Chef de Alto Nível

Chef de Alto Nível (English: High-Level Chef) is a Brazilian culinary reality competition television series which premiered on July 15, 2025, at 10:30 / 9:30 p.m. (BRT / AMT) on TV Globo. The series is hosted by Ana Maria Braga, with Alex Atala, Jefferson Rueda, and Renata Vanzetto serving as mentors and judges. It is the Brazilian adaptation of the American television series Next Level Chef, which airs on FOX.^[1]

Chef de Alto Nível
Genre	Reality competition Culinary
Presented by	Ana Maria Braga
Starring	Alex Atala Jefferson Rueda Renata Vanzetto
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguse
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	75 minutes
Original release
Network	TV Globo GNT
Release	July 15, 2025 (2025-07-15) – present

Format

The competition features professional chefs, home cooks, and social media influencers with culinary experience. Contestants are divided into teams, each mentored by one of the three chefs. Challenges take place in a three-level kitchen, where ingredients and equipment vary by floor. In each episode, one or more contestants are eliminated until a winner is determined and awarded a grand prize.^[2]

Series overview

Season	Winner	Runner(s)-up	Host	Judges
1	Luiz Lira	Arika Messa Allan Mamede	Ana Maria Braga	Alex Atala Jefferson Rueda Renata Vanzetto
2	Upcoming season

Ratings and reception

Brazilian ratings

All numbers are in points and provided by Kantar Ibope Media.

Season	Timeslot (BRT)	Premiered		Ended		TV season	SP viewers (in points)	Source
		Date	Viewers (in points)	Date	Viewers (in points)
1	Tuesday 10:30 p.m. Thursday 10:30 p.m.	July 15, 2025	13.2	August 21, 2025	16.0	2025	14.45	[3] [4]

• Each point represents a specific number of households in São Paulo.
  • 2025: 77.488 households.

Spin-offs

Cozinha de Alto Nível

Cozinha de Alto Nível (English: High-Level Kitchen) is a spin-off series that premiered on July 18, 2025, airing exclusively on GNT. The show is hosted by Ana Maria Braga and features challenges that test the three judges' skills, alongside their family members and celebrity guests.^[5]

Papo de Alto Nível

Papo de Alto Nível (English: High-Level Chat) is an online segment airing on Receitas in which social media influencer Arthur Paek interviews the eliminated contestants from the show.^[6]