Ten New Superstars Compete for Iron Chef Title

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NIC4 Episode 1 Chairman's Challenge

Rival-Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Rival-Chef Anne Burrell, Rival-Chef Robert Irvine, Rival-Chef Geoffrey Zakarian, Rival-Chef Beau MacMillan, Rival-Chef Michael Chiarello, Rival-Chef Chuck Hughes, Rival-Chef Elizabeth Falkner, Rival-Chef Spike Mendelsohn and Rival-Chef Alex Guarnaschelli in Episode 1, as seen on Food Network's The Next Iron Chef,anne Season 4.

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You've seen several of these elite chefs judge contestants on Food Network shows like Chopped, Worst Cooks in America and 24 Hour Restaurant Battle. Now, the tables will be turned. Ten new chefs will go knife-to-knife in the fourth season of The Next Iron Chef, set to premiering Sunday, October 30.

Putting their reputations on the line for a chance to compete in Kitchen Stadium are some of the nation's most well known and best chefs, including Food Network's and Cooking Channel's own talent:

•     Anne BurrellSecrets of a Restaurant Chef, Worst Cooks in America (Food Network)

•     Michael Chiarello – Bottega Restaurant (Napa Valley), Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello (Cooking Channel)

•     Elizabeth Falkner – Citizen Cake, Orson (San Francisco), Iron Chef America – challenger (Food Network)

•     Alex Guarnaschelli – Butter, The Darby (New York), Alex’s Day Off, Chopped (Food Network)

•     Chuck Hughes – Garde Manger (Montreal), Chuck’s Day Off (Cooking Channel), Iron Chef America – challenger (Food Network)

•     Robert Irvine – Robert Irvine’s eat! (Hilton Head Island), Dinner: Impossible, Restaurant: Impossible, Worst Cooks in America (Food Network)

•     Beau MacMillan – Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain (Phoenix), Challenge, Iron Chef America – challenger (Food Network)

•     Spike Mendelsohn – Good Stuff Eatery (Washington D.C.), Kelsey & Spike Cook (Food2.com)

•     Marcus Samuelsson – Red Rooster Harlem (New York), 24 Hour Restaurant Battle, Chopped (Food Network)

•     Geoffrey Zakarian – The National, The Lambs Club (New York),  24 Hour Restaurant Battle, Chopped (Food Network)

Welcoming back to the judges table is the original Next Iron Chef Michael Symon, as well as esteemed food journalist Simon Majumdar -- new to this season is UK Iron Chef Judy Joo.

The winner will join the ranks of chefs including Bobby Flay, Marc Forgione, Jose Garces, Masaharu Morimoto and Symon as a member of the Chairman’s team on Iron Chef America.

Who will you be rooting for? Tell us in the comments.

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