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Redemption Journals: Chef Marcel Vigneron

Chef Marcel Vigneron was the seventh rival chef eliminated on Food Network's The Next Iron Chef: Redemption. Flip through his personal scrapbook photo journal to relive the most-memorable moments from his time on the show.

Rival Chefs Marcel Vigneron and Amanda Freitag bidding on ingredients up for auction for the Chairman's Challenge "Risk" as seen on Food Network’s Season 5.

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Chef Marcel Vigneron

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Marcel Vigneron is the owner of the catering company Modern Global Tasting. He was the seventh chef sent home from The Next Iron Chef: Redemption, just one week short of the finale.

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In Marcel's Words

Each rival was given a journal to use during his or her road to redemption, and Chef Vigneron filled his with notes about challenges, feel-good reminders to cook at his highest level and go-to recipes and ingredient lists.

Rival Chef Amanda Freitag hugs fellow safe Rival Chef Elizabeth Falkner after the for the "White Bread" as seen on Food Network's Season 5.

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Competitor on a Plate

To represent Chef Guarnaschelli on a plate in the test of simplicity, Chef Vigneron imagined several key moments of her life into a one-bite truffled egg. "As an homage to Chef Guarnaschelli, I think it works really well," Simon said. Despite his dish's success, however, Chef Vigneron was ultimately outcooked by his rival and forced to face off in a three-way Secret Ingredient Showdown.

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Heart and Soul

No matter the Secret Ingredient or challenge, Chef Vigneron made sure to "Cook from the heart" throughout the competition. He penned reminders like this one on several pages of his journal.