Food Network‘s ’The Kitchen‘ to End After 12 Seasons, sparks Outpouring of Support
NEW YORK – food Network announced Monday that its long-running culinary talk show, “The Kitchen,” will conclude with its final episode airing December 13. The show, co-hosted by Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee Biegel, Jeff Mauro, Geoffrey Zakarian, and recurring guest Alex Guarnaschelli, has been a staple of the network’s weekend programming since its 2014 premiere.
currently in its 40th season, “The Kitchen” featured its hosts and a rotating cast of guests sharing recipes, discussing food trends, and offering culinary advice. The show also welcomed actors, musicians, and other celebrities into its kitchen.
The news prompted an immediate wave of reactions from the show’s hosts and fellow Food Network personalities.Katie Lee biegel described the show’s ending as “the end of an era,” expressing her gratitude in an Instagram story, stating, “The Kitchen was the greatest professional honor of my life and I will be forever grateful.”
Jeff Mauro, a co-host as the show’s inception, echoed Biegel’s sentiments in an Instagram post, calling the show “rare, a unicorn, an anomaly.” He added, “I got to spend a dozen years with my best friends – cooking, laughing, and eating life-changing bites from some of the world’s greatest chefs and cooks.”
warner Bros. Revelation head of food content Betsy Ayala acknowledged the show’s impact in a statement,saying,”For over a decade Sunny,Katie,Jeff,Geoffrey and more recently Alex have engaged audiences with their individual and distinct food sensibilities and sense of humor that together make ‘The Kitchen’ a delicious way to spend an hour.” ayala framed the ending as a celebration of the team’s work over twelve years.
food Network star Bobby Flay congratulated the team on “an iconic run” in the comments on the network’s Instagram announcement. other Food Network figures also shared tributes, including Aarti Sequeira, winner of “The Next Food Network Star,” who wrote that the show “reminded me of why I fell in love with cooking in the first place,” and “Chopped” judge Marc Murphy, who called the hosts “legends.” “Chopped” judge Tiffani Faison also praised the show’s “run worthy only of this team.”
