated chef will earn a spot in the finale” and its “winner will join the other two finalists to cook one last meal,” Food Network said. All of Ciao House was unnecessarily structured around creating that kind of artificial drama, instead of giving more time and attention to the chef’s work, and everything that surrounded them.

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Gabe said he wanted to eat a full portion of Corey's dish, but he doesn't make the last 2? It is cringe worthy when even the other contestants feel bad for still being on the show when they see the best voted off. Giada is gone from the network, in a big misstep, they let Valerie go and now this talent show that is not awarded on talent? It makes you wonder who is in charge and wonder what is going on at Food Network. The space features a fireplace for chefs to cook in an authentic Tuscan manner, shelves stocked with endless varieties of pasta shapes and a massive spread of fresh produce. On the Food Network show Ciao House, hosts Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini welcome 10 chefs to live in Tuscany and compete in a battle of Italian cuisine.

I believe pop culture can both entertain and affect us, and so reality blurred’s goal is to amplify the best and hold the worst accountable. In other words, let’s call out the worst, celebrate the best, and talk about it all. The writing here is the start of a conversation, and reality blurred values your contributions to that conversation. We’ve created a community that connects people through open and thoughtful conversations about the TV we’re watching, the pop culture we’re consuming, and the stories about it. Food Network has renewed its new Italian cooking competition “Ciao House,” hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabriele Bertaccini, for a second season. An exclusive clip of the new series (above), which premieres on Sunday, April 16, shows the 14th century Tuscan villa located in Borgo San Lorenzo where it all takes place.