Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ultimate Recipe Showdown


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The result was keep. Star  Mississippi  15:08, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Ultimate Recipe Showdown

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ProQuest yielded only press releases and passing mentions. Prod contested Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:37, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:37, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete Non-notable cooking show.TH1980 (talk) 03:48, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The article notes: "When it debuts tonight on Food Network, the season premiere of “Ultimate Recipe Showdown” will feature Simi Valley resident Rick Massa making mac ’n’ cheese under the hot lights of a New York TV studio, the prying eyes of celebrity food dude Guy Fieri, and the constraints of a time limit — with $25,000 in prize money on the line. ... “Ultimate Recipe Showdown” first aired in early 2008, with Fieri and Marc Summers as hosts. The show has since undergone a makeover and now spends more time delving into the lives of each competitor. ... Selected by a panel of judges that includes the director of the Food Network test kitchens, an editor from Family Circle magazine and chef Michael Psilakis of Anthos restaurant in New York, the winner of each week’s competition also may see his or her recipe turned into a “Watch it Sunday, Taste it Monday” special at T.G.I.Friday’s restaurants. ... Still to come in the season are episodes devoted to burgers (Jan. 11), cakes (Jan. 18), hot and spicy dishes (Jan. 25), desserts (Feb. 8) and “hometown favorites” (Feb. 15)."  The article notes: "Called "The Ultimate Recipe Showdown," and set in a stadium in Hollywood, the program, like many Food Network programs, will be a cooking contest. Its goal, producers say, is to find the best recipes in America. ... For the March 2 episode, Isacsson is one of nine contestants, four of whom are chefs and five, people who simply love to cook. Three make chili, three make macaroni and cheese and three make sandwiches. All are competing for a prize of $25,000. ... After whittling down entries to 54, the Network decided to divide them into six categories, hence, the six weekly shows. There will be hour-long shows for burgers, chicken, comfort foods, pasta, cakes and cookies. Each week, nine finalists will compete."  The article notes: "Fogelman will be vying for a $25,000 prize, along with $5,000 worth of products from Kohl's, when the second show of this six-part series airs on the cable network at 9 p.m. Sunday. ... This is the show's third season, which, when it is over, will have featured 24 contestants spread across six categories. It is hosted by Guy Fieri, a competition winner himself. ... Last week, the series debuted with the finalists in the comfort food category. By the season's conclusion, a winner will be crowned by three judges for a hot and spicy dish, the best burger, the tastiest cake or other dessert, and the top hometown favorite. More than 8,000 recipes were entered into competition, according to the network."  The article notes: "This is the show's third season, which, when it is over, will result in six winners in six categories. It is hosted by Guy Fieri. The judges, which include Katherine Alford, vice president of Food Network kitchens; chef Michael Psilakis, owner of several New York restaurants; and Rosemary Ellis, editor-in-chief of "Good Housekeeping," determine who will win $25,000, as well as $5,000 worth of Kohl's products."  The article notes: "Food Network's "Ultimate Recipe Showdown: Burgers" airs at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 4. Home cooks nationwide submitted more than 10,000 recipes in hopes of achieving culinary fame in one of six categories: Comfort Food, Party Food, Hot & Spicy, Burgers, Cakes & Desserts and Hometown Favorites. In this six-week series hosted by Guy Fieri, each episode focuses on one category and features the top four contestants who compete in two rounds of competition including a signature-dish round and speed-dish round." Less significant coverage:<ol> <li> The article notes: "The Food Network's Ultimate Recipe Showdown ended last weekend and now five winning recipes are on the menu at T.G.I. Friday's restaurants. Among them is a hamburger from Dr. Harold Cohen, a retired Hollywood plastic surgeon. Four items were judged by a panel of food experts. The Ultimate Recipe Beverage Showdown winner was determined by online voting. In case you missed the show, it was a six-week series which pitted category finalists against each other for a $25,000 prize."</li> <li> The article notes: "Are two local foodies the winners of a round in the Food Network's $25,000 Ultimate Recipe Showdown? ... A few weeks after submission, the women got a call from the network saying that out of 10,000 entries, their idea was now among 4,000 to be further tested."</li> <li> The article notes: "Standing in front of the judges can be a nerve-racking experience for contestants because whatever dish is the best in the three judges' opinion is the dish dubbed the "Ultimate Recipe" and wins the creator $25,000 and a spot on T.G.I. Friday's menu across the country, Alford said."</li> </ol></li></ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Ultimate Recipe Showdown to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 09:58, 16 May 2022 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * Although these sources discuss local people who have appeared on the show, they also provide significant coverage of the background and production of the show's episodes so establish notability about the show under Notability. Cunard (talk) 09:58, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   09:26, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Sources shared by Cunard establish notability per WP:GNG NemesisAT (talk) 21:51, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * <p class="xfd_relist" style="margin:0 0 0 -1em;border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 2em;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep based on sources listed above, at the very least it passes WP:GNG. Donald D23   talk to me  14:33, 21 May 2022 (UTC)


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