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THE FIRST ALL-VEGAN CAST COOKING COMPETITION SHOW!
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September 24th, vKind Studios makes history!
Presenting a new kind of culinary challenge and America’s only 100% vegan cooking competition show!
Peeled was developed and produced by vKind Studios’ plant-powered ensemble of seasoned creatives whose combined TV and film production experience spans more than a century.
Shot on location in a Las Vegas professional sound stage studio, Peeled raises the bar on multi-cam formatted-reality TV production value.Through cinema-quality 6K digital cine cameras and state-of-the-art lenses our film crew captured dynamic imagery with a cinema-worthy fluidity and warmth, which serves to heighten both the intimacy and drama of each scene.
With plant-inspired design elements our talented set designers created a fresh, inviting backdrop for Peeled’s all-vegan cast to introduce the joys of plant-based cuisine to mainstream reality audiences.
In each episode of Peeled, contestants throw the flame to be named hottest vegan chef, or get Peeled into the compost.
With reputable names in vegan culinary arts like Chef Babette and Chef Josie from Season 20 of Hell’s Kitchen, Peeled is bringing serious vegan heat.
What’s in it for Peeled contestants?
Aside from serious “beet cred” for winning the Hottest Vegan Chef title in the first vegan cooking show, Peeled’s champion chef will have a monetary prize donated to the nonprofit of their choice, win a trip to Costa Rica to stay at Mother Earth Vegan Hotel and they’re winning dessert dish will be featured on the menu of Copper Branch Vegan Restaurant across their 38 store locations.
Welcome to Peeled!
THE QUEST: In a world where cruelty is the main entree, vKind Studios is serving up a NEW kind of culinary challenge.
In each episode of Peeled, contestants face off to be named hottest vegan chef, or get peeled into the compost!








FLAMING HOT PARTICIPANTS!
Featuring hot names in vegan culinary arts like Chef Babette and Chef Josie, a former contestant on Hell’s Kitchen, Peeled is bringing serious vegan heat into the kitchen.
Join us as we make vegan TV history and put the best of vegan chefs to the test!
Meet Our Hosts
Meet our 2022 Season 1 Peeled Hosts!

Dr. Shabnam Islam
2022 Peeled Host
Dr. Shabnam Islam
Dr. Shabnam Islam, First generation Bangladeshi-American vegan, joins our team with brains, beauty, and charm as a host of our TV series, vKind Vibes and our interview series, vKind Connects!
A leader in the health and fitness industry, Shabnam is a television host, journalist and spokesperson for health-based projects across the country. Shabnam went vegan 3.5 years ago because she couldn’t imagine continuing to live a life that wasn’t good for herself or the planet.
When she’s not touring the country with us to explore vegan destinations and experiences, you can find her teaching Kinesiology at California State University Northridge!

Chef Babette
2022 Peeled Host
Chef Babette
Chef Babette, the extremely fit and youthful 71-year-old. She has been a vegan and raw food chef for over a quarter of a century. She is a firm believer that we should all eat “live food and live consciously!”
She is a committed and active health advocate, and intends to grant health and wellness to individuals who may not otherwise be able to find a path to life with healthier result in mind, body, spirit, etc. Due to the overwhelming need and increasing demand Chef B’s methods has been deemed a necessity, for our lives, our children’s and or community as a whole.
Meet Our Judges
Meet our Mega Talented 2022 Season 1 Peeled Judges!

Chef Chris Tucker
Peeled Judge
Chef Chris Tucker
Chef Chris Tucker: Since Chris is a native Southerner, he often refers to himself as a Southern Baker with a French Twist, despite being a self-proclaimed Southern Baker at heart. “I believe that European bakers are champions of properly balanced sweets and I aspire daily to be more like the Ottolenghi and Claire Ptak of the pastry world”
Using only the freshest ingredients and the finest techniques, Chris's menu of delicately flavored buttercream icings, crisp biscuits, and a plethora of flaky pastries changes with the seasons, with a few year-round favorites. Recently seen on Miyoko’s butter channel preparing gingerbread cinnamon rolls

Chef Josie Clemens
Peeled Judge
Chef Josie Clemens
Cooking for celebrities, running a vegan food truck, and working at cutting-edge vegan fine dining establishments has taken vegan chef Josie Clemens all over the United States. She also opened the "godfather of vegan cuisine" Chef Matthew Kenney's restaurant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Clemens worked in hotels, restaurants, and banquet halls throughout her adolescence and early adulthood. She relocated to Los Angeles, where she opened her own catering company and managed a vegan bakery called The Ridiculous Baking Company and began her career as a chef.
She's presented her own fine dining vegan experiences all over the world.

Dr. Miles Woodruff
Peeled Judge
Dr. Miles Woodruff
Miles Woodruff, PhD. is a leading food tech entrepreneur, conservationist, philanthropist, and impact investor. Miles is a trained chef and graduated from Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. He is the CEO and Co-founder of Sophie’s Kitchen, a leading plant-based food technology company specializing in vegan seafood alternatives. Woodruff, a committed vegan, spent years working for Dr. Jane Goodall in the Congo where he supported her frontline primate conservation efforts. He wholeheartedly believes that food systems should be ethical and good for people, the environment, and the global economy.

Elysabeth Alfano
Peeled Judge
Elysabeth Alfano
Elysabeth Alfano: In addition to her work as a media personality, producer, and host, Elysabeth Alfano also stars in the cooking show New Day, New Chef. She was also the Host of the The Celebrity Dinner Party 2012-2017 CAN TV/WGN Radio. A Northwestern University and American Graduate School of International Business graduate, Elysabeth has been bridging the gap between entertainers, influencers and the public for more than 20 years.
Meet Our Contestants
Meet our 2022 Season 1 Peeled Contestants!

Chef Jaena Moynihan
2022 Peeled Contestant
Chef Jaena Moynihan
Chef Jaena Moynihan: At the moment, Jaena is training to become a board-certified Health and Wellness Coach (Spring 2023) after completing an Associates degree (1999) in Culinary Arts, as well as an additional certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition (2021). Her preferred cuisine is healthier takes on classic comfort foods. She currently lives in Phoenix, AZ and runs Phoenix Vegan Wellness, a blog and online educational platform dedicated to helping people heal their bodies, nourish their spirits, and reshape their lives through a plant-based diet.

Chef Nicole Derseweh
2022 Peeled Contestant
Chef Nicole Derseweh
Chef Nicole Derseweh: Le Cordon Bleu-trained vegan chef Nicole Derseweh has written a best-selling cookbook and serves as a personal chef to some of Hollywood's most health-conscious celebrities. An all-vegan version of Wolfgang Puck's famous smoked salmon and caviar pizza has recently been shot for a TV cooking show pilot by one of Hollywood's most prestigious TV production companies after she hosted and produced her own successful YouTube cooking show for two years.
In order to help those in need, she founded the Martha Project, a Los Angeles-based charity that has provided over 2,000 meals to the city's homeless population.

Chef Donald Lemperle
2022 Peeled Contestant
Chef Donald Lemperle
Chef Donald Lemperle was raised in his family's restaurant on Staten Island, New York, and has more than 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry. Le Bernardin, Quilted Giraffe and Sign of the Dove are just some of the top New York City restaurants where he's worked in the kitchens.
He worked as the executive chef at Park Avalon in New York City, as well as the James Hotel and the Mondrian Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona, before moving on to other positions of leadership.
He was able to see how our current food system was harming our health and the environment because of his transformation. He wanted to make a difference in the community by providing fresh, healthy, plant-based foods that were tasty, fun to eat as well as easy to find.

Chef Sandra Hurtault
2022 Peeled Contestant
Chef Sandra Hurtault
Chef Sandra Hurtault: Sandra was born and raised in France. Her grandfather was an engineer and a certified chef with a passion for watercolor painting. Sandra's mother was a gifted artist and cook from birth. Growing up, she learned a lot by seeing her in the kitchen. Although she has enjoyed her career and all the rewards that came with it, real estate and finance were never her true interests.
As a child, she began baking and quickly progressed to focusing on fine dining presentation and flavor combinations. As a 16-year-old, she was already presenting three-tier cakes and sampling menus to guests. She enjoys coming up with a menu and then preparing and serving delicious food..
Meet Our Creative Team!
Created by
Star Simmons
Co-Created by
Josie Clemens
Directed by
David Trotter
Produced by
Snowden Bishop
David Trotter
Executive Producer
Kaushika Patel
Executive Producer
Alpesh Patel
Story by
Laura Ball
Snowden Bishop
Josie Clemens
Jia Dadabhoy
Jillian Denzel
Star Simmons
Director of Photography
Derek Derville
Co-Director (Studio Unit)
Terra Bennet Smith
Production Designer
Laura Ball
First Assistant Director
Jia Dadabhoy
Line Producer
Sean Russell
First Assistant Art Director
Mackenzie Amar
Production Coordinator
Meranda Puett
Culinary Producer
Chef Josie Clemens
Publicist
Roger Neal Public Relations
Camera Operators
Derek Derville
Tyler Rayburn
Carlos Rodriguez
Bobby Sudd
Jib Operator/Technician
Derek Derville
First Assistant Camera
Travon Collins
Still Photographers
Travon Collins
Tyler Rayburn
Lighting Design
David Trotter
Sound Mix & Recording
Mark Orozco
Set Designer
Laura Ball
Set Decorator
Cherr Barragan
Assistant Set Decorator
Mackenzie Amar
Prop Designer
Ninh Chau
Makeup
Miguel Julio
Cherr Barragan
Logo Design
Robyn Rolfes
Post Production House
In Color Studios
Editors
Derek Derville
Vkind Studios
Maze Studios
Anna Khusnutdinova
Ed Gregory
Aaron Saltzman
Daniel Saenz
Assistant Editors
David Trotter
Laura Ball
Sara Cano
Star Simmons
Voice Over Artist
Taylor Swilley
Post Supervisor
Laura Ball
Script Supervisor
Snowden Bishop
Script Editors
Laura Ball
Jillian Denzel
Craft Services
Daikon
Tacotarian
Medic
Guardian Elite Medical Services, LLC.
Special Thanks to:
All Friends Animal Sanctuary
Copper Branch Vegan Restaurants
Las Vegas Animal Save
Las Vegas Vegan Culinary School & Eatery
Melt Organic
Mother Earth Vegan Hotel, Costa Rica