Darnell Ferguson‘s Meals Community collection is getting a revamp amid his authorized troubles.
The competitors collection SuperChef Grudge Match will relaunch as Chef Grudge Match in August, with Laila Ali set to interchange Ferguson as host, in accordance with Selection. SuperChef Grudge Match initially aired for 2 seasons on Meals Community from 2023 to 2024.
“Boxing champion Laila Ali is getting into the ring as soon as once more, this time to host Meals Community’s Chef Grudge Match, a single spherical, winner-take-all culinary battle the place elite cooks come to settle lengthy standing disputes and bitter rivalries,” the brand new collection’ logline reads. “From staff who’ve been wronged by their boss to restaurateurs defending their livelihoods from copycats, competing culinary professionals put their favourite knives, and egos, on the road in a bid to place outdated scores to mattress.”
The outline continues, “Every episode options two head-to-head battles the place resident decide Jet Tila welcomes a visitor decide to assist decide who walks out with $10,000 money, the dropping chef’s most coveted knife, and bragging rights for all times.”
This season’s visitor judges will embrace Adrienne Cheatham, Maneet Chauhan, Stephanie Izard, Eric Adjepong, Chris Oh, Claudette Zepeda, Tiffani Faison, and Eddie Jackson.
Ali stated she was “thrilled to be becoming a member of the Meals Community household” in a Thursday, June 26 assertion. “As somebody who’s at all times been captivated with each competitors and scrumptious meals, Chef Grudge Match is the proper match,” she added. “From the ring to the kitchen, I’ve by no means shied away from a problem—and now I get to have enjoyable whereas bringing that very same depth to a present the place culinary rivalries are settled as soon as and for all!”
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Ali is not any stranger to the Meals Community, having beforehand guest-hosted Beat Bobby Flay and being named a two-time Chopped champion. Her different TV internet hosting credit embrace American Gladiators, We Have to Discuss, Dwelling Made Easy, All-In with Laila Ali, and On a regular basis Well being.
The internet hosting switch-up occurred one month after Ferguson pleaded responsible to misdemeanor expenses of second-degree felony mischief and harassment on Could 13, in accordance with the Courier Journal, a neighborhood information outlet in Louisville, Kentucky. The chargers had been reportedly associated to a home violence incident involving his spouse, Tatahda Ferguson.
Along with paying a $250 superb, a decide dominated that Darnell received’t face jail time, granted he keep out of authorized bother for the following two years. (Darnell was beforehand arrested on housebreaking and strangulation expenses again in January 2024.)
Chef Grudge Match, Sequence Premiere, Tuesday, August 12, 9 p.m. ET, Meals Community (Subsequent day on HBO Max)