Anyone looking forward to this?

Here's a list of the contenders: http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-next-iron-chef-rivals/package/index.html

There are a few people I don't recognize there, but if I had to root for someone right off the bat it'd probably be Robert Irvine, he's awesome. Although Anne Burrell is one of the top technically skilled there, she's really annoying; I've seen her show and she's really wacko.

I'm not a big Irvine fan. He's amusing enough, but apparently he lied about his resume to get his first show, and he's blatantly ripping off Gordon Ramsey lately. I like Marcus Samuelson out of this group as I've eaten at his burger joint in the Chicago Macy's food court (best food court in the country IMO--Samuelson, Rick Bayless, and Takashi all have restaurants there).

He was my 2nd choice.

chiarello or samuelson will win

Irvine or Zakarian would be my preference. Irvine has an immense amount of talent.

Samuelsson.

Chuck Hughes will win

I used to despise Irvine, till I started watching Dinner Impossible.

He's a prick, however he gets shit done.

Been watching it.
I don't like the idea of the "chariman's challenge"

ill prolly skip it this time round, im not too big a fan of any of those people.