Bobby Flay's Loss Column

326 wins.
195 losses.
These are the losses.

Every chef who beat Bobby Flay on his own show. The dish. The story. One defeat at a time.

195
Defeats
62.4%
Win Rate
0-3
vs Israeli Food
1
Chef Beat Him Twice

The Defeat List

Every chef. Every dish. Every time Bobby Flay lost on his own show.

Bobby's Worst Nightmares

Challenger win rate by cuisine. The data doesn't lie.

American
105
53.8% of defeats
Mexican/Latin
17
8.7% of defeats
Asian
16
8.2% of defeats
Italian
15
7.7% of defeats
Seafood
10
5.1% of defeats
Indian
9
4.6% of defeats
French
6
3.1% of defeats
Southern
6
3.1% of defeats
BBQ
3
1.5% of defeats
Middle Eastern
2
1% of defeats
Caribbean
2
1% of defeats
German
1
0.5% of defeats
Japanese
1
0.5% of defeats
African
1
0.5% of defeats
Filipino
1
0.5% of defeats

The GOAT of Beating Bobby Flay

Viet Pham. Born in a Malaysian refugee camp. Immigrated to the US at 7 months old. The only chef to beat Bobby Flay twice — once on Iron Chef America, once on Beat Bobby Flay. Then he beat Bobby's entire Triple Threat team for good measure.

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