Ciao House Season 2: Premiere Date, Cast & Everything We Know

Summary Ciao House season 2 premieres on Food Network on May 19, 2024.

Chefs Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini return as Ciao House season 2 judges.

Ciao House season 2 takes place in Puglia, Italy, with twelve contestants competing for the grand prize of an immersive culinary education with renowned master chefs across Italy.

Ciao House season 2 premieres in May on Food Network, and there is a lot to know about the culinary competition show. Ciao House has been called Food Network's version of Big Brother because the contestants not only must compete against each other in cooking challenges, but they live together and vote each other off of the show. Ciao House season 1 filmed in Tuscany, and starred chefs Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini as the hosts and judges.

Ciao House season 1 featured ten chefs competing for the prize of an immersive culinary education with renowned master chefs across Italy. Chef Natalia "Boa" Rosaio won Ciao House season 1. With Ciao House season 2 just around the corner, here's what to know about the culinary competition series.

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Ciao House Season 2 News

After the success of Ciao House season 1, Food Network renewed the series for season 2 in June 2023. According to a Warner Bros. Discovery press release, ahead of Ciao House season 2's premiere, Food Network with air Chopped: Battle Italiano. The five-episode tournament premieres on Tuesday, April 30 at 8 p.m. EDT. Alex and Gabe will serve as the judges. The episodes will be a celebration of Italian food, one region at a time, including Tuscany, Puglia, Emilia-Romagna, and Veneto.

Ciao House season 2 premieres on Sunday, May 19 at 8 p.m. EDT on Food Network. The season premiere will be a two-hour episode. The two-hour Ciao House season 2 finale airs on Sunday, June 23 at 8 p.m. EDT.

Ciao House Season 2 Filming Location

Ciao House season 2 takes place in Puglia in Southern Italy. The contestants will live, cook, and compete together in a 16th-century grand villa. Betsy Ayala, Head of Content, Food, Warner Bros. Discovery explained that Puglia was chosen because "the coastal city and its unique food culture is unparalleled and makes it the perfect locale for this high-stakes competition."

Ciao House Season 2 Hosts & Judges

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Ciao House season 2 welcomes back chefs, hosts, and judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini. Alex is a Food Network all-star who's known for Iron Chef America, Chopped, Alex's Day Off, Supermarker Stakeout, Alex vs. America, The Kitchen, and Worst Cooks in America, among others. Gabe was born and raised in Italy, and is best known for being one of the hosts and the food expert on the Netflix reality series Say I Do.

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Ciao House Season 2 Cast

Ciao House season 2 features twelve rising culinary stars competing for the grand prize, which is two more contestants than season 1. The Ciao House season 2 competitors are Ivan Barros (Los Angeles, California); Zev Bennett (Miami, Florida); Maria Bregatta (Burlington, Vermont); Austin Cobb (Playa Grande, Costa Rica); Devan Cunningham (Phoenix, Arizona); Tiana Gee (Los Angeles, California); Hanna Haar (Montauk, New York); Drew Keane (Chicago, Illinois); Shannon Odom (Haico, Texas); Jan Parker (Tacoma, Washington); Phuoc Vo (Tampa, Florida) and Stikxz Williams (Queens, New York).

Ciao House Season 2 Culinary Challenges

Ciao House season 2 features some exciting culinary challenges, including cooking with fresh whole fish caught by local fisherman and creating salumi and formaggi platters using the best regional ingredients. In the two-hour premiere episode, the first challenge requires each competitor to make a dish that demonstrates who they are as a chef and that also exemplifies their own perspective on Italian food. The winner and runner-up of that challenge will be named the team captains for the next one, which showcases the fresh fish and seafood that Puglia has to offer.

In the first Ciao House elimination, one chef will be voted out of the villa by their own team. In future episodes of the Food Network show, the competitors will take a trip to Lecce to meet nonnas who specialize in pasta rolling, participate in a challenge inspired by Pugla's annual pizza festival, which will be judged by a festival pizzaiolo, and take part in a bread baking lesson at a local Lecce bakery. The two-hour Ciao House season 2 finale airs on Sunday, June 23 at 8 p.m. EDT.

Ciao House Season 2 Grand Prize

In the season finale of Ciao House season 2, one contestant will be named Capo di Casa after the last remaining chefs prepare a three-course fine dining experience. He or she will win the grand prize. Once again, the champion wins an immersive culinary education across Italy, training with renowned Italian master chefs.

Ciao House is an exciting, educational, and inspiring Food Network show. It not only requires the chefs to have incredible culinary expertise, but also strong social skills. This is why it's been compared to the reality competition series, Big Brother. Ciao House is a fantastic food show that celebrates the beauty of Italy.

Ciao House season 2 premieres Sunday, May 19 at 8 p.m. EDT.

Source: Warner Bros. Discovery, Gabe Bertaccini/Instagram, Alex Guarnaschelli/Instagram