Food Network in the early aughts was untouchable. It was the go-to destination for all things home cooking, inspiring generations of chefs (yours truly included) to think about food in new and inventive ways. It made preparing a meal feel effortless and fun, while also giving us a healthy dose of inspo. From Rachael Ray’s iconic garbage bowl and time-saving 30-Minute Meals to the approachable rusticity of Barefoot Contessa, Food Network had it all. For years, it dominated the market in culinary programming, but with the launch of shows like Bravo’s Emmy-winning mainstayTop Chef and Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen, the network pivoted to bringing the drama.
Although Food Network has always hosted competition shows like Iron Chef America and Food Network Challenge, most of them were focused less on the nail-biting tension we’ve come to expect from a show like24 in 24, and more on the reality and documentary aspect of showcasing the talent. Today, however, most of the shows that air on the network feature some sort of seemingly impossible competitive element, with several sharing the same revolving talent across programs.
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But, to truly understand everything Food Network has become, there’s no better example than the short-lived and gloriously quirky Cutthroat Kitchen. The wacky competition show was set up like several others, with four chefs competing to be the last one standing. To outlast the other contestants, chefs were given $25,000 at the beginning of each episode, which they could use to bid on sabotages to give to their competitors. The trick was to save as much cash as you could, because the winner could only take home whatever was left in their bank. Notably, only two chefs made it to the end with all $25,000.
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While most of the sabatoges were more or less tame, like taking away someone’s utensils or forcing them only to use a microwave, some of the challenges were decidedly brutal. One episode saw a chef have to chisel their ingredients out of a block of ice before cooking, while another required a chef to cook everything while swinging in a hammock. Although the eccentric and unpredictable nature of the show made for wildly entertaining TV, it almost became a pantomime of itself.
Not only was it a major departure from the more prescriptive and informative cooking shows on which Food Network made its name, but it was also a giant left turn for host Alton Brown, who was known for educating audiences about the science behind the Maillard reaction or the origins of specific cuts of meat on his show Good Eats. This schism culminated in Alton Brown famously walking away from the show after 15 seasons in 2018 by tweeting, “Cutthroat Kitchen got cancelled. Sorry. #ProbablyMyFault.”
Today, Alton Brown has left Food Network entirely after briefly relaunching Good Eats as Good Eats: Reloaded in 2018. According to Brown, in a YouTube livestream, the show was pulled after two seasons because he refused to cut the budget and wouldn’t give up creative control. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like Alton Brown will return to Food Network anytime soon, but you can keep up with him by following his new YouTube series, Alton Brown Cooks Food.
'Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out' Picks Up Where the Original Left Off
View this post on InstagramAs for Cutthroat Kitchen, the show was recently relaunched as Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out with host Brian Malarkey on May 13, 2025. The new iteration of the show largely follows the same format as its predecessor, but focuses more on practical, real-life themed sabotages with only two rounds instead of three. Although there hasn’t been any word on a second season of the spin-off yet, Brian has become a staple on Food Network, making appearances on several major shows in the network’s catalog, leading us to believe we haven’t seen the last of Cutthroat Kitchen yet.
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