‘Crime Scene Kitchen’ Adds Guest Judges Dominique Ansel, Ravi Patel

Fox’s Joel McHale-hosted baking competition “Crime Scene Kitchen” has revealed James Beard Award-winning pastry chef and Cronut creator Dominique Ansel and “Animal Control” star Ravi Patel are set as guest judges for upcoming episodes of Season 3.

“Crime Scene Kitchen” is a culinary guessing game in which baking duos are tasked with decoding what type of treat was made in the kitchen, when all that’s left are the crumbs, flour trails and a few elusive clues. They must then recreate the recipe for celebrity judges chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp, who will determine how closely their sweet treat matches the missing dessert.

Each episode includes a safety bake in the first round and concludes with an elimination bake that knocks one team out of the competition. At the end of the season, the group left standing after all the baking and sleuthing wins “Crime Scene Kitchen’s” $100,000 grand prize.

Patel (“Meet the Patels”) who co-stars alongside McHale on Fox’s sitcom “Animal Control” will appear on Episode 6 of “Crime Scene Kitchen” Season 3, which airs Oct. 24, to taste and evaluate the bakes with McHale and judges chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp. Two weeks later, pro Ansel will join for Episode 8 on Nov. 14 to set the Safety Bake and lend his expert opinion on the results.

For Season 3, Fox has added the “twist” that of the dozen pairings competing, six duos are family members and six sets are friends, in order to test out which dynamic works better together under pressure in the kitchen.