The Kitchen (talk show)

The Kitchen is an American cooking-themed talk show that airs on Food Network. The series presenters are Food Network chefs Sunny Anderson (Cooking for Real) and Jeff Mauro (Sandwich King) as well as chef Katie Lee and Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian. The series premiered on January 4, 2014 (2014-01-04).^[1] The show has produced over 490 episodes and 14 specials.^[2]

The Kitchen
Genre	Talk show
Presented by	Sunny Anderson Katie Lee Jeff Mauro Geoffrey Zakarian Marcela Valladolid (2014–2017) Alex Guarnaschelli (2020–2024)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	36
No. of episodes	490
Production
Producer	BSTV Entertainment
Production locations	New York City, New York, United States
Original release
Network	Food Network
Release	January 4, 2014 (2014-01-04) – present
Related
Kitchen Sink

On February 20, 2014 (2014-02-20), it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season,^[3] which began airing on April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19). The series is currently in its thirty-sixth season, which began airing on February 3, 2024. Marcela Valladolid announced her departure from the show on October 18, 2017, citing a desire to focus on family.^[4]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2015[5]	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design	—	Nominated
		Outstanding Talk Show / Informative	—	Nominated