First-of-Its-Kind Virtual Restaurant Delivers
Gourmet American Comfort Food Developed by Winning Chefs
from FOX's Hit Cooking Show, MasterChef
CHICAGO, June 1, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Grubhub is launching MasterChef Table, a
delivery-only virtual restaurant featuring recipes from MasterChef
winners and fan favorites Kelsey
Murphy, Dorian Hunter,
Gerron Hurt, and Michael Silverstein. For 12 exciting seasons,
Endemol Shine North America has produced MasterChef and captured
America's attention by celebrating the best in culinary creations
and now diners will have a chance to not only watch the series on
Wednesday nights (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT)
on FOX, but also taste food from their favorite chef contestants,
exclusively through Grubhub.
Available in more than 20 markets across the U.S., MasterChef
Table features 11 gourmet dishes that embody American comfort foods
expertly crafted by season 11 winner Kelsey
Murphy, season 10 winner Dorian
Hunter, season 9 winner Gerron
Hurt and season 10 fan-favorite winner, Michael Silverstein. Fans and diners can enjoy
dishes like the Spicy Maple Bacon Fried Chicken Sandwich and
Nashville Hot Shrimp Tacos in areas including Alexandria, VA, Boston, MA, Bridgeport, CT, Chicago, IL, Los
Angeles, CA, New York City,
NY, North Hollywood, CA,
Washington, D.C., and more.
"The dishes we create on 'MasterChef' are enjoyed by a few
legendary judges, but as a chef, I always want as many people as
possible to experience my culinary creations," said Kelsey Murphy, winner of MasterChef Season 11.
"With MasterChef Table, Grubhub is giving me and a few of my
favorite Chefs the special opportunity to share our unique twists
on comfort foods with fans and diners all over the country."
"We're always looking for ways to deliver new experiences to
diners. Our partnership with MasterChef gives them exactly that, a
seat at the table in the comfort of their home," said Marnie Boyer, vice president of restaurant
acquisition at Grubhub. "The MasterChef Table virtual restaurant
adds more delectable food options to Grubhub's extensive lineup of
eateries and provides an additional revenue stream to our
restaurant partners."
The MasterChef Table menu is complete with appetizers, sides,
and main courses from specific MasterChef alumni:
- Kelsey Murphy: Spicy Maple Bacon
Fried Chicken Sandwich; Skewered Shrimp Elotes
- Dorian Hunter: Down South
Quesadilla; Bangin Buffalo Chicken Fries; Italian Hoagie Burger
(The Dorian Burger)
- Gerron Hurt: Southern Horsey
Slaw; Nashville Hot Mac n' Cheese; Nashville Hot Shrimp Tacos
- Michael Silverstein: Loaded Blue
Cheese Lovers' Steakhouse Wedge; Queso-Smothered Texas Fajitas;
Triple-Stacked Smash Burger
"We're thrilled that for the first time, through this
ground-breaking partnership with Grubhub, MasterChef fans will
now have the opportunity to order menu items created by their
favorite MasterChef contestants and winners via the Grubhub app,"
says Tamaya Petteway, Senior Vice President, Brand Partnerships & Digital, Endemol Shine
North America. "And we're also truly excited that through
MasterChef Table, MasterChef will be introduced to Grubhub's active
database of 'foodies' and consumers who enjoy having new
food experiences while dining at home."
"Across Fox Entertainment, we take pride in creating impactful,
relevant, and highly customized opportunities that enable our
partners to authentically reach the audiences they most value,"
said Suzanne Sullivan, Executive
Vice President of Ad Sales, FOX Entertainment. "As we are launching
season 12 of MasterChef cannot think of a better partner than
Grubhub to deliver delicious dishes from previous winners."
Later this season on MasterChef, chefs will be given a
Grubhub-themed Mystery Box challenge, where contestants must create
a gourmet version of the most popular dishes on the online
food delivery marketplace.
For more information about MasterChef Table, including the menu,
the chefs behind the menu, and if MasterChef Table is currently
available in your neighborhood, visit
grubhub.com/mastercheftable.
To celebrate MasterChef Table, Grubhub is launching a
sweepstakes, giving a few lucky diners an exclusive at-home
experience, including a one-of-a-kind MasterChef-themed table,
fully-serviced maître d', and a plethora of dishes from MasterChef
Table to enjoy. Qualified applicants can enter the sweepstakes by
placing an eligible order on MasterChef Table and using code
"TABLE" at checkout. For more details, please visit
https://lp.grubhub.com/masterchef-table-sweepstakes/.
Diners across the country can enjoy a premium MasterChef Table
meal at home while watching the newest season of MasterChef, airing
Wednesdays (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on
FOX. As always, the Grubhub Guarantee ensures meals are
delivered on time, at the lowest price, or Grubhub will make it
right.
About Grubhub
Grubhub is part of Just Eat Takeaway.com (LSE: JET, AMS:
TKWY), a leading global online food delivery marketplace. Dedicated
to connecting more than 32 million diners with the food they love
from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub elevates food
ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use
platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub features
more than 320,000 restaurant partners in over 4,000 U.S.
cities.
About Endemol Shine North America
Endemol Shine North
America delivers world-class content and compelling storytelling to
multiple platforms in the U.S. and across the globe.
A division of Banijay, the world's largest international content
producer and distributor, subsidiary production companies in the
U.S. include Authentic Entertainment, Truly Original, 51 Minds
Entertainment, Bunim/Murray Productions, and Stephen David
Entertainment. Its Endemol Shine Latino division oversees all
original Spanish and Portuguese-language operations across
Latin America, including Endemol
Shine Brasil, Mexico City-based
Endemol Shine Boomdog and Banijay Mexico and U.S. Hispanic.
Endemol Shine North America is behind such hit series as "Big
Brother" (CBS), "MasterChef" (FOX), "MasterChef Junior" (FOX),
"Wipeout" (TBS), "LEGO Masters" (FOX), "The Courtship"
(USA/Peacock), "Foodtastic"
(Disney+), "Married to Real Estate" (HGTV), "The Real Housewives of
Atlanta" (Bravo), "The Real Housewives of Potomac" (Bravo), "Below Deck" (Bravo), "Below Deck Mediterranean"
(Bravo), "Below Deck Sailing
Yacht" (Bravo), "Below Deck Down
Under" (Peacock), "Swamp People" (History), "The Challenge" (MTV,
Paramount+, CBS) and the upcoming launches of "The Surreal Life"
(VH1), "The Real Housewives of Dubai" (Bravo) and "Ripley" (Showtime).
About FOX Entertainment
FOX Entertainment's 30-year
legacy of innovative, hit programming includes 9-1-1, 9-1-1:
LONE STAR, THE MASKED SINGER, THE
CLEANING LADY, NEXT LEVEL CHEF, LEGO MASTERS, THE SIMPSONS,
"Empire," "24," "The X-Files" and "American Idol." In addition to
delivering high-quality scripted, non-scripted, animation, live
content and major sports for the broadcast network, FOX
Entertainment oversees the operations of FOX Alternative
Entertainment, its in-house unscripted studio that produces THE
MASKED SINGER, I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE and NAME THAT TUNE, among other
series; the award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment,
which produces animated content for FOX, including the Emmy
Award-winning hit BOB'S BURGERS and new series DUNCANVILLE, THE
GREAT NORTH and HOUSEBROKEN, as well as programming for other
broadcast, streaming and cable platforms; and Blockchain Creative
Labs, a Web3 studio formed in 2021 by FOX Entertainment and
Bento Box, to build, launch, manage
and sell Non-Fungible Token (NFT) content and experiences, and
fungible tokens, as well as digital goods and assets.
FOX Entertainment also recently formed the production venture
Studio Ramsay Global, in partnership with award-winning chef,
restaurateur and presenter Gordon
Ramsay, to develop, produce and distribute culinary and
lifestyle programming for FOX such as NEXT LEVEL CHEF, its
fast-growing ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) service, Tubi and
platforms worldwide. Tubi features more than 40,000 movies and
television series, and news content that's available in the U.S.,
Canada, Mexico and Australia. FOX Entertainment also acquired the
entertainment platform TMZ and all its media properties, including
its hit syndicated magazine programs, TMZ and TMZ LIVE, and its
flagship digital platform, TMZ.com. Most recently, FOX
Entertainment acquired MarVista Entertainment, a global leader in
made-for-platform original content. Ranking among the world's
leading independent studios, MarVista will focus on developing and
producing content for FOX's digital platforms, including Tubi, as
well as for third-party platforms worldwide.
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