Where You’ve Seen Food Network’s Tournament of Champions All-Star Chefs Before

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There’s a new level of competition coming to Food Network.

On Wednesday, March 4, the network that brought us Chopped, Guy’s Grocery Games and a seemingly never-ending array of baking championships will give foodies a March Madness all their own with the premiere of Tournament of Champions.

The five-part tournament will pit 16 of the nation’s most celebrated chef—nominated on social media last fall by fans after host and executive producer Guy Fieri asked for input on who deserved to fight it out in an East Coast vs. West Coast tournament—into head-to-head, single elimination bracket-style competition, where a randomizer machine determines the protein, produce, equipment, cooking style and time for each of the cook-offs. 

“The NFL has the Super Bowl, MLB has the World Series, NBA has The Finals. And now Food Network has Tournament of Champions – the ultimate culinary championship to establish once and for all, who rules America’s kitchen,” Fieri said in a press release when the show was announced in January.

While the chefs enter the competition blind, not knowing who their opponents will be or what sort of challenges they’ll have to face, viewers will likely recognize many of culinary forces repping their respective coasts. Before you tune in, meet the 16 all-star chefs and find out just where you may have seen them before!

Maneet Chauhan, Ted Allen, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Rocco DiSpirito, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Alex Guarnaschelli, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Elizabeth Falkner, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Darnell Ferguson, Craig Melvin, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Amanda Freitag, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Marc Murphy, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Christian Petroni, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Richard Blais, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Eric Greenspan, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Antonia Lofaso, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Beau MacMillan, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Jet Tila, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Marcel Vigneron, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Michael Voltaggio, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Brooke Williamson, Tournament Of Champions Celeb Chefs

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Tournament of Champions premieres Wednesday, March 4 at 10 p.m. on Food Network.

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