We had the series premiere of “America’s Culinary Cup” 2026 tonight on CBS, as Padma Lakshmi brought in 16 elite chefs to take on this new reality TV cooking competition. Things started with a bang, as we had multiple eliminations in the first episode! They all want to be named the winner of “America’s Culinary Cup” season 1, but who got eliminated on “America’s Culinary Cup” 2026 tonight? Find out below in our “America’s Culinary Cup” spoilers.
Who Went Home on ‘America’s Culinary Cup’?
Things kicked off tonight with the 16 chefs bringing their unique skills and signature dishes to the competitive arena. Padma wasted no time putting these chefs to the test and sending home the ones that didn’t pass that test.
While the 16 chefs are all competing to be named the winner of “America’s Culinary Cup” season 1, only one of them can win the $1 million prize. Which chefs will be eliminated tonight on “America’s Culinary Cup” 2026? Find out below with our “America’s Culinary Cup” results.
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD: THIS LIVE POST WILL BE UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE EPISODE, SO DO NOT KEEP READING IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO READ SPOILERS.
March 4 Live Results – Premiere
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Let the New Show Begin
We have 16 chefs competing this season, as we have some big, award-winning chefs here. We will provide updates as tonight’s episode airs, so keep refreshing the page for results.
9:41 p.m. – The chefs are in place, and Padma has arrived. For this competition, they have to master the commandments that have been put in place. However, before we get to those commandments, Padma shocks them all saying FOUR of the chefs will be eliminated today!
10:12 p.m. – The judges have now tasted all of the dishes and scored them. Results coming soon!
10:25 p.m. – The results are in, and the winning chefs from the first cook were Diana, Cara, Michael, Katie, Kim, Keith, Emily, and Buddha. Both of the Bocuse D’Or medalists lost their matchups! Now, the eight losing chefs will cook in another head-to-head matchup, which was picked by the winning chefs.
10:39 p.m. – The chefs have finished up their dishes, so the tasting by the judges is taking place now.
Results
The dishes have been tasted, and winners have been selected:
- Fried Chicken: Malyna wins, so Rochelle was sent home.
- Clam Chowder: Chris wins, so Russell has been eliminated tonight.
- Shrimp & Grits – Beverly wins this one, which means Sol has been eliminated.
- Beef Stroganoff: Matt wins this one, which means Philip has been eliminated.
CBSWhat do you think of the results from tonight?
It’s always tough seeing talented chefs go home. I’m really interested to see how the competition develops this season.