Watch a Sneak Peek: '100 Cooks' Comes to Food Network

Food Network celebrates home cooks this summer with the brand-new series 100 Cooks — the biggest, boldest home cook competition in the network’s history. Hosted by actor, television host and former pro football player Terry Crews, the series welcomes 100 of the country’s best home cooks to run through an epic seven-week culinary gauntlet where 99 cooks will be eliminated and only one will be named America’s best home cook — and win up to $250,000.

“This is the kind of competition I live for — big energy, big stakes and 100 talented home cooks bringing everything they’ve got,” says Terry. “Every challenge was unpredictable, every dish had a story and the passion in that kitchen blew me away. Seeing their creativity up close was an incredible experience — and an absolute blast!”

100 Cooks premieres Sunday, June 7 at 9|8c on Food Network and streams the next day on HBO Max.

Who Is Competing in 100 Cooks?

“Thousands of people applied to compete on 100 Cooks and along with Terry, Nick and Alex, we were amazed at the passion and skill they brought to the table,” says Betsy Ayala, President, Food Network. “The 100 cooks chosen blew us away and while they don’t cook for a living, they all live to cook — and it shows in everything they served.”

From firefighters and college students to corporate lawyers and stay-at-home moms and dads, these competitors are from all walks of life and share a passion and talent for food.

100 Cooks: The Premise

In each episode, competitors are selected at random by a lottery ball “Cook Mixer” to come to the floor after the “Challenge Mixer” dictates what food-themed battle they will face. Each round is judged by top culinary content creator Nick DiGiovanni and Food Network all-star Alex Guarnaschelli, who will determine who stays in the competition each week and who is sent home.

In the season premiere, host Terry welcomes the cooks to the competition. In this episode, more than 50 cooks compete in five different challenges to impress the judges. The challenges include "best noodle dish battle", a "rotisserie chicken face-off", an "egg challenge" and "best party bite competition". More than 20 cooks will be sent home, and the remaining amateur chefs will continue on.

In the season finale on Sunday, July 19th at 9|8c, the final eight home cooks work to impress the judges over the course of three challenges: breakfast, lunch and dinner. In the end, only one will stand alone at the top of the food world and take home the life-changing cash prize.

How to Watch 100 Cooks

100 Cooks premieres Sunday, June 7 at 9|8c on Food Network and streams the next day on HBO Max. The premiere episode will also be available globally on Nick DiGiovanni’s YouTube channel.Following the U.S. launch, 100 Cooks will roll out in around thirty international territories, across networks, discovery+ and HBO Max.

Visit Food Network’s social pages to go behind the scenes with Terry, Nick and Alex: Get an exclusive set tour with Nick and find out how Terry rewards himself with a massive cheat meal after a week of healthy eating. Follow along on social using #100Cooks and visit FoodNetwork.com to keep up with the competition.