Sweet Genius

2011 • Food Network
4.6
58 reviews
TV-G
Rating
Eligible
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Season 3 episodes (13)

1 Cuckoo Genius
10/18/12
Ron Ben-Israel gets imaginations ticking with a charming, chiming object.
2 Squeaky Genius
11/22/12
Some squeaky birds get the chefs thinking up festive candy creations.
3 Halloween Genius
10/25/12
It's time for the Sweet Genius to stir up some devilish trouble.
4 Heated Genius
11/1/12
The heat is on with an erupting volcano as the inspiration for round one.
5 Turkey Genius
11/15/12
The first test gets its inspiration straight from the Thanksgiving banquet.
6 Wicked Genius
11/8/12
Chef Ron's first inspiration sends our master pastry chefs down a dark path
7 Holiday Genius
12/6/12
Ron Ben-Israel has a host of holiday surprises for the competitors!
8 Twinkling Genius
12/13/12
A heavenly, twinkling inspiration makes for an intriguing final match-up.
9 Dream Catching Genius
12/20/12
The chefs find inspiration from a Native American talisman.
10 Electric Genius
1/3/13
Chef Ron introduces the chefs to his rockin' first inspiration.
11 Sci-Fi Genius
1/10/13
Chefs rocket into competition, creating space-themed chocolate desserts.
12 Samba Genius
1/17/13
Competitors concoct ways to incorporate a shockingly colorful tuber.
13 Wedded Genius
1/24/13
A matrimonial-themed test has the chefs wondering what to do.

About this show

Sweet Genius is a food competition that challenges America's premier pastry chefs to create magical and inventive desserts given inspiration, surprise ingredients and a finite amount of time. The chefs must prove they have what it takes as they compete in three unique pastry challenges. They will face elimination by Ron Ben-Israel - the Sweet Genius himself - who will critique their work and determine who he will award the $10,000 cash prize.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
58 reviews
A Google user
May 27, 2017
I really enjoyed Sweet Genius. The challenges were interesting and Ron Ben Israel was snarky & amusing. I hate that this show was cancelled; I could name a few current Food Network shows that should be sacrificed in order to bring Sweet Genius back.
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Fran I
July 29, 2014
Although I like everything about this show, it's not carried in my region anymore. Drat.
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Alexandra mendoza
October 24, 2014
I love this show but episodes are not schedule as others where they just repeat the episode same day different times
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