Naval chef Carla Harris brings her grit against seriously competitive chef Noah Schwartz, and Food Network's Anne Burrell and Geoffrey Zakarian use their expertise to determine who has the arsenal to beat Bobby.
Chefs Noah Zamler and Aerin Zavory are here to make sure Bobby Flay doesn't "Oaxacaway" with the competition. They've got Geoffrey Zakarian and Brooke Williamson on their team to pummel Bobby with pranks.
Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian faces off against challenger Shea Gallante, who is the executive chef at Ciano in New York. The judges for this battle are Michael Ruhlman, Candice Kumai and Martin Yan.
In the first half of the premiere episode, hosts Damaris Phillips and Geoffrey Zakarian challenge the rivals to put their personalities on pizzas — and make sure their pies reflect their points of view.