Buckhead Chef Wins Food Network Competition

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The general manager and head chef at a restaurant in Buckhead will soon be appearing on your television screen as a participant in a competition on the Food Network.

She’s going to win, too.

Roasters GM Leslie Cohen was shown as a contestant on “Cutthroat Kitchen” on July 19 and turned out to be the winner of the whole shebang, according to Neighbor Newspapers. The show, hosted celebrity chef Alton Brown, pits four chefs against one another for four grueling rounds of cooking shenanigans, such as cooking food on the back of an inflatable horse. At the end of each round, one chef is sent home until there’s only one standing.

Apart from the glory inherent in winning such a competition, Cohen took home $20,500 in prize money. She plans to put some of that money back into the restaurant but also wants to go on a trip to the Caribbean, Neighbor Newspapers says.

Catch a repeat showing of Cohen’s “Cutthroat Kitchen” triumph on Aug. 1 at 5 p.m.