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The Next Iron Chef Premiers Sunday, October 7 at 9PM EST

by Ashtyn Evans

The title of Iron Chef is about as prestigious as it comes in the food world. It is a title given only to culinary masters. With that in mind and in the tradition of the Next Food Network Star, Food Network has begun production for The Next Iron Chef.

This new reality competition will identify the next chef to be standing with the greats Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, Cat Cora, and Masaharu Morimoto. The finalists in the competition will battle for a chance to be the next Iron Chef America. Alton Brown will be hosting this competition. Everything begins on October 7 at 9 PM EST.

Bob Tuschman, Senior VP of programming and production recently announced the list of finalists. The finalists were chosen based on their ability to be at the front of the culinary landscape. The goal was to find finalists who would be able to be a proud addition to the Iron Chef America team. The Food Network team looked for finalists that would have a chance to complement the current group and bring a unique sense of creativity to the show.

The eight competitors are listed below:

• John Besh (New Orleans, LA) Executive Chef, Restaurant August, Besh Steak, Luke and La Provence
• Chris Cosentino (San Francisco, CA) Executive Chef, Incanto
• Jill Davie (Santa Monica, CA) Executive Chef, JOSIE
• Traci Des Jardins (San Francisco, CA) Executive Chef & Co-Owner, Jardiniere, Mijita and Acme Chophouse
• Gavin Kaysen (San Diego, CA) Chef de Cuisine, El Bizcocho at the Rancho Bernardo Inn
• Morou Ouattara (Washington, DC) Executive Chef & Owner, Farrah Olivia
• Aaron Sanchez (New York, NY) Executive Chef & Owner, Centrico and Paladar
• Michael Symon (Cleveland, OH) Executive Chef & Owner, Lola and Lolita

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    [...] Iron Chef Part 1: Speed and Artistry by Cindy Crouch Everybody loves the fast paced excitement of Iron Chef America. The talent and showmanship of the four people that hold the proud title Iron Chef cannot be [...]

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    [...] Good Eats this week. I DVR pretty much every episode, because I have a sick, SICK fascination with Alton Brown. He is very possibly my favorite F.N. personality. So today I watched every episode I DVR’d [...]

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