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Netflix<\/a>‘s newest elite cooking competition series, titled “Next Gen Chef,” was filmed entirely in Dutchess County.<\/p>\n The first seven episodes aired on Sept. 17, but Netflix is holding the release of the season finale for a bit longer.<\/p>\n Timothy Ryan<\/a>, Culinary Institute of America chancellor who served as executive producer and co-creator of “Next Gen Chef,” said in an email statement he expects the show to significantly boost how many people in the world know about the school and its slice of Hyde Park.<\/p>\n Netflix’s “Next Gen Chef<\/a>,” an elite cooking competition series, is a “cutthroat” competition, according to Netflix.<\/p>\n Twenty-one young chefs will work for the title of “generational talent” and a substantial $500,000 prize.<\/p>\n More: <\/strong>What is ‘Next Gen Chef’? Behind the scenes of Netflix show filmed in Dutchess County<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The competitors, all under the age of 30, according to The Culinary Institute of America’s\u00a0site<\/a>, will endure a series of tests devised by the school.<\/p>\n The season finale will air on Sept. 24, following the first seven episodes which aired together on Sept. 17.<\/p>\n If all goes well with this first season, Ryan said, they may do a second season. There are more CIA faculty and student alumni they’d love to highlight.<\/p>\n Being involved in “every aspect of the series from beginning to end,” Ryan said, the experience was “wonderful.”<\/p>\n “I enjoyed watching our faculty, staff, students and alumni shine, and I am very proud of how the series came out,” Ryan said. “I think it will be fascinating for the viewers and a terrific global showcase for the college.”<\/p>\n Filmed on the Hyde Park Culinary Institute of America campus through much of July 2024, “Next Gen Chef” features the entire campus.<\/p>\n “One of Netflix’s senior executives told me that it was one of the most organized shoots he has ever seen for a new series,” Ryan said.<\/p>\n More: <\/strong>Where was Netflix’s ‘Next Gen Chef’ filmed? How NY campus faculty got involved<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n From the residence halls to the library, and of course, the restaurants, kitchens and bake shops, this Dutchess County college is taking a global spotlight.<\/p>\n But more specifically, Ryan noted, both Boardroom and Farquharson Halls play crucial roles.<\/p>\n “The series does a terrific job in highlighting why the CIA has been named one of the most beautiful college campuses in the country,” Ryan said.<\/p>\n Besides the 21 chef competitors, model and actress\u00a0Olivia Culpo<\/a>, who is a former Miss Rhode Island USA, Miss USA, and Miss Universe, is hosting the show.<\/p>\n Two CIA alumni, Kelsey Barnard Clark, ’11, a former “Top Chef” winner, and Carlton McCoy, ’06, of “Nomad with Carlton McCoy,” are also starring as judges on the show, alongside host Culpo.<\/p>\nWhat is Netflix’s ‘Next Gen Chef’?<\/h2>\n
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