Cooks vs. Cons

Cooks vs. Cons

L2016•5.2/10

Reality

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.2/10(4)

Two professional chefs and two amateur chefs square off in a cooking competition, and the judges try to figure out which two are which. If a professional chef wins, they get $10,000.00. If an amateur chef wins, they get $15,000.00.

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Production

Cakehouse Media

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 17, 2016

Last Aired

September 13, 2017

Networks

Food Network

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Burger Battle

Air date: 2016-03-17

The series begins with a burger battle, judged by Graham Elliot and Daphne Oz, who are kept in the dark as to who the pros and amateurs are, when tasting their dishes.

Cast

Geoffrey Zakarian

Geoffrey Zakarian

Self - Host

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