Season three will premiere on Sunday on FOX where Gabrielle will be one of 24 contestants battling for a $250,000 prize and mentorship.

This season, “Next Level Chef” features three audition rounds, challenging three groups of eight chefs with experience that ranges from professionals, to home cooks, to social media superstars.

In the season three premiere episode, eight social media chefs will battle it out on three kitchen levels. Each of the three kitchens is stocked with kitchen equipment with varying degrees of quality and professional applications.

In the first round, only five social media chefs will advance to join the teams of mentors; Gordon Ramsay, Richard Blais and Nyesha Arrington.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF FOX MEDIA LLC/LORRAINE O’SULLIVAN Gabrielle Chappel, a Jersey Shore native, is pictured with another contestant in “Next Level Chef” airing Sunday, Jan. 28, on FOX, above and at right.

Twenty-nine-year-old Gabrielle was born and raised in Jersey Shore and now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. Having started her career as a freelance creative producer and reporter, Chappel claimed her obsession with cooking is what led to a big life change.

“I decided to leave my job and go to culinary school in 2021… I went to the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC and I specifically participated in the Health Supportive Culinary Arts program focusing on plant-based foods and macrobiotic cooking style,” Chappel said.

“I also really love working with people who have dietary restrictions and are looking to use food as a means of curing illness,” Chappel continued. “My style is farm-to-table cooking inspired by the seasons.”

Prior to her feature as a contestant on “Next Level Chef,” Chappel participated in a series with Epicurious called “Pro vs. Novice,” which inspired her to go to culinary school.

While working with Epicurious, she was considered a “level two” or “home chef” novice and gained a large following on YouTube. From there, Chappel’s culinary school requirements and subsequent job placements skyrocketed her career.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF FOX MEDIA LLC/LORRAINE O’SULLIVAN Gabrielle Chappel, a Jersey Shore native, is pictured with another contestant in “Next Level Chef” airing Sunday, Jan. 28, on FOX, above and at right.

“I worked at Olmsted in Brooklyn, which is a former Michelin Star restaurant focusing on farm-to-table cuisine,” Chappel said. “I also have worked freelance with a farm-to-table, female-owned and operated catering company, Fancy Girl Table, based in Brooklyn, N.Y. I have also worked for a variety of chefs throughout the NYC area doing pop-up dinners as a sous and prep chef. I have also hosted my own pop-up dinners in Brooklyn.”

“I believe my biggest strength is my creativity and style. I think due to the fact that my culinary experiences aren’t traditional French cuisine makes me stand out,” she said. “I’m also pretty good under pressure.”

However, she went on to say “my biggest weakness is that I don’t have a lot of experience cooking animal proteins, and that’s a big part of the competition.”

Fighting on national television for the title of Next Level Chef, $250,000 and mentorship from some of the greatest chefs in the world, Gabrielle is sure to become a hometown hero.

As a parting message for others looking to start their career in the culinary arts, Chappel said: “For anyone who wants to become a chef, just know that it is intense and challenging, but when someone eats something you have prepared and has a look of delight on their face, there is no better feeling in the world. To be able to nourish people on their worst days, and help them celebrate their best days — there is nothing like it. I have worked jobs where I’m staring at a computer all day long five days a week and it is impossible for me to imagine going back to that life. If you truly are passionate about cooking, taking the leap to become a chef will make every day worthwhile.”

Watch Jersey Shore native Gabrielle Chappel battle to become the “Next Level Chef” live on FOX at 10 p.m. Sunday, after the NFC Championships.