The main event of Tournament of Champions VII continues with the second set of eight chefs out of the field of 32 battling it out in four matchups to see who advances to round 2—and who packs their knives and leaves. Plus, the second of four “Secret Culinary Icons” will be revealed in the last matchup of the night.
The judges for this week are Judy Joo, Rocco DiSpirito and reigning TOC champ Antonia Lofaso.
Beware of spoilers ahead: Don’t keep reading if you don’t want to be spoiled.
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Matchup 1: No. 4 Nini Nguyen vs No. 5 Joe Sasto
Matchup 2: No. 3 Kevin Lee vs No. 6 Adam Greenberg
Matchup 3: No. 2 Britt Rescigno vs No. 7 Giuseppe Tentori
Matchup 4: The Secret Icon vs No. 8 Katsuji Tanabe
What’s Next on ‘Tournament of Champions’ Season 7?
The first-round battles continue with four more matchups next week, March 15: Sara Bradley takes on Dan Jacobs, Bryan Voltaggio goes up against Carlos Anthony, Dale Talde and Shirley Chung face off, and Viet Pham competes against the third culinary icon.
Tournament of Champions season 7 airs Sunday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network.
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