Chefs Under Fire Celebrity Chef Judges
We are proud to announce that the original team of celebrity chefs will be returning to Chefs Under Fire 2010! After all previously competing on Iron Chef America, Chef David Bull, Chef Tyson Cole, and Chef Kent Rathbun are back for more action – only this time, they’ll be the ruthless critics.
Each Regional Competition will feature a unique local judges panel, but each Chefs Under Fire Contestant will ultimately be declared winner of CHEFS UNDER FIRE 2010 by these three Celebrity Chefs at the Chefs Under Fire Finals.
Chef David Bull
Restaurants: Bolla at Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa, Second & Congress (scheduled to open Fall 2010)
About Chef Bull: As Executive Chef of The Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa’s signature restaurant Bolla, David J. Bull is well versed in creating dynamic, hand tailored menus for intimate parties of 10 or grand fetes of 500. In addition to being named Food and Wine Magazine’s Best New Chefs 2003 list and nominated for the prestigious 2007 James Beard award of “Best New Chef Southwest”, Chef Bull also appeared on The Food Network in 2006 as an Iron Chef America challenger. Chef Bull recently released his own Interactive Cookbook, Bull’s Eye on Food. Learn more at www.ChefDavidBull.com.
Chef Tyson Cole
Restaurants: Uchi, Uchiko (scheduled to open Summer 2010)
About Chef Cole: Tyson Cole is a passionate student of the Japanese tradition. He has trained for more than 10 years in Tokyo, New York, and Austin, under two different sushi masters. Cole’s gift of marrying global ingredients and flavors with traditional Japanese flavors quickly garnered him local as well as national attention, and Uchi has become one of the top fine dining restaurants in Austin. Chef Cole was awarded a coveted spot on Food and Wine Magazine’s Best New Chefs of 2005 list and competed on Food Network’s Iron Chef America in 2008. Learn more at www.UchiAustin.com.
Chef Kent Rathbun
Restaurants: Jaspers, Abacus, Blue Plate Kitchen, Zea Wood Fire Grill, Shinsei
About Chef Rathbun: By creating an astounding culinary legacy in Texas, Rathbun has thrived in the national scene. He’s cooked at the James Beard House in New York on several occasions and was nominated as the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef: Southwest in 1999, 2002, 2003, & 2004. He has repeatedly appeared on numerous TV shows, including Food Network’s “Chef du Jour”, Cooking Live with Sara Moulton, “Ready Set Cook”, the CBS Early Show, The Rosie O’Donnell Show & NBC’s Today Show, and most recently competed on Food Network’s “Iron Chef America”, defeating Bobby Flay. Chef Rathbun has recently released a collection of sauces, dressings, spices, and marinades made exclusively by him for the home chef called Kent Rathbun Elements.
