The third season of the American competitive reality television series Next Level Chef premiered on Fox on January 28, 2024, as the 2023 NFC Championship Game lead-out program, and concluded on May 9, 2024. Gordon Ramsay returned to host the season and served as a mentor, along with returning mentors Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais.
The season was won by social media chef Gabi Chappel, with home cook Christina Miros and professional chef Zach Laidlaw being named runners-up.
Production On May 11, 2023, it was announced that the series was renewed for the third and fourth seasons, prior to the airing of the second season finale on the same day. On November 21, 2023, it was announced that the season would premiere on January 28, 2024, before moving to its regular timeslot on February 1, 2024. The program aired on Thursday nights, with a Sunday rebroadcast from February 11, 2024, that Fox used to burn off in case of NASCAR overrun.
Chefs Note: The list below only includes chefs that made it onto the show after qualifying via an audition. Contestant Age Status Hometown/Home country ResultMatt Auckland22Social media chefIngleside, Illinois Eliminated February 15Arceli “Ari” Pulido31Professional chefSan Diego, California Eliminated February 22Wendy Bess Chiu26Home cookSunnyvale, California Eliminated February 29Alexandra Donnadio29Home cookHillsborough Township, New Jersey Eliminated March 7Lauren Smith36Home cookSanta Monica, California Eliminated March 14Chris Tzorin37Professional chefOrange County, California Eliminated March 21Angela Pagan33Professional chefAtlanta, Georgia Eliminated March 28Ryan “Von” Smith37Professional chefScranton, Pennsylvania Eliminated April 4Nicole Renard28Social media chefKennewick, Washington Eliminated April 11Mada Abdelhamid36Home cookLos Angeles, California Eliminated April 18Izahya Thomas24Social media chefMiami, Florida Eliminated April 25Jordan Torrey29Social media chefTampa, Florida Eliminated May 2Christina Miros35Home cookDumont, New Jersey Runners-up May 9Zach Laidlaw34Professional chefMaui, Hawai'iGabi Chappel29Social media chefBrooklyn, New YorkWinner May 9
Elimination table Place ContestantEpisodes123 456789101112131415161 Gabi Adv Ram Safe Win Safe Safe Win† Safe Win† Safe Risk Win Win† Win Winner 2 Christina Adv Arr Win* Safe Win Safe Safe Safe Risk Safe Win Win† Safe Win Runner-up Zach Adv Blais Safe* Safe Safe Win† Safe Win Safe Win† Safe Risk Safe Risk Runner-up4 Jordan Adv Ram Safe* Win Safe Risk Win Safe Win Risk Safe Safe Risk Elim5 Izahya Adv Ram Safe Win† Safe SafeWin Safe Win Safe Risk Risk Elim6 Mada Adv Arr Win Safe Win Safe Risk Risk Safe Safe Win† Elim7 Nicole Adv Blais Safe Safe Safe Win Safe Win† Safe Win† Elim8 Von Adv Arr Win† Safe Win† Safe Safe Safe Safe Elim9 Angela Adv Blais Safe Safe Risk Win Safe Win Elim 10 Chris Adv Ram Risk Win Safe SafeWin Elim 11 Lauren Adv Blais Safe Risk SafeWin Elim 12 Alexandra Adv Arr Win Safe Win Elim 13 Wendy Adv Ram Safe Win Elim 14 Ari Adv Arr Win Elim 15 Matt Adv Blais ElimT-16Charity ElimJoe ElimBrittnee ElimT-19Summer ElimMonika ElimTim Elim T-22Jennie ElimDaniel ElimBrittany Elim
†The contestant cooked the best dish overall and won safety for their team or themselves.
*The contestant cooked the best dish on their team and was selected by their mentor to win an immunity pin.
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