
Sarah Grueneberg ( Chicago, Illinois) Executive Chef/Owner, Monteverde. Jason Dady ( San Antonio, Texas) Executive Chef/Owner, Tre Trattoria. Nyesha Arrington ( Los Angeles, California) Former Executive Chef/Owner, Leona. If the chef's overall score falls short, no new Iron Chef is named for the season. If the chef's overall score is higher than the combined total of the three, he/she is awarded the title of Iron Chef. In the season finale, the last remaining chef competes in three Secret Ingredient Showdowns, one against each of the three Iron Chefs. The chef with the lower total is eliminated, while the winner advances to the next episode.ĭuring the next-to-last episode of the season, which features three chefs, the loser of the Chairman's Challenge is automatically eliminated and the remaining two chefs compete in the Secret Ingredient Showdown. The dishes are evaluated by a panel of two judges, who can each award up to 20 points (10 for taste, five each for plating and originality). The second round is the Secret Ingredient Showdown, in which the two chefs have one hour to prepare three dishes featuring a mystery ingredient. The loser of this round is entered into the second round the winner is safe from elimination for the week and may nominate one other chef to compete in the second round. The first is the Chairman's Challenge, with Brown announcing a theme in which all chefs must cook a dish for him to judge. Įach regular episode consists of two challenges. The Gauntlet Iron Chefs for the second season were Alex Guarnaschelli, Gauntlet season one winner Stephanie Izard, and Michael Symon. The second season of Iron Chef Gauntlet began airing Apand was scheduled for six episodes.
In the first season, the Iron Chefs forming the Gauntlet were Bobby Flay, Masaharu Morimoto, and Michael Symon. Seven chefs from around the country battle each other in an elimination contest, with the last chef remaining then facing a " gauntlet" challenge of defeating three other Iron Chefs in order to earn the title of Iron Chef.
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The series is a reboot of the Iron Chef and Iron Chef America series that gained popularity on Food Network and is hosted by Alton Brown, who also takes over as the series' Chairman. Iron Chef Gauntlet is a television series on Food Network that began airing on April 16, 2017. Matt Berkowitz, Eytan Keller, Stephen Kroopnick, Stu Schreiberg Cooking competition show on Food Network Iron Chef Gauntlet