A spot in next week’s finale of “America’s Culinary Cup” season 1 was up for grabs tonight on CBS. The remaining chefs will be taking on taste, as Padma Lakshmi set up these culinary commandments for this new reality TV cooking competition. The chefs would be taking on the five flavor profiles, but it would be a bittersweet goodbye for one chef. 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
The chefs continued their work on the 10 Culinary Commandments tonight on CBS. Tonight, that meant they would be focused on taste. Padma and the judges were challenging them on the five flavor profiles for a spot in next week’s finale.
While the remaining 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 chef will be eliminated tonight on “America’s Culinary Cup” 2026? Find out below with our “America’s Culinary Cup” results.
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Semifinals Begin
The four remaining chefs head to the kitchen. A spot in the finale is up for grabs tonight. We will share updates as tonight’s episode airs, so keep refreshing the page for the latest results!
9:41 p.m. – The chefs will be cooking a hot and cold dish tonight in 75 minutes, which will showcase one of the taste profiles. Chris has Sweet, Cara has Sour, Matt has Salty, and Buddha has Bitter. Chris got 30 extra minutes to cook, but he had to take them away from his competitors. He took 15 minutes each from Buddha and Matt.
9:51 p.m. – We are already in tasting, as Chris has served his dishes. They loved his cold dish and the hot dish. However, they questioned why he added fish to the hot dish when he could have left it off, and it would have been just as good.
10:03 p.m. – All of the chefs have now served their dishes. They are all having mixed feelings about it, as we now wait for the results.
Results
For tonight, the top two chefs will be safe and make it into the finale. The bottom two chefs will go head-to-head in a sudden-death cookoff for the final spot. Here are the scores:
- Matt – 105 points (out of a possible 120)
- Cara – 98 points
- Chris – 88 points
- Buddha – 77 points
That means Matt and Cara are definitely in next week’s finale. Chris and Buddha will be cooking in a head-to-head cookoff tonight!
Elimination Cookoff
10:20 p.m. – For this challenge, the chefs will have to use two taste profiles in one dish. One of those taste profiles has to be umami. The other will be their choice. The dish has to be perfectly executed and perfectly balanced. They will have 75 minutes to create their dish.
The time is up, and the judges have the dishes, so time for tasting!
- Chris (Umami & Sweet) – Padma said it’s a well-composed, focused dish. He hit the sweet and umami elements beautifully. Wylie said maybe a little sweet, but very impressed. Michael said the scallop comes through.
- Buddha (Umami & Salty) – Padma said very pretty. Michael said this dish shows some of his best work. He did say the sauce is a umami bomb. Wylie said the cauliflower is delicious. It’s fantastic stuff. Padma loved it.
Results – Padma said it’s hard to decide which dish should win here. Padma votes for Chris. Wylie and Michael also vote for Chris, which means he is headed to the finale, and Buddha has been eliminated!
CBSWhat do you think of the results on “America’s Culinary Cup” tonight?
