# Around the World in 80 Plates

Around the World in 80 Plates is an American reality competition television series that debuted May 9, 2012, on Bravo. The series follows twelve chefs competing in a culinary race across ten countries in 44 days and is hosted by professional chefs Curtis Stone and Cat Cora.

## Contestants

In order of elimination:
* Clara Moore (Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri)
* Sai Pituk (Hometown: El Paso, Texas)
* Keven "Cheven" Lee (Hometown: Chatsworth, California)
* Chaz Brown (Hometown: Voorhees, New Jersey)
* Gary Walker (Hometown: Detroit, Michigan)
* Nick Lacasse (Hometown: Burlington, Vermont)
* Jenna Johansen (Hometown: Boulder, Colorado)
* Nicole Lou (Hometown: San Jose, California)
* John Vermiglio (Hometown: Clinton Township, Michigan )
* Steve "Nookie" Postal (Hometown: Cambridge, Massachusetts)
* Liz Garrett (Hometown: Los Angeles, California) – Runner-up
* Avery Pursell (Hometown: Los Angeles, California) – Winner / Fan Favorite

## Contestant progress

| Contestant | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Avery | WIN | MVC | WIN | IN (-) | WIN | IN (-) | IN | MVC | IN | MVC | WINNER |
| Liz | WIN | IN | WIN | MVC | IN | WIN | IN (-) | IN | MVC | IN | RUNNER-UP |
| Nookie | IN (-) | WIN | MVC | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN (-) | OUT | |
| John | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN (-) | MVC | MVC | IN (-) | OUT | | |
| Nicole | IN (-) | IN (-) | WIN | WIN | MVC | IN | IN | OUT | | | |
| Jenna | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN (-) | WIN | OUT | | | | |
| Nick | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | | | | | |
| Gary | IN | WIN | IN (-) | IN | OUT | | | | | | |
| Chaz | MVC | WIN | IN (-) | OUT | | | | | | | |
| Keven | WIN | WIN | OUT | | | | | | | | |
| Sai | WIN | OUT | | | | | | | | | |
| Clara | OUT | | | | | | | | | | |
    (MVC) The contestant was a member of the winning team in that episode's Take-Over Challenge and was selected as the Most Valuable Chef.
    (WIN) The contestant was a member of the winning team in that episode's Take-Over Challenge.
    (IN) The contestant was not a member of the winning team, but did not receive any votes for elimination.
    [IN (-)] The contestant was not a member of the winning team and received at least one vote for elimination.
    (OUT) The contestant was not a member of the winning team, received the most elimination votes and was eliminated.

## Episodes

| Premiere date | Location | Teams | Exceptional Ingredient Challenge | Take-Over Challenge | Most Valuable Chef | Eliminated | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| Episode 1: London Calling ||||||||
| May 9, 2012 | London, England | BlackAvery, Chaz, Keven, Liz, Nick, Sai RedClara, Gary, Jenna, John, Nicole, Nookie | The teams are given maps of three pubs and must visit each one offering food and drinks. The first team to finish wins. Reward: Use of potatoes in their dishes Winners: Red Team | Each team will take over one of the pubs and create two authentic gastro-pub dishes while replicating the three dishes they ate during the pub crawl. Winners: Black Team | Chaz | Clara | 0.79 |
| Episode 2: Forget Paris ||||||||
| May 16, 2012 | Lyon, France | BlackAvery, Chaz, Gary, Keven, Nookie RedJenna, John, Liz, Nick, Nicole, Sai | The teams navigate through France and do several sheep-themed challenges. First, two teammates must correctly identify six sheep cheeses. Next, each team must herd four sheep into a pen without touching the animals. The final challenge is to taste wines and match them up to their ingredients. Reward: Meeting Chef Joseph about typical Lyonnese menu. Winners: Black Team | Each team will be taking over a restaurant, making four dishes a piece. Both teams must also craft a quenelle to be served. Winners: Black Team | Avery | Sai | 0.64 |
| Episode 3: Something Smells Fishy ||||||||
| May 23, 2012 | Barcelona, Spain | BlackAvery, Jenna, Liz, Nicole, Nookie RedChaz, Gary, John, Keven, Nick | The teams sort and prepare three different types of seafood: monkfish, merluza, and sepia. Each type of seafood is worth a different amount of money. By the time the delivery truck arrives, whoever makes the most money wins. Reward: Use of red prawn in their dishes. Winners: Red Team | Each team will share a restaurant, each creating a three course seafood menu based on the seafood they prepared in the previous challenge. Winners: Black Team | Nookie | Keven | 0.55 |
| Episode 4: In and Out of Africa ||||||||
| May 30, 2012 | Marrakesh, Morocco | WhiteGary, Chaz, Nick BlackNookie, Avery, John RedJenna, Liz, Nicole | Find the Ben Boubker spice shop within the Medina. Pour glasses of Mint Tea in the traditional Moroccan style. Reward: $15,000 and a guide to help them navigate the Medina Winners: Black Team | Each team will share a restaurant, each creating a tagine in addition to two other dishes. Winners: Red Team | Liz | Chaz | 0.78 |
| Episode 5: Tale of Two Villas ||||||||
| June 6, 2012 | Florence, Italy | BlackNick, Nookie, Avery, Nicole RedJenna, Gary, Liz, John | In Florence, the Course starts with a scavenger hunt where the chefs get firsthand experience on the traditions of the local cuisine. Reward: $10,000 and cooking lessons from a nonna (grandmother). Winners: Black Team | With their new knowledge, they head to beautiful villas in the rolling hills of Tuscany to create Tuscan cuisine for the Takeover. One chef causes a disaster in the middle of the night and must confess to his fellow chefs. Winners: Black Team | Nicole | Gary | 0.76 |
| Episode 6: Ciao Down ||||||||
| June 13, 2012 | Bologna, Italy | BlackNick, Nookie, Avery, Nicole RedJenna, Liz, John | The chefs shift gears and head north to Bologna where they tackle the local favorite, tortellini. Reward: $10,000 and extra hour to cook. Winners: Red Team | Tempers flare between two chefs over past grievances and one of the contestants is intent on taking a teammate down. Winners: Red Team | John | Nick | 0.70 |
| Episode 7: Thai Breaker ||||||||
| June 20, 2012 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | WhiteAvery, Jenna BlackJohn, Nookie RedLiz, Nicole | Find and transport two baskets of coconuts, then grate five pounds worth. Plant 20 rows of rice in a traditional paddy. Reward:$10,000, plus a double shopping budget and the chance to serve two dishes instead of one Winners: Black Team | Each team runs a Thai street food cart, with the goal of earning the most money. Winners: Black Team | John (wins $5000 instead of immunity) | Jenna | 0.83 |
| Episode 8: Feeding the Demon ||||||||
| June 27, 2012 | Hong Kong, China | BlackJohn, Nookie RedAvery, Liz, Nicole | Retrieve an envelope from a statue of Buddha, then bundle 10 hairy crabs, then fill 7 steamer baskets with dumplings. Reward: Hour with a local sous chef. Winners: Black Team | The chefs compete as individuals to cook a five-course meal at a restaurant that offers "X-Treme Chinese Cuisine" for Alvin Leung. | Avery | Nicole | 0.83 |
| Episode 9: Cry for Me Argentina ||||||||
| July 11, 2012 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | BlackJohn, Liz RedAvery, Nookie | The chefs have to make 80 empanadas to then sell in a local park and earn 150 pesos. Reward: Roast goat, a local delicacy. Winners: Red Team | The teams takeover a local parrilla (grill house) and create a menu featuring two appetizers and two meat dishes. Winners: Red Team | Liz | John | 0.76 |
| Episode 10: A Winner Comes Home ||||||||
| July 18, 2012 | Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | BlackAvery, Jenna, Nick RedLiz, Chaz, John | Go to three different shops for ingredients for, and then prepare, a traditional Uruguayan dish of each chef's choice Reward: The power to eliminate one chef (Nookie) Winners: Avery | Create a three-dish menu inspired by three of the chefs' previous destinations throughout the competition, with the help of two past contestants as sous chefs Winners: Black / Avery | Avery | Liz | 0.83 |

## International broadcasters

* Canada (English) - Food Network
* Canada (French) - Zeste
* Australia - TLC
* Italy - Sky
* Spain - Ten