Worst Cooks in America lacks sizzle and bite

Reality cooking shows have tended to focus on the winners — until last night’s debut of Worst Cooks in America. The Food Network’s latest has 12 cook-testants, each vying to go from the worst cook in America to winning $25,000.

For this six-episode series, contestants are split into two competing teams, one guided by Anne Burrell (the tough but fair chef) and the other by Beau MacMillan (a significantly more serious Mario Batali), for a series of elimination challenges.