Three stars. The show loses 1 star for the animated host, comedic hosts are fine but this pushed to far towards childish.
The second lost star is from having the contestants judging the meals, as they make it more about eliminating competition and not not just what tastes best. If you want to preserve the competitors judging each other aspect make it worth half the final score, and a guest judge provide the other 50%, I'm got really frustrated watching people get polar opposite poinions and losing points over it ("Too spicy/no spice at all" was heard on multiple occasions)