Bobby Flay Enlists Michael Symon to Reprise His Role on Throwdown.

Bobby Flay Enlists Michael Symon to Reprise His Role on Throwdown.
Bobby Flay is throwing his best friend in the ring to fend for himself.
Throwdown with Michael Symon, produced by Flay's company Rock Shrimp Productions, premieres on Food Network on Tuesday.
Flay enlisted his pal for the gig after hosting Throwdown himself for nine seasons starting in 2006.
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"I've been talking to Michael about it for years," Flay tells PEOPLE exclusively.
"He's a great guy and he's a great chef and he has a great way about him.
I just thought that he'd be perfect to bring the role back."

"Michael is a sweet guy but he's also very secretly competitive," Flay adds of the Cleveland native and former co-host of The Chew.
That competitive edge will be useful in the show's unique format.
In Throwdown, Symon and his culinary director Katie Pickens go against top restaurant owners in a surprise battle of each chef's signature dish.