'Celebrity Cook-Off': Rachael Ray vs Guy Fieri Show Coming To Food Network

Two of the Food Networks most popular celebrity TV chefs will be tag-teaming in a new six-episode reality cooking show, "Celebrity Cook-Off." Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri will each be coaching and mentoring a team of B-list celebrities in a culinary showdown for bragging rights on the Food Network. The show will begin with eight celebrity contestants -- all with some sort of affinity for cooking.

Divided into "Team Rachael" and "Team Guy," the episodes will feature culinary challenges ranging from running a NYC food truck to launching a restaurant. If previous culinary reality TV shows are an indicator, you can probably expect a certain amount of comic culinary disasters and even a little bit of name calling. (One of the judges exclaimed that "Coolio is a crime against food." Ouch.)

At the end of each episode, the two weakest contestants from the losing team will have to compete in a head-to-head blind taste test. The show ends with the winner being crowned King or Queen of the "Celebrity Cook-Off" and will be awarded $50,000 to donate to the charity of their choice.

The contestants include:

• Summer Sanders (Two-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer and national sportscaster)


• Lou Diamond Phillips (Golden Globe-nominated actor, Stand and Deliver)


• Aaron Carter (Multi-platinum-selling recording artist and actor, Popstar and Supercross)


• Joey Fatone (Singer, actor, television personality and founding member of top-selling supergroup 'N Sync)


• Taylor Dayne (Chart-topping recording star and actress, Broadway's "Aida" and Television's "Nightman")


• Coolio (Grammy-winning hip-hop artist)


• Cheech Marin (Grammy-winning comedian, screenwriter and actor)


• Alyssa Campanella (Winner, Miss USA 2011 and Runner-Up, Miss Teen USA 2007)

The show will premiere January 1st at 9 p.m.

Comments

[esposito]

12:36 PM on 11/17/2011

Bad idea Guy. Sorry!!!

[mushimom]

07:54 PM on 11/16/2011

I can't stand looking at Rachel with her man hands and her Jack Daniels voice!....

[ratbag1]

07:32 PM on 11/16/2011

Ugh. Both Rachel and Guy are unwatchable and the list of so-called "B" list celebs should be revised to "Z" list non-entities.

You can't turn Food Network on anymore without seeing Diner, Drive-ins and Dives so I don't turn on except for Iron Chef.

[Michael Dadtka]

04:17 PM on 11/16/2011

They are both untalented idiots.

[blshea]

11:43 PM on 11/15/2011

I can't stand that homophobe. And his food looks nasty anyway.

[rikster]

09:00 PM on 11/15/2011

yawn......

[El Chingaso]

06:39 PM on 11/15/2011

Wow-za. A couple of weeks ago Guy was the scorn of H-Pee...for his alleged rants (against -- shh! -- you know who). Now, they're promoting him with our loveliest...Rachel Ray. Man, oh, man. What's this world coming to...on line?

[SimonBao]

06:16 PM on 11/15/2011

Do you know what happens when you mix Top Chef, Dancing with the Stars, The Voice, and 2 (non-chef) Food Network "celebrities?"

You get cr@p.

[DMSmith]

06:09 PM on 11/15/2011

I used to watch, and enjoy, Guy. I started watching him when he was just a contestant.
Then I read about his homophobia.
I'll never watch him again. I turn the channel when he comes on.
NOTHING could make him appealing to me again. Nothing.

[gibbe]

12:56 PM on 01/09/2012

do you believe everything you read?well in that case how duz this grab ya? he left his wife , married me,we had triplets las month... and we eat extremely well! WOW!just because u read something on the net OR ANYWARE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER does not make it fact;)~

[EatMeSF]

06:01 PM on 11/15/2011

LOL

[cameron d]

02:11 PM on 11/15/2011

So two of the most insufferable TV cooks? Great.

[Aldyth]

01:03 PM on 11/15/2011

Geez. Between Cupcake Wars and Food Network Challenge, this is just another brick in the wall.

[Treehuggindirtworshiper]

12:57 PM on 11/15/2011

I used to watch food network all the time. I rarely watch any more. I have the DVR set to record any new shows that I like. (Iron Chef, Best thing I ever ate, Triple D) I really miss Ace of Cakes. I watch the cooking channel now but there's not much going on there either. My new favorite cooking show is "Bitchin Kitchen" really funny and my 13 year old will watch it with me.

[Quasi Libertarian]

02:17 PM on 11/15/2011

I was watching the Next Iron Chef until Irvine got eliminated

[Myrna Minkoff]

05:42 PM on 11/15/2011

I love "Bitchin Kithchen". She's a breath of fresh air.

[Treehuggindirtworshiper]

12:37 AM on 11/16/2011

Nadia G rocks! Love her!

[Karl Wilder]

11:56 AM on 11/15/2011

Talk about a show not to watch. Food Network appears to have lost it's way.

[SunshineACH]

11:31 AM on 11/15/2011

I'm pretty sure it will sound like a foreign language, what with all their stupid catch phrases and "isms."