QUICK TAKES - Nov. 4, 2009

Fox has ordered up “Master Chef,” a new reality show that will pit amateur cooks against one another in a battle for culinary supremacy.

Gordon Ramsay, star of the network’s other food-centric hours, “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Nightmares,” will co-produce and headline “Master Chef,” based on a format that originated in the United Kingdom and more recently shattered ratings records in Australia.

-- Denise Martin