Tituss Burgess hosts new food network competition ‘Last Bite Hotel’

Actor Tituss Burgess will deliver his iconic judgment to Food Network this fall as host of the new competition series “Last Bite Hotel.”

In the show, eight chefs are invited to a remote hotel for a game of ingenuity and creativity, according to Food Network’s description for the series. Each chef, who has been tasked by hotel manager Burgess to meet the culinary demands of the hotel’s VIP guests, is allowed to bring just 13 ingredients for the entire stay. Cooking skill won’t be enough to get them to the finish line, as ingenuity and calculated risks are needed to survive and cook another day.

As the game progresses, each completed challenge means precious ingredients dwindle, and participants’ chances of being banished to the dreaded Room 13 increase. As competitors are eliminated, they leave their remaining ingredients to chosen remaining challengers, making strategy and alliances a crucial part of surviving the competition.

“Last Bite Hotel” debuts September 24 at 9 p.m. on Food Network and will be available for streaming on Warner Bros. sister streamer Max. Discovery cable channel.

Competitors during the six-episode season include Brittanny Anderson (Richmond, VA), Gabriella Baldwin (Detroit, MI), Graham Campbell (Edinburg, TX), Tobias Dorzon (Baltimore, MD), Byron Gomez (Denver, CO), Kevin Lee (Oklahoma, OK), Nini Nguyen (New Orleans, LA) and Aarthi Sampath (New York, NY.)

VIP guest judges checking into the hotel to assist Burgess in his critique include Esther Choi, Cat Cora, Jose Garces, Alex Guarnaschelli, Judy Joo, Poppy O’Toole, Marcus Samuelsson, Michael Symon and Andrew Zimmern.

Burgess is best known for his roles in ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’, ‘Central Park’, ‘Schmigadoon!’, ‘Set It Up’, ‘Dolemite Is My Name and the Aretha Franklin biopic ‘Respect’. He will next portray a character in the upcoming animated film ‘Spellbound’.

“’Last Bite Hotel’ takes the ingenuity of culinary creativity to a whole new level. Valuable amenities are carefully determined before chefs even step foot in the kitchen,” said Betsy Ayala, head of food content at Warner Bros. Discovery. “The twists and turns of the competition are made even more exciting by the macabre playfulness of the incredibly talented Tituss Burgess as the hotel manager.”

“Last Bite Hotel” is produced by Butternut Media, the production company founded by former Food Network president Courtney White.