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reality cooking competition television series, which premiered in 2020 on

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. The series is a competition for emerging chefs between the ages of 9 and 13, judged by Jordan Andino,

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and

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. The first season aired in 2020 and was won by Audrey MacKinnon of

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, and the second season aired in 2021 and was won by Nazaree Arandjelovic of

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. The series received two

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nominations at the

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in 2022, for Best Casting in a Non-Fiction Series (Meredith Veats) and Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series (

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).Brent Furdyk
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'', February 15, 2022.

Season 1

Contestants

*Audrey *César *Christian *Élie *Katie *Katlin *Kinza *Imal *Matthew *Mia-Rose *Noah *Nyasia *Patrick *Sophia

References

External links

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