The WORST episodes of Beat Bobby Flay

#1 - Makeover Takeover

Season 39 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/24/2025

Queer Eye's style guru Tan France partners with Maneet Chauhan and chefs Franklin Becker and Kelly "Shibumi" Jones to dress Bobby Flay down.

#2 - Kelly and the Jet

Season 27 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/24/2021

Clinton Kelly and Jet Tila cheer two chefs on to victory against Bobby.

#3 - Best Dressed in TV

Season 27 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/17/2021

Geoffrey Zakarian and Carson Kressley take on Bobby -- and his style.

#4 - It's All Business

Season 28 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/21/2021

Chefs and business partners Scott Calhoun and David Feola must challenge each other before they take Bobby Flay down. Meanwhile, Anne Burrell and Michael Symon give Bobby the business.

#5 - The Puck Stops Here

Season 27 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/24/2021

Culinary legend Wolfgang Puck makes his first-ever appearance at the Beat Bobby Flay arena alongside Chopped guru Ted Allen. Chefs Emily Hansen and Judy Anderson must impress the dynamic duo to get the chance to fillet the Flay.

#6 - Beets Me

Season 27 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/17/2021

Bobby Flay's friends Damaris Phillips and Michael Symon get together for the very first time to try to take their pal down. He'll have to tango with fellow New Yorkers Andrew Lukovsky and Airis Johnson, who aren't going down without a fight.

#7 - Let the Trumpet Sound!

Season 27 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/2021

VEEP star Reid Scott makes a campaign run against Bobby Flay with an all-star running mate, Food Network's Sunny Anderson. Chefs Ned Baldwin and Sieger Bayer want to veto Bobby's winning record and snag a landslide victory of their own.

#8 - Rambutan Rumble

Season 27 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/3/2021

Global chefs Dannie Harrison and Hiro Tawara try to trip up Bobby Flay with some dishes that are off the map! Food Network's Giada De Laurentiis and Marcus Samuelsson are along for the ride and hoping Bobby gets jet lag.

#9 - Oh Brother

Season 18 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/2019

It's a case of sibling rivalry as brothers and chefs Steve and Brian Redzikowski go head-to-head for the chance to take down Bobby Flay; Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy and chef Alex Guarnaschelli decide which brother is the chosen one to face Bobby.

#10 - Heat in the Street

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/18/2014

Alex Guarnaschelli and Scott Conant determine who will challenge Bobby Flay in the kitchen when a Mexican-born chef squares off against an opponent with a background in fusion cuisine.

#11 - The Boys are Back

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/25/2016

It's new vs. old school, by Santa Fe chef Todd Hall and Phoenix chef Brian Archibald, in a battle of Southwestern-style cuisine, decided by chefs Michael Symon and Michael Voltaggio.

#12 - An International Affair

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/2014

Chopped's Ted Allen and Amanda Freitag stop by the arena with one goal in mind: Beat Bobby Flay! Italian-born chef Patrick D'Andrea takes on Canadian chef Rob Feenie for the chance to stare down the master.

#13 - Hook, Line and Sinker

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2015

In a battle pitting a hotel chef vs. a restaurant chef, Scott Conant and Willie Geist are charged with choosing the better man to go up against Bobby Flay.

#14 - The Nightmare Before Pastry

Season 25 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/14/2020

Katie Lee and Zac Young want to scare up a victory over Bobby.

#15 - "Bouillabaisse-ic" Instinct

Season 32 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/18/2023

#16 - Belly Up!

Season 26 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/4/2021

Meat masters Max Hosey and Ash Fulk go belly up for the star ingredient as they battle for a shot at Bobby Flay. Then things hit the next level when Bobby and Chef Claire Robinson discover Chef Scott Conant's secret obsession with the winning contender's signature dish.

#17 - Pot Calling the Kettle Beat

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/1/2015

Jonathan Waxman and Aaron Sanchez hope to beat Bobby Flay by pitting him against either a veteran chef with 30 years experience or a star on the New England culinary scene.

#18 - JUDGEment Day

Season 35 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/4/2024

#19 - Orange Is the New Beat

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/23/2014

Chefs Geoffrey Zakarian and Jeff Mauro are playing the tricks and culinary instructor James Gillespie and restaurateur Rob Maffucci are serving up the Halloween treats.

#20 - No Training Wheels

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/9/2015

Actor and chef David Burtka teams up with Food Network's Alex Guarnaschelli to beat the king of competition cooking, Bobby Flay, as self-taught chefs Johnny Zone and Jumoke Jackson battle for the right to dethrone him.

#21 - Bells Will Be Ringing

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/2014

Anne Burrell and Scott Conant try to spoil Bobby Flay's Christmas with their choice for a competitor to take him on in the kitchen.

#22 - It Must've Been Love

Season 22 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/24/2019

Proving that couples can be competitive, Chef Ricardo Castro and his wife, Chef Rosana Rivera, challenge each other for a chance to beat Bobby Flay. Love is in the air as they're joined by Food Network's Jet Tila and his wife, Ali, but there's no love for Bobby.

#23 - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Season 25 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/19/2020

Food Network's Alex Guarnaschelli and Chef Michael Voltaggio love nothing more than getting Bobby Flay beat. They're cheering on fine dining expert Jennifer Dewasha and seafood aficionado Devin Bozkaya, who are ready to battle for a chance at the throne with a win against Bobby.

#24 - Bobby, We Need to Talk

Season 32 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/2/2023

Natalie Morales, host of The Talk, is back in the kitchen with Eddie Jackson. They send chefs Tim Kuklinkski and Sedesh Wilkerson on a mission to beat Bobby Flay in a battle of Scotch eggs.

#25 - Rules Are Meant to Be Broken

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/2016

Chopped (2007) host Ted Allen and comedian Margaret Cho don't play by the rules when it comes to taking down Bobby Flay. To do their dirty work, they've brought in renegade chefs Diane Dimeo and Ian Russo to put culinary golden boy Bobby in his place.