Describe your current situation:
a. Marital Status: Single, Married, Divorced, Partner, Dating
b. List # of children and ages (if applicable)
c. If Dating, Do you have a Boyfriend? Do you have a Girlfriend
d. List any family members who may be involved in the culinary industry & specify in what capacity.
Describe your background/history-where are you from?
Do you make a living as a chef? If YES, how many years have you been a chef? If NO is cooking your hobby (please describe)
If you do NOT currently make a living as a chef, how do you make your living?
What inspired you to become a chef? Where did your interest in food begin?
What do you consider the best aspect about cooking/being a chef?
Do you or have you ever owned your own restaurant? If so, what is/was the name and location. For how long did/have you own/owned it?
If you are not a professional chef, list any goals past or present regarding cooking professionally.
Describe your style of cooking, Food POV, and in detail an interesting dish you’ve created.
Describe ingredients you love, simple to exotic. What do you experiment with and how do you use it?
What are you like in the kitchen when you are cooking?
Discuss some of the results/rewards of your cooking, the ways your culinary work has touched others.
How would your friends/family describe you?
Describe your passions/hobbies besides cooking.
Describe your greatest accomplishment. (Culinary or otherwise)
List any culinary accolades honors or awards
What is something that we wouldn't know about you by looking at you?
Why do you think you can be the next Chopped Champion?
What would you do with the $10,000 Chopped winnings?
In ONE sentence, tell us why the Food Network needs YOU on a special episode of Chopped
How did you hear about the casting?
Please add any additional information regarding the special(s) you are applying for and why