Season 1
Top Chef: Just Desserts is an American reality competition series created as a spin-off from Top Chef and produced by Magical Elves Productions which features pastry chefs competing in a series of culinary challenges, focusing on pastries and desserts and following a similar format to Top Chef.
The series premiered in the USA on Bravo on 15 September, 2010.
Top Chef: Just Desserts premiered in South Africa on DStv's M-Net Series channel on Saturday 18 February 2012, at 19h30. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 1 aired on M-Net Series from 18 February to 21 April, 2012, on Saturdays at 19h30. New episodes broadcast weekly. There are 10 episodes in the first season.
Season 1
Bravo sweetens the deal as Top Chef: Just Desserts - a spin-off of the Emmy-nominated and James Beard Award-winning Top Chef - adds celebrated pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini as Head Judge with critically acclaimed chef Hubert Keller and DailyCandy Editor-at-Large Dannielle Kyrillos rounding out the Judges' Table.
Top Chef judge Gail Simmons will serve as the host of Bravo's newest delectable delight.
Each episode of Top Chef: Just Desserts holds two challenges for the pastry chefs: the first is a Quickfire test of their basic abilities and the second is a more involved Elimination Challenge designed to test the versatility and inventiveness of the pastry chefs as they take on unique culinary trials such as working with unusual and exotic ingredients or catering for a range of demanding clients.
The winning chef will receive $100,000 furnished by KitchenAid, a feature in Food & Wine magazine and a showcase at the Annual Food & Wine Cayman Cookout.
Seasons
Series exclusive to M-Net Series
Season 1 (10 episodes)
Premiere: 18 February 2012 | Finale: 21 April 2012 | Saturdays, 19h30
Season 2 (10 episodes)
Premiere: 15 December 2012 | Finale: 16 February 2013 | Saturdays, 19h30