Julie Golden, and Shed Media's Dan Peirson and Lisa Shannon also serve as executive producers.

[3][4] Rucker says that the show is based on a "dirty secret of fine dining", that the chefs themselves usually just make something fast at the end of their service period when it comes to eating.

[7] The show was filmed at chef Melissa Perello's former[a] restaurant M. Georgina in Downtown Los Angeles, California.

The losing chefs then have to take a minor punishment[14][15] such as eating some nasty mix of ingredients or getting food thrown on them.

[17] Zach Johnston of Uproxx liked that Fast Foodies did not have the high pressure of the cooking competitions of other reality shows: "A win isn’t going to make some upstart chef’s career or get them a corporate catering gig.

Everyone making the show obviously cares about unique voices and experiences, and they prove that in the simplest and most straightforward way possible: by reflecting it through the people appearing on screen.