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Who deserves to become Iron Chef: The Next Generation?

By D. Goodman

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 14: Guests attend the Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Coca-Cola - Rooftop Iron Chef Showdown: Battle Autumn Bounty hosted by Alton Brown at Pier 92 on October 14, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for NYCWFF)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 14: Guests attend the Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Coca-Cola - Rooftop Iron Chef Showdown: Battle Autumn Bounty hosted by Alton Brown at Pier 92 on October 14, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for NYCWFF) /
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – APRIL 28: Chef Antonia Lofaso hosts ‘Shrimp Toast of the Town’ during the Austin FOOD & WINE Festival at Auditorium Shores on April 28, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – APRIL 28: Chef Antonia Lofaso hosts ‘Shrimp Toast of the Town’ during the Austin FOOD & WINE Festival at Auditorium Shores on April 28, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images) /

Antonia Lofaso

This one is easy. Antonia Lofaso is one of the most feared chefs who regularly competes on the food competition circuit. Her name alone is normally enough to make a handful of contestants quit right then and there.

There is no question she has the skills and knowledge to be an Iron Chef. But most important she has that fire to win that is essential to doing battle in Kitchen Stadium. If you saw Lofaso in the first season of Tournament of Champions, losing to Brooke Williamson actually brought her to tears. That is the kind of passion you want to see in an Iron Chef. A desire to win with no other option.

In addition, thanks to Lofaso’s numerous appearances on shows like Guy’s Grocery Games, there are few curveballs the Chairman could throw at her that she wouldn’t be ready for and able to adapt to.

It is safe to say that Antonia Lofaso was born to be an Iron Chef and the time has come for her to fulfill her destiny.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 12: Chef Michael Voltaggio attends the Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One – Dinner with Action Bronson, Michael Voltaggio and Jonathan Waxman part of the Bank of America Dinner Series at Spring Place on October 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for NYCWFF)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 12: Chef Michael Voltaggio attends the Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One – Dinner with Action Bronson, Michael Voltaggio and Jonathan Waxman part of the Bank of America Dinner Series at Spring Place on October 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for NYCWFF) /

Michael Voltaggio

If being an Iron Chef was all about attitude, Michael Voltaggio should have been given one of the coveted chef jackets a long time ago.

Voltaggio is well known as a chef who really doesn’t give a crap what you think of him or his food. He makes what he enjoys and that’s the end of it. As a result of his uncompromising feelings about his cooking, he has earned a reputation as difficult and borderline arrogant.

But when you can cook like Voltaggio does and can back up your words with actions, you can be as arrogant as you want.

In addition, Voltaggio is no stranger to Iron Chef, having competed against Bobby Flay in Season 11, losing by a score of 83-77 in Battle Iberico Pork. And of course, he won Season 6 of Top Chef, taking down none other than his brother Michael to win the title.

Voltaggio would bring the perfect combination of skill and attitude to Iron Chef and we feel would quickly become one of the most feared weapons in the Chairman’s arsenal.

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