After he whupped Sherry Yard and Mark Peel in a pastry quickfire, it's hard to count the chef out of any competition, even if he did get a swift boot from Next iron Chef.
Alton Brown boots Wilshire's chef for a lack of ingenuity, depriving L.A. of another competitor.
"I have great respect for those who do molecular gastronomy but I don';t think it has legs," says the Wilshire chef.
Chef Eric Greenspan sums up the remaining competition and his experience in The Next Iron Chef.
The Next Iron Chef casts off our local competitor on the first episode.
