Scoop: Coming Up on the Season Premiere of GORDON RAMSAY'S FOOD STARS on FOX - Wednesday, May 22, 2024

In the season two premiere, Gordon Ramsay raises the stakes in his search for the next great food and beverage entrepreneur by heading to London and facing off against famed hospitality industry leader and TV Personality Lisa Vanderpump.

Hopeful entrepreneurs pitch themselves to mentors Gordon and Lisa as they vye for one of the seven spots up for grabs on each expert’s team in the all-new “Pitch for Your Life” season premiere episode of Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars airing Wednesday, May 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (FDS-201) (TV-14 D, L)

Culinary icon, Gordon Ramsay, welcomes hospitality industry leader Lisa Vanderpump, to the second season of the high-stakes competition series Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars. The two titans, who each bring their own expert knowledge, unique leadership styles and fiercely competitive nature, will face-off in the search for the next great food and beverage star. In a new twist this season, the entrepreneurs will pitch themselves and their products, services or business ideas to Gordon and Lisa, who will then choose contestants to build their respective teams. The battle commences as the teams are put through “Business Bootcamp,” designed to test their tenacity, initiative, perseverance and ambition as business leaders. 

With a $250,000 prize on the line, these entrepreneurs will be challenged in all aspects of running a food or beverage enterprise, including re-marketing a food product, innovating a new product, building brand loyalty, sales pitching and management. In addition to Gordon and Lisa, the challenges will be evaluated by guest judges, curated focus groups and customer feedback, profit and loss metrics, and market and corporate feedback. In the end, the ultimate outcome for Gordon and Lisa will be whose mentorship leads to victory for one of their team’s Food Stars hopefuls. 

Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars is produced by Studio Ramsay Global, a FOX Entertainment company. Gordon Ramsay serves as an executive producer, while Deborah Sargeantserves as executive producer and showrunner.