Mississippi Coast chef Austin Sumrall recently appeared on Food Network’s “Beat Bobby Flay,” competing against Florida chef Alexia Gawlak before facing host Bobby Flay.
The episode, titled “Southern Comfort,” aired last week but was filmed two years ago in front of a live audience in New York. It was one of several cooking competition shows Sumrall has appeared on. He has also competed on “Chopped” and “Alex vs. America.”
In the first round, Sumrall and Gawlak were tasked with using bacon as the main ingredient. Sumrall prepared four dishes, including bacon and leek soubise, mustard greens with bacon, bacon lardon, and pangrattato with gremolata, while Gawlak made a bacon lettuce wrap. Celebrity hosts Jeff Mauro and Carson Kressley judged the dishes and declared Sumrall the winner…