Extreme Chef: Food Network TV Show

Extreme Chef is a Food Network TV show. Whether extracting ingredients from a block of ice or using a Swiss Army knife as a lone cooking utensil, three chefs are pushed to their physical and mental limits in each episode of Extreme Chef. The series takes chefs out of their kitchen comfort zone to test their wits, adaptability and artistry as they must adapt to extreme conditions and unpredictable factors including swimming across a lake for ingredients and constructing a makeshift stove in only 30 minutes. In a series of arduous challenges, the competitors must impress judges and various guest critics with their unique culinary masterpieces to earn the title Extreme Chef.
Extreme Chef Season 1 Episode 2 (Rock the Block) airs: Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on Food Network. Synopsis of the episode: Unmarked can goods for a meal made in 30 minutes; chefs gather materials from a residents' pantry; hot appetizer; fruit side dish.