Dessert Games
Season 1 The Food Network (*175) 19:55 Reality
Gather round if you’ve been dying for a sweet-treat on TV – chefs Guy Fieri from reality show Diners, Drive-ins & Dives and Duff Goldman from baking show Aces Of Cakes have teamed up for the sugariest show ever – Dessert Games! “We took Flavortown Market from Guy’s other show Grocery Games and we’ve transformed it into Sweet City,” explains Duff. “There’s candy and sugar and cakes and chocolates as far as the eye can see – and man, it’s sweet viewing.”
For this new show, four talented amateur dessert chefs are challenged to create delicious treats in each of the four episodes, with the winner of each episode earning a $10 000 (R170 000) shopping spree, with a grand prize waiting for them at the end of the season
While Guy assists with the tasting and judging, Duff picks the ultimate dessert diva. “People are fascinated by food that looks like one thing and tastes like something else,” says Duff. In episode 1, the chefs make an extravagant deepfried dessert on a budget, followed by a late-night guilty pleasure dessert that must be ready in just 20 minutes.
“The thing with desserts is that they need time to set,” explains Guy. “But it’s cool when you can find something that you whip up and eat on the spot, like pancakes. As soon as they’re ready, I’m sprinkling them with sugar and cinnamon and eating them. They don’t have time to get cold.” The chef contestants will have to do more than just pancakes to impress the judges though, with Duff adding, “As someone who’s been in the food industry and baking for decades, you feel like you’ve seen it all and eaten it all. I’m excited for viewers to see what we’re getting the contestants to do – it’s not your normal dessert. We’re supersizing the taste fun!”