Last year, just when March Madness bit the dust due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Guy Fieri and The Food Network struck gold.
He’s had plenty of cooking shows, but right when so many (ie: the author of this post) were yearning for single-elimination playoff action and getting none, he unveiled a new cooking competition that saved the day...
The “Tournament of Champions.”
Sixteen chefs chosen from lists of the best chefs in the country, generally from other cooking shows or competitions. Eight from the West Coast, eight from the East Coast, seeded 1-8 in each bracket, facing single-elimination “cook-offs” facing unknown judges who are judging blind, meaning they don’t know who the chefs are that prepared the meals.