Garces, Appleman Among 'The Next Iron Chef' Contestants
The popular Food Network competition can prove an invaluable promotional tool for chefs. This year's list of competitors mixes familiar names with up-and-comers.
-- Restaurants & Institutions, September 29, 2009
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The second season of "The Next Iron Chef" debuts Sunday on The Food Network, bringing the national spotlight and a wealth of opportunity to its talent-rich lineup of 10 chef-contestants that includes 2009 James Beard Award winners Nate Appleman and Jose Garces.
Season 1 winner Michael Symon, already a well-established chef before his Food Network turn, garnered even more national recognition after his victory. He since has opened two more restaurants, Michael Symon's Roast at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit and Bar Symon in Avon Lake, Ohio, in addition to Lola and Lolita in Cleveland.
Which of the following competitors will earn the coveted title of “Iron Chef” this time around?
•Nate Appleman, Executive Chef & Partner
Pulino's Bar and Pizzeria, New York City (ETA: December)
•Dominique Crenn, Chef de Cuisine
Luce at InterContinental, San Francisco
•Brad Farmerie, Executive Chef
Double Crown, Madam Geneva, PUBLIC, The Monday Room, New York City
•Amanda Freitag, Executive Chef
The Harrison, New York City
•Jose Garces, Executive Chef & Owner
Amada, Tinto, Distrito, Chifa, Philadelphia
•Eric Greenspan, Executive Chef & Owner
The Foundry on Melrose, Los Angeles
•Jehangir Mehta, Executive Chef & Owner
Graffiti, New York City
•Seamus Mullen, Executive Chef & Partner
Boqueria Flatiron and Boqueria Soho, New York City
•Holly Smith, Chef & Owner
Cafe Juanita, Poco Carretto Gelato, Kirkland, Wash.
•Roberto Treviño, Executive Chef & Owner
Budati, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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