Bobby Flay’s ‘Triple Threat’ Titans Reveal First-Season Flubs That Still Eat at Them Ahead of Season 2 Premiere

variety.com:

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Food Network fires up the second season of “Bobby’s Triple Threat” Tuesday, treating fans to the return of host Bobby Flay and the three “titan” chefs he’s once again relying on to do the cooking competition for him: Tiffany Derry, Michael Voltaggio and Brooke Williamson.

The trio will face off against chef Michael Symon as a team, going for three head-to-head rounds full of surprise ingredients and evaluated by a mystery judge on the Season 2 premiere Tuesday at 9 p.m.

ET on Food Network. Flay roots for them from the sidelines in his speakeasy-style kitchen. Don’t worry about Flay feeling left out, he’s the one who wants to be in the audience: “I’m totally fine with it,” the longtime Food Network staple told Variety in a joint interview with his “Triple Threat” stars. “I have cooked in so many competitions, I think I’ve probably competed the most maybe of anybody on food television over the years.

And so it’s really nice to watch. I feel like these guys are the best of their generation, so to have them under one roof and basically matchmake them against some great chefs from around the country, it’s really fun for me to be able to do that.” Meanwhile, Flay’s titans return to the battle field possessing the wisdom — and slight trauma — sustained in the first season, which aired last fall. “Season 1 was a blur and watching it I was like, ‘Oh, I was there,'” Derry said. “But I just remember not being able to sleep at night and waking up in the middle of the night, like, I wish I would have made this.” Some dish decisions from the first season still haunt the “Triple Threat” stars, including an attempt from Voltaggio that did not meet judge Marc Forgione’s standards based on two tiny.