Second City Theatricals Funnyman Greg
Komorowski Named Host
Culinary Heavyweights Jordan Andino,
Devin Connell, Craig Harding, Rob
Rossi and Cory Vitiello Join Series as Chef
Competitors
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TORONTO, April 27, 2015 /CNW/ - Food Network
Canada and HLP+Partners announced today that production
has begun in Toronto on the
Canadian original series Chef In Your Ear. Canadian
culinary powerhouses Jordan
Andino (Harlow Sag Harbor), Devin Connell (Delica Kitchen), Craig Harding (Campagnolo), Rob Rossi (Bestellen) and
Cory Vitiello (The Harbord
Room) have been cast as the chefs with comedian Greg Komorowski hosting the 26-episode,
30-minute competition series. In each episode, two of the country's
hottest chefs will go head-to-head to see who can create the best
restaurant quality dish without ever stepping foot into the
kitchen. The chefs are putting their kitchen and coaching skills to
the ultimate test as two kitchen rookies are tasked with cooking
dishes under the guidance of each chef via earpiece.
"Chef In Your Ear is a brand new format for Canadians to
sink their teeth into," said Christine
Shipton, Senior Vice President and Chief Creative Officer,
Shaw Media. "With a dynamic homegrown ensemble cast, non-stop
thrills and a never-done-before twist, experienced chefs are
trading in their knives for an earpiece! Our fans are going to
eat it right up."
"We are so excited to bring this incredibly innovative new
format to life," said Lee
Herberman, President, HLP+Partners. "With a stellar cast
at the helm, Chef In Your Ear will have viewers along for a
thrilling ride fuelled by high-octane energy, fierce competition,
delicious new recipes and educational moments along the way."
In Chef In Your Ear, two of the country's hottest chefs
swap their tools for an earpiece as they go head-to-head to see who
can create the best restaurant quality dish without ever stepping
foot into the kitchen. The catch? Two absolute kitchen rookies,
with a long list of culinary disasters, will be doing all the
cooking for them. Tensions run high as all participants are taken
out of their comfort zones. With reputations on the line in this
edge-of-your-seat culinary series, the winning chef decides
the loser's fate and the loser must oblige.
Chef In Your Ear is an original concept
conceived by Justin Scroggie,
developed by Ricardo Larrivee,
Justin Scroggie,
Daniel Gelfant, Henry Less,
Lee Herberman, and Food Network
Canada. The series is produced by HLP+Partners in
association with Food Network Canada. Series Producer is
Daniel Gelfant. Co-Series Producer
is LeAnne Armano. Supervising
Producer is Angela Donald. Executive
Producers are Henry Less,
Lee Herberman and Daniel Gelfant. International Distributor is The
Format People.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
Twitter: #ChefInYourEar;
@ChefInYourEar; @FoodNetworkCA; Jordan Andino: @Fork_Knife; Craig Harding: @Campagnolo; Rob Rossi: @ChefRobRossi; Cory Vitello: @ChefCoryV; Greg Komorowski: @GregKomo
Facebook: Chef In Your Ear; Food Network
Canada
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About HLP+Partners
HLP is an innovative producer of entertaining, uniquely
creative and emotionally engaging content, established in 1984 by
renowned cinematographer Henry Less
and his partner Sissy Federer. With
roots in award-winning documentary, food, scripted comedy and
factual entertainment, HLP has branched out successfully
into large scale competition format, reality and feature film
content for worldwide audiences.
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