Throwdown with Bobby Flay

- Season 5

(2008)

Bobby invites Paula Deen to compete in a country-fried steak challenge.

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A New Orleans native defends her famous seafood gumbo.

A paella cook-off takes place at the Cannery at Del Monte Square, in San Francisco, against Gerard Nebesky, who's known locally as the "paella guy".

A chile-relleno challenge is featured.

Bobby travels to Chicago to challenge the owner of "Lou Malnati's Pizzeria" to a deep-dish pizza throwdown.

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Bobby surprises Raven "Cake Man" Dennis, III, of Brooklyn and challenges him to a red-velvet cake bake-off.

Bobby challenges Maribel and Aristide Barrios, Venezuelan husband and wife owner of "Caracas Aprea Bar" in New York City, to a cook-off of arepas (corn cakes).

A South Carolina chef defends his famed six-layer, 12-pound coconut cake.

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Renowned pastry chef Francois Payard is the challenger in a Yule-log cake bake-off.

Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto schools Bobby Flay on the art of sushi before he challenges a former instructor at the California Sushi Academy.

A chocolate bread-pudding challenge against New York pastry chefs Jerome Chang and Chris Chen, owners of the "Dessert Truck".