What Does It Take to Beat Bobby Flay? His Colleagues Speak Out

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Bobby Flay, Alex Guarnaschelli and Anne Burrell

Photo by: David Lang ©2013, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved

David Lang, 2013, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved

With Bobby’s winning record in Kitchen Stadium and years' worth of cook-off experience on Throwdown, the chefs hoping to take him down on his all-new series, Beat Bobby Flay, know that victory is going to be far from simple. This Iron Chef is known for his get-it-done sensibilities in the kitchen, and as the chefs who've cooked alongside him and the judges who've tasted his food know, he'll stop at nothing to turn out challenge-worthy plates every time.

Before a competitor can advance to battle Bobby, however, he or she must win in a face-off against a peer; it's up to Bobby's closest friends and colleagues to determine which among them would be most-likely to succeed in a head-to-head matchup against him. FN Dish caught up with these Round 1 special guests — either on the set of Beat Bobby Flay or at the Savor Borgata celebration at Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa — to ask them a question: What does it take to beat Bobby Flay? They know his strengths and weaknesses like few others do, have cooked with him personally and professionally, and they're sure to be honest when it comes to doling out advice to Bobby's potential defeaters. Hear what Alex Guarnaschelli, Anne Burrell, Michael Symon and more Food Network stars had to say.

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Tune in Thursday at 10|9c to catch an all-new episode of Beat Bobby Flay.

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