Food network sweet genius host

Sweet Genius is an American reality-based cooking television series on the Food Network. The series is hosted by pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel. The first season premiered on September 22, Similar to the format of the show Chopped , four chefs compete in separate rounds with mandatory ingredients. After each round, a chef is eliminated from the competition.

What differentiates it from Chopped is that they also must include an inspiration.

Sweet genius winners

In Season 1, the rounds were divided into challenges to create Frozen , Baked and Chocolate desserts and also an electronic voice told them their inspiration and ingredients for the round. Chef Ben-Israel had a much stricter personality in this season. In the following seasons, the format was changed to Chocolate , Candy and Cake and the electronic voice was taken out, while Chef Ben-Israel became far less stricter and more cheery.

At the beginning of each round, Chef Ben-Israel reveals the first mandatory ingredient followed by an inspiration. The second mandatory ingredient is revealed at the halfway point of each round. On rare occasions, a third ingredient is introduced.