Bobby Flay Reveals He's About to Start Shooting the 'Quintessential Food Network Show'

Flay said the new series will "answer a lot of questions" about the restaurant business during the latest episode of 'Bobby on the Beat'

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• Bobby Flay teased a new Food Network series focused on professional cooking and the restaurant industry
• The show has been in development for nearly three years and begins filming in April, he said
• Flay’s other series on Food Network include Beat Bobby Flay, Bobby’s Triple Threat and BBQ Brawl

Bobby Flay teased an exciting new project during the latest episode of his podcast.

“I am starting a new series for Food Network,” the celebrity chef, 61, told guest Heather Graham, 56, on the Monday, April 13, episode of Bobby on the Beat.

“I can't really tell you what it is, but it's going to be, I think, the quintessential Food Network show,” he went on. “It's going to be obviously about cooking. It's going to have some sort of professional cooking environment in it, for sure. I think it's going to answer a lot of questions of how do you do your job, so to speak, when it comes to chefs and cooks in the restaurant business.”

Flay added that he’s looking forward to making the show, which has been in the works for a while.

“This is something I've been working on for, I don't know, two and a half, three years,” he explained. “We're going to pick up the cameras and we're going to shoot it. That's basically going to take up my April, for sure.”

The culinary star’s other series on Food Network include Beat Bobby Flay, Bobby’s Triple Threat and BBQ Brawl.

The network recently announced the cast lineup and premiere date for BBQ Brawl, which debuts its seventh season on Monday, May 11.

Brooke Williamson’s role changes from judge to team captain in the latest installment, which sees Flay and Maneet Chauhan return to lead the other two teams throughout nine episodes.

A total of 12 pitmasters vie for the title of “Master of ‘Cue” at Star Hill Ranch in Austin, Texas.

Carson Kressley returns as a judge, alongside Adrienne Cheatham and season 3 winner Rashad Jones.

Flay previously revealed that girlfriend Williamson would be stepping into a new role on the show during an interview with PEOPLE at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) in February.

“Brooke has been a judge since almost the beginning, the second season, and she's always wanted to be one of the mentors and cook on the show, and there was never sort of an opportunity for that,” he said.

However, circumstances changed after the two chefs began dating in March 2025.

“But now, our rule between us is that we can't judge each other, because how can we judge each other?” he said. “We can compete against each other in kind of friendly ways. She's becoming one of the captains on BBQ Brawl, so I have to actually compete against her. And she, as you might imagine, is very competitive, so she's tough to beat.”

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