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Supermarket Stakeout

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description Supermarket Stakeout Overview

Supermarket Stakeout is a Food Network cooking competition hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli. Chefs work outside a supermarket and try to obtain ingredients by negotiating with shoppers, who may agree to sell or give them items from their purchases. The contestants then use the uncertain ingredients to prepare dishes under time and resource limits, making improvisation, planning, and communication central to each challenge.

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How do chefs get ingredients on Supermarket Stakeout?

They wait outside a supermarket and negotiate with shoppers who are carrying grocery bags, often without knowing what is inside. Four chefs then cook in a pop-up kitchen using whatever ingredients they managed to obtain, a format Alex Guarnaschelli hosts on Food Network. ([Food Network press release](https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/battle-begins-customers-exit-ambush-style-food-competition-supermarket-stakeout?language_content_entity=en))

What are the rules and budget in Supermarket Stakeout?

Each episode uses three themed rounds, and the chefs share a $500 budget for bargaining with shoppers. The pressure comes from deciding whether to spend cash on a useful bag before seeing the full contents.

Who hosts Supermarket Stakeout and when did it premiere?

Alex Guarnaschelli hosts the Food Network competition, which premiered on August 13, 2019. She is known from other Food Network programs including Chopped and Iron Chef.

How is Supermarket Stakeout different from Guy's Grocery Games?

Supermarket Stakeout gets ingredients from departing shoppers outside the store, so negotiation is part of the cooking challenge. Guy's Grocery Games keeps contestants inside the controlled Flavortown Market and changes the rules through Guy Fieri's timed supermarket games.

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