Darnell Ferguson

Darnell SuperChef Ferguson is a celebrity chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur and Food Network star who believes that everyone has the ability to be an everyday superhero. Darnell is the host of Food Network's Superchef Grudge Match where some long-standing personal and professional feuds are settled in one-round, one-dish winner-takes-all heavyweight battles. In each episode, Darnell stages two different battles between chefs who have beefs with each other to finally bury the hatchet and win $10,000 cash, a prized knife from the losing chef and lifelong bragging rights over their food foe. He also co-hosted Food Network's Worst Cooks in America (Season 25) alongside chef Anne Burrell. SuperChef also appeared on Hgtv's Hometown Takeover, OWN's The Big Holiday Food Fight, as well as the Food Network's Chopped, Supermarket Stakeout, Tiny Food Fight, and Guy's Grocery Games and much more. Darnell is also a three-time contestant on Guy Fieri's "Tournament of Champions" and upon Darnell's victory over a legendary chef, Fieri told Darnell, "You just pulled off the biggest upset in culinary history." He has been featured on Today's "Starting From Scratch" with Savannah Guthrie and LIVE with Kelly and Ryan , and many other national television programs. Darnell also hosted a six-episode TV cooking competition during 2021, titled "Cook That 'Ish," which aimed to help and inspire other aspiring chefs in partnership with Wave 3 News. Darnell also cooked for Team USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.