Kitchen Casino
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| Genre | Reality, Cooking |
| Starring | Bill Rancic |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 60 Minutes |
| Production company(s) | Jane Street Entertainment |
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| Original network | Food Network |
| Picture format | |
| Original release | April 7 – June 1, 2014 |
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Kitchen Casino is a reality cooking television show hosted by Bill Rancic that premiered on April 7, 2014 on Food Network. Similar to short-form cooking reality shows, it features four chefs challenged to cook gourmet dishes to be judged by two guest celebrities. The chefs participate in four "casino-themed" rounds of play in order to win a possible final prize of $30,000.
The series initially aired new episodes on Monday evenings at 9:00PM ET on Food Network. Beginning May 11, the series moved its premiere showings to Sunday nights at 11:00PM ET. To date, no new episodes beyond the original first season of eight are being produced, and repeat runs are scheduled for Thursday mornings at 4:00 am EST starting October 8, 2014. No announcement has been made concerning a second season of the show.
Each episode of Kitchen Casino features four chefs undergoing three "casino-themed" cooking challenges. After dishes are prepared, the two guest judges evaluate each dish, scoring them on a scale of 1 to 5. This makes for a possible score range of 2 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
Host Rancic "spins" a video slot machine to reveal three elements each chef must use for their initial dish: a style of cuisine (such as Italian or Indian), a main ingredient (such as pineapple or coffee) and a theme (such as Breakfast, Luau or Cocktail Party). The chefs are given 30 minutes to create their dish.
At approximately the 8-minute mark, Rancic "spins" the slot machine again, this time revealing three words that describe a new ingredient that must be included in the dish in addition to the main ingredient. These words are a flavor or taste (sweet, spicy, etc.), a color (red, white, grey, etc.) and a texture (smooth, sour, etc.).
When time expires, the chefs must have their plates completed. (Any chef who continues to work on their plate after time expires can be penalized in their score for the round.) The main focus of judging for this round is how well each chef incorporated all four elements (style, main ingredient, theme and extra ingredient) into their dish, as well as overall flavor. The chef who scores lowest of the four "goes bust" and is eliminated.
The remaining three chefs are shown a main protein by host Rancic in which they must create a "signature dish" using that protein that best represents their style of cooking. They are given 40 minutes in which to create their dish. Their cooking stations are situated on a large turntable, the "Roulette Wheel".
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