Plot Synopsis

In each one-hour episode of MIDNIGHT FEAST, three professional chefs are given after-hours access to NYC's Chelsea Market, where they have free rein to use any ingredient they can find. By the end of the night, the winner walks away with a cash prize -- ten times the total value of their ingredients used -- while the losers walk away paying their own tabs. With access to some of the finest food items in the world, each chef must weigh their desire to use the most expensive and exotic ingredients against the risk of picking up an outlandish bill. In each 60-minute episode, the three chefs must prepare a multi-component feast with a different theme, such as: dishes they think will guarantee a successful evening of romance; classic cocktails and dishes from the '50s, '60s or '70s, making a retro meal with a twist; using only one type of animal, including its organs; creating inventive dishes to be eaten without utensils; using ingredients that are fermented, aged, pickled, or just plain funky; and preparing the feast they'd want to consume on their last night on this earth. Chef and restaurateur Spike Mendelsohn serves as host and head judge, while Kat Odell, editorial producer of eater.com, and John DeLucie, chef and restaurateur, also serve as judges.