How many seasons does All-Star Academy have?

All-Star Academy has 2 seasons with 16 episodes.

What network is All-Star Academy on?

All-Star Academy airs on Food Network.

When did All-Star Academy premiere?

All-Star Academy premiered on November 8, 1970.

All-Star Academy

Name: All-Star Academy
Genre: Food
Cast: Ted Allen, Alex Guarnaschelli, Curtis Stone, Andrew Zimmern, Robert Irvine

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2 Seasons · 16 Episodes · Premiered November 8, 1970 · Ended April 3, 2016

Ten talented and successful home cooks from around the country compete in intense culinary challenges as they are mentored by some of Food Network's most popular chefs, while competing for a $50,000 grand prize in All-Star Academy. Hosted by Ted Allen, each competitor, with the guidance of their mentor, must compete over eight episodes in challenges that would propose difficulties for even professional chefs, while elevating their culinary skills to make it to the finish line. With the support of superstar chefs Bobby Flay, Alex Guarnaschelli, Curtis Stone and Michael Symon, each home cook not only has to impress their world-class chef mentor but the special guest judges as well, who help determine who will make the cut in the dreaded elimination round. One-by-one, the challengers are eliminated, leaving one final contender standing with a $50,000 grand prize.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

8 episodes

E01

Choosing Teams

Mon, Mar 2 2015 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Ten home cooks from around the country are about to embark on the greatest culinary adventure of their lives. But first, they will need to cook for a spot on a mentor's team. Bobby Flay, Alex Guarnaschelli, Curtis Stone and Michael Symon will each have two home cooks to guide through the competition. Special guest judge Simon Majumdar will help decide which home cooks will have a chance to move on.

E02

Mentors' Choice

Mon, Mar 9 2015 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

The eight remaining home cooks must reinvent famous food pairings to stay out of this week's elimination round. And these cooks won't want to disappoint, because they'll be judged by Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian. The home cooks that move on will be one step closer to the $50,000 grand prize.

E03

Battle of the Mentors

Mon, Mar 16 2015 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Things get personal as the mentors take each other on in head-to-head team battles for a crucial advantage. Special guest judge Elizabeth Falkner helps get in on the action, determining which home cook is sent home.

E04

Frenemies

Mon, Mar 23 2015 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

For the first time the mentors join forces to achieve victory: Bobby, Alex, Curtis and Michael become two super teams, to make the most spectacular three-course steak dinner with their home cooks. The losing team goes from friends to instant enemies as they cook off against each other in the elimination round, judged by Chopped judge Amanda Freitag and Chef John Li.

E05

Second Chances

Mon, Mar 30 2015 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Five home cooks remain as the mentors battle head-to-head to bring back an eliminated contestant of their choice, facing tough ingredients to make a dish worthy of a second chance. When the eliminated contestant returns, it's time for the six home cooks to battle it out in front of special guest judge Donatella Arpaia, to see who goes home in the elimination round.

E06

The Blind Taste Test

Mon, Apr 6 2015 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Food Network star Robert Irvine steps in to fill the mentors' shoes, coaching and guiding the home cooks as they are challenged to cook with canned meats. Then, the mentors become the judges, doing a blind taste test to determine which home cooks will compete in the elimination round.

E07

Win and You're In

Mon, Apr 13 2015 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

The four remaining home cooks face off in three of the toughest challenges yet. The winner of each round instantly moves into the finale, with the last cook standing going home. Chopped judge Marc Murphy lends a helping hand in the penultimate episode.

E08

The Finale

Mon, Apr 20 2015 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Three home cooks remain, with one last chance to win the $50,000 grand prize! The cooks must make it through three intense rounds of culinary challenges, all representing a meal in the life of your typical home cook; breakfast, lunch and dinner. Plus, the contestants will get to cook side-by-side with their world-class mentor!

Season 2

8 episodes

E01

First Day of School

Mon, Feb 15 2016 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

The first day at All-Star Academy begins as nine home cooks enter the kitchen and meet their mentors: Alex Guarnaschelli, Robert Irvine, Curtis Stone and Andrew Zimmern. The cooks are put to the test preparing a dish using the contents of a lunch box, which the mentors taste and rank in order. While the lowest-ranked cook is eliminated, the remaining eight choose their mentors. Then, the mentors must cook to impress guest judge Carla Hall and win a Save Card, which they can use later to keep one of their cooks from elimination.

E02

Geography

Mon, Feb 22 2016 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

The home cooks compete in a tag-team challenge, making dishes that combine the styles of their geographical backgrounds. Later, the elimination test features ingredients from the popular cuisines of Thailand, Italy and Mexico.

E03

Art

Mon, Feb 29 2016 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Duff Goldman serves as guest professor for a set of art-inspired challenges; the mentors face off in two battles featuring desserts in different colors.

E04

Math

Mon, Mar 7 2016 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

The Kitchen's Katie Lee and Jeff Mauro join the Academy as guest professors, where the subject is math and the group test is a numbers game: they'll be split in two groups of three to create an appetizer trio featuring one main ingredient! The trio sent to the elimination test must create a dish using only seven ingredients from the pantry, plus a surprise ingredient from the opposing team's mentor.

E05

Snack Time

Mon, Mar 14 2016 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Scott Conant and Geoffrey Zakarian serve as guest professors; the mentors cook a gourmet dish featuring a popular snack food; the cooks try to avoid elimination as they create a gourmet dish using pretzels.

E06

Science

Mon, Mar 21 2016 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Guest professor Adam Richman tests the cooks on science; the chefs must dissect iconic dishes and use those ingredients in a new way; the mentors switch teams to test how well they can train students; dishes featuring the four elements.

E07

Literature

Mon, Mar 28 2016 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Professor Richard Blais and Professor Haylie Duff test the cooks in the subject of literature; dishes inspired by a genre of literature; dishes with assigned nouns, adjectives and verbs.

E08

History

Mon, Apr 4 2016 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

In the first round, the mentors must make an updated version of meatloaf; the home cooks revisit their first challenge cooking with lunch box ingredients.