Television
Over the years, I’ve come to love sharing my enthusiasm for food and beverage through the lens of a camera.
Finishing runner up of season 11 of Food Network Star (2015) made my dreams come true. Being able to share a part of myself on the show was truly gratifying for me. In 2016 I had a pilot of my own show, Deep Fried America, air on Travel Channel. You may have also seen me win an episode of Superchef Grudge Match (2023) in an epic battle against Chef Danny Wilson, or Beat Bobby Flay (2019) when I kicked Bobby’s butt at a crawfish boil. I’ve also been on Chopped (2018), Cutthroat Kitchen (2014) and MasterChef (2011). I've made other appearances on Food Network's The Kitchen and Burgers, Brews & Que, Travel Channel's Ginormous Foods, Cooking Channel's Eat St, Destination America’s Last Call Food Brawl, HBO's Treme and more.
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In addition to hosting, entertaining, teaching, and competing on television, I’ve spent time producing behind the camera. I’ve got experience with a broad range of content from web video to network television.
Full Appearance List:
Masterchef USA - FOX - 2011 - Contestant - 1 Episode (S2 E1 Auditions #1)
Eat St. - Cooking Channel - 2011 - Self - 1 Episode (S2 E3 Gourmet Good & Evil)
Treme - HBO - 2012 - Food Blogger - 1 Episode (S3 E8 Don’t You Leave Me Here)
Last Call Food Brawl - Destination America - 2013 - Judge - 1 Episode (S1 E2 New Orleans: Po’boys and Burgers)
The Outdoor Shopper - The Outdoors Channel, Sportsman Network, more, 2013 - 2015, Host
Cutthroat Kitchen - Food Network - 2014 - Contestant - 1 Episode (S4 E8 Ho-Ley Pot)
Food Network Star - Food Network - 2015 - Runner-Up - 11 Episodes (S11 E1-11)
The Kitchen - Food Network - 2015 - Self - 1 Episode (S6 E12 Pool Party)
Burgers, Brew & Que - Food Network - 2016 - Self - 1 Episode (S2 E7 Decadent Regional Dishes)
Deep Fried America - Travel Channel - 2016 - Host - 1 Episode (Pilot)
Ginormous Food - Food Network - 2017 - Self - 1 Episode (S2 E12 Big and Bold in Baton Rouge)
James Martin’s American Adventure - ITV1 (UK) - 2018 - Self - 1 Episode (S1 E15 Baton Rouge)
Chopped - Food Network - 2018 - Contestant - 1 Episode (S36 E8 Gold Medal Games: Grilling)
Beat Bobby Flay - Food Network - 2019 - Winner - 1 Episode (S21 E4 Seeing Stars)
Superchef Grudge Match - Food Network - 2023 - Winner - 1 Episode (S2 E1 Turf Wars)
Danny Wilson and Jay Ducote join host Darnell Ferguson on Superchef Grudge Match
Alex McCoy and Jay Ducote join Bobby Flay to hear the results from Beat Bobby Flay
Jay talks to Ted Allen on Food Network’s Chopped Gold Medal Games in 2018
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