Wildcard Kitchen Episode Rating Graph
Mar 2024 - present

Mar 2024 - present
6.7

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Browse episode ratings trends for Wildcard Kitchen. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Wildcard Kitchen's 28 episodes.
S2 Ep1
9.1
7th Jan 2025
Eric Adjepong has a $30K mega-battle on his hands as chefs Jet Tila, Bryan Voltaggio and Michael Voltaggio bet big and cook even bigger, serving up delectable dishes with a hearty helping of brotherly smack talk on the side. These three chefs will stop at nothing to take home the biggest pot in Wildcard Kitchen history and be crowned king of this high-stakes kitchen
S2 Ep2
9.0
14th Jan 2025
Eric Adjepong welcomes three legendary chefs to his late-night culinary poker game. The stakes are doubled to $10,000 as Alex Guarnaschelli, Rocco DiSpirito and Andrew Zimmern lay their own cash on the line for a chance to walk away with big money and bragging rights. It all comes down to an "anything goes" global mash-up challenge to see who walks out of the Food Network kitchen on top of the world
S2 Ep8
8.8
25th Feb 2025
Eric Adjepong welcomes chefs Kelsey Barnard Clark, Carlos Anthony and Crista Luedtke, who set their friendships aside for a cutthroat culinary competition with an impressive $15,000 pot of their cold, hard cash on the line. Throughout each battle, underdog Carlos tries to prove he belongs in the kitchen with two of the fiercest chefs in the Food Network universe, until one of these frenemy chefs emerges to take home the win.
S2 Ep5
8.8
4th Feb 2025
Get ready for betting, bluffing, and backstabbing in Eric Adjepong's late-night culinary poker face-off as "24 in 24" hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi face season one champion Marcel Vigneron for glory and green. With $15,000 of their own money on the line, who will fall prey to Eric's deliciously deceptive wildcards, and whose extraordinary plate will sweep the pot?
S2 Ep10
8.7
11th Mar 2025
Eric Adjepong's late-night culinary poker game heats up when chefs Mei Lin, Tiffany Derry and Brian Malarkey put $15,000 of their own money on the line. Get ready for big flavors and even bigger bets, because these competition sharks never back down from a challenge -- with one chef going all in!
S1 Ep8
8.4
30th Apr 2024
Eric Adjepong brings seasoned competitors Tiffani Faison, Martel Stone and Shirley Chung to his underground late-night card game, and these competition-savvy chefs have $5,000 of their own hard-earned money for a night of culinary poker, smack talk and a head-to-head dessert challenge. In the end, someone's going to leave with a big stack of their friends' cash

S3 Ep6
8.3
10th Feb 2026
Chef Maneet Chauhan returns to defend her title as the winningest player in Wildcard Kitchen history as Eric Adjepong hosts an unprecedented night of winner-takes-all culinary poker action. To defend her crown, she'll have to take down fellow Tournament of Champions winner Chef Mei Lin and acclaimed competition judge Chef Aaron Sanchez. Their knives are sharpened, and the heat is on, because when the smoke clears, two chefs will bust out without a dime to their names while one of these legendary competition champions will walk away with a massive haul of $30,000 -- the highest payout in Wildcard Kitchen history.
S1 Ep7
8.3
23rd Apr 2024
Eric Adjepong welcomes Stephanie Izard, Joe Sasto and Justin Sutherland to his high-stakes, after-hours culinary card game. These Top Chef veterans pay out $5,000 of their own money for a night of out-bluffing, out-betting and out-cooking one another. The night doesn't end until the best noodle and sardine dish earns one chef their buddies' cold, hard cash
S3 Ep9
7.2
3rd Mar 2026
Host Eric Adjepong brings three of the wildest chefs he knows to throw down in his late-night culinary poker game.

S3 Ep4
7.4
27th Jan 2026
Pride is on the line in Eric Adjepong's late-night culinary poker showdown as "24 in 24: Last Chef Standing" hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi are joined by Season 2 champion Jonathon Sawyer to battle for a pot of $24,000. It's a no-holds-barred contest with a final diabolical wildcard putting the chefs' cooking skills to the ultimate test.
S3 Ep8
7.6
24th Feb 2026
Eric Adjepong welcomes back three chefs who lost all their money the last time they played in Food Network kitchen's late-night culinary poker game.

S3 Ep3
7.6
20th Jan 2026
Host Eric Adjepong welcomes Chef Anne Burrell of New York, Chef Joe Sasto of Chicago, and Chef Chris Oh of Los Angeles to his late-night poker game. These celebrated chefs are here to settle which city's culinary scene reigns supreme. With $30,000 of their own money on the line, these competitors will stop at nothing to make sure their city is crowned the best.
S2 Ep3
7.8
21st Jan 2025
Eric Adjepong invites three winners of the highest honor in food, the James Beard award, to prove why they're top-tier chefs and settle some old scores. Stephanie Izard, Jonathon Sawyer and Karen Akunowicz slug it out in a high-paced culinary poker showdown and face some of the most diabolical wildcards to win bragging rights and cold hard cash
S2 Ep6
7.9
11th Feb 2025
Chef Antonia Lofaso returns for another wild night at Eric Adjepong's high-stakes culinary poker showdown! This time, she's betting against her best buddies and acclaimed restaurateurs Ayesha Nurdjaja and Claudette Zepeda. As loyalties are tested and tensions boil over, culinary chaos is just a shuffle away.
S1 Ep1
8.0
12th Mar 2024
It's guys' night at the Food Network kitchens as Eric Adjepong invites three of his favorite guys, Jet Tila, Eddie Jackson and Viet Pham, to his after-hours card game. These epic chefs arrive with $5,000 of their own money for a night of card playing, three rounds of fast-paced cooking and some major trash talking. It's not over until one of these chefs leaves with a stack of their boys' cash.
S1 Ep3
8.0
26th Mar 2024
Eric Adjepong gathers three rising stars of the food world, Carlos Anthony, Maria Mazon and Mika Leon, for another round of his uncompromising culinary card game. Looking to make their mark, these chefs sacrifice $5,000 of their own cash and take on dishes that force them to think outside the box. Egos are on the line, and the night can only end with one winner walking away with the others' hard-earned money in an intense surf-and-turf battle.
S1 Ep1
8.0
12th Mar 2024
It's guys' night at the Food Network kitchens as Eric Adjepong invites three of his favorite guys, Jet Tila, Eddie Jackson and Viet Pham, to his after-hours card game. These epic chefs arrive with $5,000 of their own money for a night of card playing, three rounds of fast-paced cooking and some major trash talking. It's not over until one of these chefs leaves with a stack of their boys' cash.
S1 Ep2
8.2
19th Mar 2024
Eric Adjepong welcomes Antonia Lofaso, Rocco DiSpirito and Gabriele Bertaccini to his underground culinary card game in the Food Network kitchen. These Italian chefs put $5,000 of their money on the line for a night of all-in betting and intense competition. All three chefs will have to hold on to enough cash to play the final hand for a chance to walk away with their friends' cash.
S1 Ep3
8.0
26th Mar 2024
Eric Adjepong gathers three rising stars of the food world, Carlos Anthony, Maria Mazon and Mika Leon, for another round of his uncompromising culinary card game. Looking to make their mark, these chefs sacrifice $5,000 of their own cash and take on dishes that force them to think outside the box. Egos are on the line, and the night can only end with one winner walking away with the others' hard-earned money in an intense surf-and-turf battle.
S1 Ep4
8.2
2nd Apr 2024
Eric Adjepong invites Chopped judges Maneet Chauhan, Brian Malarkey and Marc Murphy to a special high-stakes version of his legendary after-hours card game. These high rollers double down and put $10,000 of their own hard-earned money on the line in a night of wild betting and intense cooking, where a battle of the best eggs benedict will determine if all three chefs have enough cash for the final hand. The game doesn't end until someone leaves with a pocket full of their friends' cash.
S1 Ep5
8.2
9th Apr 2024
It's ladies' night at the Food Network kitchens, and Eric Adjepong invites Guy's Grocery Games judges Aarti Sequeira, Catherine McCord and Damaris Phillips to spend their night out at his after-hours card game. Their revels get kicked up a notch when they each put up $5,000 of their own money on a no-holds-barred culinary showdown with the final round hinging on the best French toast. These close friends must keep their poker faces on and take the gloves off to walk away with their friends' cash.
S1 Ep6
8.1
16th Apr 2024
Eric Adjepong hosts Los Angeles legends Mei Lin, Marcel Vigneron and Chris Oh at his fabled culinary card game. These West Coast friends bring $5,000 of their own cash and put their reputations on the line through three rounds of intense betting. In the final battle, one all-star chef must put the best spin on meat and potatoes to take the jackpot
S1 Ep7
8.3
23rd Apr 2024
Eric Adjepong welcomes Stephanie Izard, Joe Sasto and Justin Sutherland to his high-stakes, after-hours culinary card game. These Top Chef veterans pay out $5,000 of their own money for a night of out-bluffing, out-betting and out-cooking one another. The night doesn't end until the best noodle and sardine dish earns one chef their buddies' cold, hard cash
S1 Ep8
8.4
30th Apr 2024
Eric Adjepong brings seasoned competitors Tiffani Faison, Martel Stone and Shirley Chung to his underground late-night card game, and these competition-savvy chefs have $5,000 of their own hard-earned money for a night of culinary poker, smack talk and a head-to-head dessert challenge. In the end, someone's going to leave with a big stack of their friends' cash
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The first episode of Wildcard Kitchen aired on March 12, 2024.
The last episode of Wildcard Kitchen aired on March 10, 2026.
There are 28 episodes of Wildcard Kitchen.
There are 3 seasons of Wildcard Kitchen.
Yes.
Wildcard Kitchen is set to return for future episodes.