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The first season host was Katie Lee Joel, who quit to spend more time at home. She was replaced with Padma Lakshmi.

मुख्य बावर्ची (2006) was nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award in the Outstanding Reality Competition Series category, but lost to RuPaul's Drag Race (2009).

The first season had only 12 contestants, while the 2nd and 3rd seasons will both have 15.

Adaptations of the show have been made in countries like Algeria, Chile, El Salvador, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam. Videos can be found in Youtube.

The 1st season took place in San Francisco, California. The 2nd season took place in Los Angeles, California. The 3rd season took place in Miami, Florida. The 4th season took place in Chicago, Il.