A Kelowna chef is slated to be featured on an episode of the Food Networksa国际传媒檚 Fire Masters sa国际传媒� for a second time.

James Holmes, head chef of Bernard Avenue restaurants and , will go head-to-head with other esteemed chefs on the competition-based show.

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Fire Masters is a one-episode competition with three competitors. The first round sees three chefs compete, leaving two standing for a second-round battle. The last-remaining chef cooks against one of the judges, a well-known chef, for a prize of $10,000.

Fire Masters is unique in that chefs can only cook on fire, outdoors.

Although Holmes cansa国际传媒檛 give too much away, he said, sa国际传媒淭he one thing I can tell you is that in your first round, you bring your signature dish and it goes from there.sa国际传媒�

In February, Holmes was on The Food Networksa国际传媒檚 Big Food Bucket List with Salt & Brick, but he says Fire Masters is a whole new ball game.

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As for being on the Food Network by himself this time, he said the episode will give Kelowna a better look at his personality.

Holmes said the episode was recorded in September 2019 and the Food Network recorded two seasons in advance.

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Find out if Chef Holmes wins $10,000 when Fire Masters airs on June 3 at 8 p.m. PST on the Food Network. Learn more .

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