Yes, Chef! premiered on April 28, 2025, with its debut season. It ended with Chef Emily Brubaker announced as the winner.

In an exclusive interview with NBC on July 1, 2025, Yes, Chef! season 1 winner Emily Brubaker looked back on her time in the ...

It fixates too much on the harsh realities of our industry – like Carmy perpetually dangling on the edge of sanity,” says one ...

Chef Emily Brubaker proved herself and won Yes, Chef! Season 1 on NBC. The episode dropped on June 30, 2025, and saw the ...

Brubaker was assisted by Jake Lawler, Frank had Ronny Miranda and Ismail had Chris Morales. Adding to the pressure was the ...

In our last NBC Insider exit interview of the season, Chef Emily let us know what she learned from Yes, Chef!, the closest ...

The Yes, Chef! season 1 finale, which aired on NBC on June 30, 2025, crowned Emily Brubaker as the winner, earning her the grand prize of $250,000.

Emily Brubaker’s Season 1 finale on Yes, Chef! blended personal growth and culinary mastery to overcome doubts and impress ...

The judges on Yes, Chef! Season 1, Episode 10. Despite urgings to hurry up from sous Chef Chris Morales, who was eliminated ...

UC Santa Cruz alumna Emily Brubaker won the first season of Yes, Chef! against 11 other professional chefs.

Main course or final exit? Is Seacoast chef Lee Frank still in the running to win $250,000 on "Yes, Chef!" finale?

Yes, Chef! winner Emily Brubaker has no regrets. Martha Stewart, Emily Brubaker, and José Andrés posing together on Yes, Chef! Season 1, Episode 10.