Sweet Genius

2011 • Food Network
4.6
58 reviews
TV-G
Rating
Eligible
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Season 2 episodes (13)

1 Dancing Genius
3/22/12
The chefs must stay on their toes when they see the live inspiration!
2 Speechless Genius
4/19/12
The chefs create dishes that leave Chef Ron Ben-Israel speechless.
3 Golden Genius
3/15/12
The chefs create desserts with a breakfast treat and a fall snack.
4 Baby Genius
4/26/12
A baby-themed chocolate test is the chefs first challenge.
5 Magic Genius
3/29/12
A master musician inspires creative choices in the first test.
6 Electrifying Genius
4/5/12
The chefs are struck by a bolt of inspiration as the first test begins.
7 Puzzled Genius
4/12/12
Will childhood inspiration or mandatory ingredients prove more puzzling?
8 Relative Genius
5/3/12
Two families feel the heat in the chocolate test.
9 Genie Genius
5/10/12
The inspiration for the dessert is sure to get the chefs' minds spinning.
10 Serpentine Genius
5/17/12
The slithering inspiration gives the chefs a fright in the dessert round.
11 Glowing Genius
5/24/12
The chefs must use soup and a side dish in their flickering desserts.
12 Lofty Genius
5/31/12
The chefs must find a way to make delectable chocolate desserts.
13 Plane Genius
6/7/12
The chefs desserts are made from an exotic fruit and a ballpark favorite.

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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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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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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