Supermarket Stakeout
Supermarket Stakeout is an American cooking competition television series that airs on Food Network.[3] It is presented by chef Alex Guarnaschelli. Each episode begins with four chefs who have to create dishes from groceries they purchase from customers at a nearby supermarket with a budget of $500 each; with the final chef winning a prize of $10,000.[4]
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Genre | Food reality television |
Presented by | Alex Guarnaschelli |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 20 (as of June 2020)[1] |
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Running time | 41:00 |
Production company(s) | Levity Live[2] |
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Original network | Food Network |
Original release | August 13, 2019 – present[3] |
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Levity Live |
Supermarket Stakeout officially premiered on August 13, 2019.[3]
Format
The competition consists of three rounds and is adjudicated by a panel of two judges. It takes place in a supermarket parking lot, with separate stations for each chef to prepare and cook food. They are each given $500 at the outset, which they must use to buy groceries from customers as they depart the market. A limited stock of additional ingredients is available for the chefs' use.
In each round, Guarnaschelli assigns a general type of dish for the chefs to create. They have 45 minutes to buy ingredients and prepare, cook, and plate three servings (one for each judge and a third "beauty plate"). The judges evaluate the dishes on taste, presentation, and how closely they adhere to the theme of the round. The chef whose dish is judged the least satisfactory is eliminated from the competition and must forfeit his/her remaining money. After the third round, the last remaining chef has his/her cash total increased to $10,000.
Each round features different restrictions on shopping. In the first round, chefs must buy groceries sight unseen, but may purchase from as many customers as they wish. In the second round, chefs may only buy one customer's groceries, but may look in the bags before making an offer. In the final round, chefs may only buy five items, but may inspect goods and buy from multiple customers. During the final minutes, they may enter the market and purchase one additional item of their choice, if they have the money and time to do so.
Episodes
Season 1 (2019)
No. | Title | Themes | Original air date[3][5] | Store (location) | Judges | Contestant | Result | ||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
1 | "An Egg-Cellent Adventure"[upper-alpha 1] | Breakfast sandwiches | Southern favorites | Decadent desserts | August 13, 2019 | Lazy Acres (Hermosa Beach, CA) | Molly Brandt | WINNER | |
Maudie Schmitt | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Matt Olley | 3rd place | ||||||||
Nick Jones | 4th place | ||||||||
2 | "Date Night Fry Day"[upper-alpha 2] | Chinese takeout | Fried foods | Date night | August 20, 2019 | Gelson's (Thousand Oaks, CA) |
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Judy Cage | WINNER |
Harrison Bader | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Brandon Williams | 3rd place | ||||||||
Britt Scholler | 4th place | ||||||||
3 | "Carnival Eats Feats"[upper-alpha 3] | Ultimate burgers | Italian | Carnival treats | August 27, 2019 | Lazy Acres (Hermosa Beach, CA) | Suzyo Changa | WINNER | |
Rocko Payne | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Ronaldo Linares | 3rd place | ||||||||
Lance Kramer | 4th place | ||||||||
4 | "Midnight Snack Attack"[upper-alpha 4] | Taco party | Sunday brunch | Midnight snacks | September 3, 2019 | Gelson's (Thousand Oaks, CA) |
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Allison Plumer | WINNER |
Gabrielle McBay | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Robbie Mezanava | 3rd place | ||||||||
Leo Cervantes | 4th place | ||||||||
5 | "Stake Out Your Surf and Turf"[upper-alpha 5] | Surf and turf | Diner classics | Summer desserts | September 10, 2019 | Bristol Farms (Calabasas, CA) | Luigi Fineo | WINNER | |
Rachel Mitchell | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Justin Sinclair | 3rd place | ||||||||
Susie Fortman | 4th place | ||||||||
6 | "You Wanna Pizza Me?" | Pizza party | Backyard cookout | Wraps | Chris Walker | WINNER | |||
Rosie O'Connor | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Bella Jones | 3rd place | ||||||||
Douglas Walls | 4th place |
Season 2 (2020)
No. | Title | Themes | Original air date[1][6] | Store (location) | Judges | Contestant | Result | ||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
1 | "Some Like It Spicy"[upper-alpha 6] | Breakfast-to-Go | Spicy | Guilty pleasures | March 17, 2020 | Fry's Supermarket (Phoenix, AZ) | Logan Sandoval | WINNER | |
Beeta Mohajeri | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Will Brown | 3rd place | ||||||||
Sonia El-Nawal | 4th place | ||||||||
2 | "Sweet Gamble" | Nacho platter | Retro Goes Modern | Sweet and salty | March 24, 2020 | Smith's Marketplace (Las Vegas, NV) |
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Brandon Rouge | WINNER |
Dean Hiatt | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Niya "Jack" Williams | 3rd place | ||||||||
ML Carroll | 4th place | ||||||||
3 | "Sixty-Dollar Butter" | Sandwiches | Take Me to Italy | Indulgent desserts | March 31, 2020 |
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Nichole Armstead | WINNER | |
Raphael Gamon | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Andrew Garrett | 3rd place | ||||||||
Tonia Gaskins | 4th place | ||||||||
4 | "Parking Lot Picnic"[upper-alpha 7] | Sweet breakfast | Family picnic | Bring the Heat | April 7, 2020 | Darrell Alleyne | WINNER | ||
Lulu Chustz | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Millie Fernandez | 3rd place | ||||||||
Beni Velazquez | 4th place | ||||||||
5 | "Luck Be a Shopper"[upper-alpha 8] | Tailgate | Candlelit dinner | Fruit dessert | April 14, 2020 |
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Shehu Fitzgerald | WINNER | |
Amanda Morris | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Mat Schuster | 3rd place | ||||||||
Chelsea Smith | 4th place | ||||||||
6 | "Toast the Competition"[upper-alpha 9] | Burrito | Grandma's Best | Toast | April 21, 2020 | Ralphs (Glendale, CA) |
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Andrea LeTard | WINNER |
Otto Borsich | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Robert "Stew" Stewart | 3rd place | ||||||||
Anessa Sanchez | 4th place | ||||||||
7 | "Lay'er On Me"[upper-alpha 10] | Noodles | Ballpark bite | Layered dessert | April 28, 2020 | Fry's Supermarket (Phoenix, AZ) |
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Steven Moore | WINNER |
Vita Jarrin | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Alison Phillips | 3rd place | ||||||||
Greg Akahoshi | 4th place | ||||||||
8 | "Fishing for a Win"[upper-alpha 11] | From the Sea | Cheat Day Dish | On a Stick | May 5, 2020 | Bashas' (Phoenix, AZ) | Nancy Manlove | WINNER | |
Cal Smith | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Natalie Lewis | 3rd place | ||||||||
Eric Acton | 4th place | ||||||||
9 | "Meet Your Mash"[upper-alpha 12] | Make It Mediterranean | Classic Mash-Ups | Sweet and Saucy | May 12, 2020 | Bashas' (Gilbert, AZ) |
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Lauren Van Liew | WINNER |
Mike Newton | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Charleen Caabay | 3rd place | ||||||||
Tony Bar | 4th place | ||||||||
10 | "Meat Me in the Parking Lot"[upper-alpha 13] | Meat and potatoes | Spin the Globe | Stuff It | May 19, 2020 | Ralphs (Glendale, CA) |
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Crystal "Pink" DeLongpré | WINNER |
Johnny Wang | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Danielle Duran-Zecca | 3rd place | ||||||||
Cash Murphy | 4th place | ||||||||
11 | "Trouble in Triple Decker" | Barbecue | Triple Decker | Cinnamon and sugar | May 26, 2020 |
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Lauren Lawless | WINNER | |
Luke Rogers | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Leah Eveleigh | 3rd place | ||||||||
Bob Anthony | 4th place | ||||||||
12 | "Burger Night Bonanza" | Burger Night | Going Down South | Midnight snack | June 2, 2020 | Bristol Farms (Woodland Hills, CA) | Alisa Golenko | WINNER | |
Leilani Baugh | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Scott Clarke | 3rd place | ||||||||
Clark Frain | 4th place | ||||||||
13 | "Market Meltdown" | Asian fusion | Something Crunchy | Melt | June 16, 2020 |
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Gail Huesmann | WINNER | |
Lisa Kiorkis | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Mike Williams | 3rd place | ||||||||
Roberto Cammarota | 4th place | ||||||||
14 | "What Would Alex Make?: Takeout Troubles" | June 23, 2020 |
Notes
- "An Egg-Cellent Adventure" was produced as the third episode of the first season, but it aired as the first episode of the season.
- "Date Night Fry Day" was produced as the pilot episode, but it aired as the second episode of the first season.
- "Carnival Eats Feats" was produced as the fourth episode of the first season, but it aired as the third episode of the season.
- "Midnight Snack Attack" was produced as the second episode of the first season, but it aired as the fourth episode of the second season.
- "Stake Out Your Surf and Turf" was produced as the sixth episode of the first season and "You Wanna Pizza Me?" was produced as the fifth episode of the season, but the episodes aired in reverse order.
- "Some Like It Spicy" was produced as the fifth episode of the second season, but it aired as the first episode of the season.
- "Parking Lot Picnic" was produced as the first episode of the second season, but it aired as the fourth episode of the season.
- "Luck Be a Shopper" was produced as the fourth episode of the second season, but it aired as the fifth episode of the season.
- "Toast the Competition" was produced as the tenth episode of the second season, but it aired as the sixth episode of the season.
- "Lay'er On Me" was produced as the sixth episode of the second season, but it aired as the seventh episode of the season.
- "Fishing for a Win" was produced as the seventh episode of the second season, but it aired as the eighth episode of the season.
- "Meet Your Mash" was produced as the eighth episode of the second season, but it aired as the ninth episode of the season.
- "Meat Me in the Parking Lot" was produced as the ninth episode of the second season, but it aired as the tenth episode of the season.
References
- "Watch Supermarket Stakeout Episodes Online | Season 2 (2020) | TV Guide". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- "Welcome to Levity Live". Levity Live. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- "Watch Supermarket Stakeout Episodes Online | Season 1 (2019) | TV Guide". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- "'Supermarket Stakeout': Release date, plot, cast and all you need know about Alex Guarnaschelli's new show on Food Network | MEAWW". MEAWW. August 9, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- "1 | Supermarket Stakeout | Food Network". Food Network. Discovery. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- "2 | Supermarket Stakeout | Food Network". Food Network. Discovery. Retrieved April 2, 2020.