NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A roster of
acclaimed chefs return for a second chance to become a member of
the Iron Chef culinary society this fall, with the premiere of
The Next Iron Chef: Redemption on Sunday, November 4th at 9pm ET/PT. The fifth installment of
this top-rated competition series also adds a few newcomers to the
mix, who have had their own experiences of not quite winning the
crown. The competitors are given new opportunities to prove
their skills are Iron Chef worthy, while revisiting some of the
memorable moments that sent them home in the past. The
culinary battle-royale, hosted by Alton
Brown and shot in Los
Angeles and Las Vegas,
tests the kitchen chops, masterful skills and fortitude of these
supreme experts, and culminates with the naming of the newest Iron
Chef on Sunday, December
23rd at 9pm
ET/PT.
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Competitors are: returning from The Next Iron Chef:
Season Two Nate Appleman , Amanda Freitag (Chopped),
Eric Greenspan (The Foundry
on Melrose, The Roof on Wilshire,
Los Angeles) and Jehangir Mehta (Graffiti, New York)); from The Next Iron Chef: Super
Chefs Elizabeth Falkner
(Krescendo, New York),
Alex Guarnaschelli (Butter,
The Darby, New York,
Chopped) and Spike
Mendelsohn (Good Stuff Eatery, We The Pizza,
Washington D.C.); and first time
Next Iron Chef competitors with their own redemption
stories, Tim Love (The
Lonesome Dove, Western Bistro, The Love Shack, Woodshed Smokehouse,
White Elephant Saloon, Fort Worth)
and Marcel Vigneron (The
Coop, Los Angeles).
"This season's cast is filled with extraordinary chefs at the
top of their game and they all know how fierce this competition
is," said Bob Tuschman, General
Manager and Senior Vice President, Food Network. "The redemption
theme heightens the season's drama with second chances and new
opportunities, and viewers can expect culinary magic, intense
battles and edge-of-your seat suspense."
Redemption offers a Food Network first, as the tenth cast
position will go to the winner of the web-exclusive "Road to
Redemption" tournament taking place October
12th – 26th on FoodNetwork.com.
Participants battling for their chance at Redemption's tenth slot
are Duskie Estes and
Robert Trevino, who
previously competed on earlier seasons of The Next Iron Chef
and newcomers Lee Anne Wong
and Madison Cowan.
"Our web-exclusive 'Road to Redemption' tournament adds a whole
new layer to The Next Iron Chef experience," said
Bob Madden, General Manager and
Senior Vice President, Digital – Food Network Category, Scripps
Networks Interactive. "This online exclusive will give our
audience more of the content they crave and the opportunity to
witness more excitement and energy from these skilled
competitors. FoodNetwork.com is thrilled to play a part in
selecting the tenth competitor for this season's cast."
Exclusively on FoodNetwork.com, the "Road to Redemption"
tournament begins October 12th with a
battle between former Next Iron Chef contenders Duskie Estes and Robert
Trevino, followed on October
19th by a competition between Iron Chef America
challengers Madison Cowan and
Lee Anne Wong. The winners meet on
October 26th, where the final
Redemption position will be awarded. Beginning in late
September, a sneak peek and extended preview will be available at
www.foodnetwork.com/nic.
The Next Iron Chef: Redemption kicks off on "Redemption
Beach," where the chefs' resourcefulness is tested in a grueling
Chairman's Challenge with a devious twist: each must cook with the
ingredient that sent them packing last time. Given another
chance with this ingredient and only bare essentials, hot coals and
one hour on the clock some rise to the occasion while others go
down in flames. The two least successful chefs go to the Secret
Ingredient Showdown, a sudden-death cook-off that leads to the
first elimination. Upcoming episodes continue to push the
limits, including a canned food to Kitchen Stadium-worthy cuisine
challenge, a Las Vegas buffet
battle with an appearance by legendary magician David Copperfield and a "last supper" showdown.
Returning judges Donatella
Arpaia and Simon
Majumdar are joined by last season's winner and newest
Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian
on the judging panel, along with appearances from Iron Chefs
Bobby Flay, Masaharu Morimoto and Michael Symon.
The winner will join the ranks of chefs including Bobby Flay, Marc
Forgione, Jose Garces,
Masaharu Morimoto, Michael
Symon and Geoffrey Zakarian
as a member of the Chairman's team on Iron Chef America. The
newly crowned Iron Chef's first battle in Kitchen Stadium will
premiere on Sunday, December 30th at
9pm ET/PT.
Viewers who want more can also visit FoodNetwork.com for
exclusive photo galleries, behind-the-scenes videos, weekly fan
polls, cast journals and more insider coverage.
The Next Iron Chef is produced by Triage Entertainment in
conjunction with Food Network and is based partially on the format
Iron Chef owned by Fuji Television Network Inc.
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