Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out” takes culinary chaos to a new level this Tuesday. In “Gas Station Romance,” chefs face a challenge that will test their creativity and resourcefulness like never before. Host Brian Malarkey presents a high-stakes scenario: create a fancy romantic dinner in just 30 minutes…using only ingredients found at a gas station convenience store.
Forget farm-fresh produce and gourmet pantry staples. These chefs have to make magic happen with whatever processed snacks, questionable hot dogs, and dusty candy bars they can find across the street from their hotel room kitchen. No ovens, no fryers, no stoves – just microwaves, coffee makers, and sheer culinary desperation. Oh, and did we mention the sabotages?
With a starting bank of $25,000, chefs can buy advantages or inflict culinary sabotage on their competitors. Will they blow their budget on a single can of gourmet olives? Will they force someone to cook with nothing but beef jerky and nacho cheese? The possibilities are both horrifying and hilarious.
Ultimately, judge Scott Conant gets to decide which chef has managed to conjure the most romantic – and palatable – meal from the depths of gas station despair. The winner takes home whatever cash is left in their bank, a reward for ingenuity and resilience in the face of questionable cuisine. Find out who triumphs – and who suffers a romantic culinary meltdown – this Tuesday, May 27 at 9:00 PM ET on Food Network.
