Beat Bobby Flay (2013)
Two talented chefs go head-to-head for the chance to Beat Bobby Flay. To get to Bobby the chefs must first face off against each other, creating a spectacular dish with a secret ingredient of Bobby's choice. Judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Jeff Mauro know Bobby's strengths and his weaknesses. Their goal: Pick the chef who has the skills to take down Bobby Flay in his own arena. The winning chef gets to challenge Bobby with his or her surprise signature dish. If Bobby goes down, the winner can tell the world, "I beat Bobby Flay!"
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Episode 1 - They Must Be Giants
Release Date: 2014-07-31Crab Claw King, Andy Saintange, stands against tattooed butcher, Bruce Kalman, in the battle of the big men. Chopped judges Scott Conant and Geoffrey Zakarian will decide which chef gets the chance to take down Bobby in his own backyard.
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Episode 2 - East vs. West
Release Date: 2014-08-07Food Network's Giada De Laurentiis and Iron Chef Michael Symon hold nothing back as they aim to get Bobby Flay beat! They bring in heavy ammo with a former Iron Chef America winner, L.A.'s chef Neal Fraser, and a Boston big shot with electric blue hair, Chef Jason Santos.
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Episode 3 - Bring Home the Bacon
Release Date: 2014-08-14Food Network's Sunny Anderson and Cutthroat Kitchen judge Chef Jet Tila cause a ruckus as they conspire to Beat Bobby Flay! They bring in two chefs from New England; fusion chef, Matthew Britt and rebel, Tyler Anderson. Tune in to see if one of New England's finest can take down New York's sweetheart.
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Episode 4 - Battle of Brooklyn
Release Date: 2014-08-21In the battle of Brooklyn's finest, young buck Jordan Andino and industry pro Jennifer Cole-Ruiz duke it out for the chance to get in the ring with Bobby Flay. Pulling no punches, Food Network vet Anne Burrell and Chopped judge Chris Santos are hell-bent on picking the best chef to knock Bobby to the mat.
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Episode 5 - Out of the Pan and Into the Fire
Release Date: 2014-08-28The arena is on fire as Jersey's Carlos Serrano and L.A.'s Rina Younan battle it out in Bobby's house and things nearly go up in flames when the chefs start to improvise. Thankfully, Food Network's Alton Brown and TV personality Daphne Oz ring the alarm to find who they think is the best contender to try and smoke Bobby Flay in the competition.
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Episode 6 - Ladies First
Release Date: 2014-09-04Forget the ladies who lunch, these ladies are here to launch a culinary assault! Chefs Natasha Pogrebinsky and Esther Choi throw down in the kitchen with the hopes of convincing Chopped's Marc Murphy and The Kitchen's Katie Lee that they have what it takes to Beat Bobby Flay!
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Episode 7 - Risky Business
Release Date: 2014-09-11Chopped's Ted Allen and Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli bring their discerning palates to Bobby's arena in order to find the right chef to take down Bobby Flay. There's no room for error as street food king, Chef Jeremiah Bullfrog and Midwestern chef, Kyle Williams, risk it all to battle the king of flavor.
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Episode 8 - Smile Now, Cry Later
Release Date: 2014-09-18Funny guys, comedian Judah Friedlander and Iron Chef Michael Symon team up for a battle that is no laughing matter -- finding a competitor to Beat Bobby Flay! They'll be watching Cali's Jason Fullilove duke it out against New York's Billy Oliva to see who has what it takes to book Bobby out of his own arena.
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Episode 9 - Ruling with an Iron Fist
Release Date: 2014-09-25Two of the toughest judges from Iron Chef America, Simon Majumdar and Donatella Arpaia, come to Bobby's arena to kick him off his thrown! Having judged many of Bobby's battles, these two know exactly what to look for in a contender, as chefs Stephen Durley and Tim Wiechmann face off for the chance to Beat Bobby Flay.
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Episode 10 - Against All Odds
Release Date: 2014-10-02Alton Brown and Anne Burrell join together for a serious matter: beating Bobby Flay! They bring in their hand-selected chefs Heather West and Florian Wehrli to battle in the big leagues.
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Episode 11 - Sun Up to Show Down
Release Date: 2014-10-09Sunny Anderson and Katie Lee step out of The Kitchen to determine whether muscle man Mychael Bonner or old-school Italian chef Anna Maria Santorelli has what it takes to take on Bobby Flay.
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Episode 12 - Only in New York
Release Date: 2014-10-16Chefs Alex Guarnaschelli and Michael Symon join forces to find a competitor to take down their fellow Iron Chef, Bobby Flay. Tensions erupt as titan Daniel Holzman dukes it out with fellow New York chef Palak Patel for a chance to show Bobby what's good in the concrete jungle.
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Episode 13 - Orange Is the New Beat
Release Date: 2014-10-23The Kitchen's Geoffrey Zakarian and Jeff Mauro are playing the tricks and culinary instructor James Gillespie and restaurateur Rob Maffucci are serving the treats. Only one will survive to battle Bobby in a Halloween trip into the arena.