Cincinnati chef, Food Network competitor Christian Gill previews his two-appearance week

>> YOU ARE WATCHING WLWT NEWS 5, LEADING THE WAY. COLIN: WE ARE ON THE COUCH. [LAUGHTER] KELLY: WE ARE. THIS IS UNUSUAL. COLIN: WE HAVE LEGS. THIS GUY HAVE GOT A FULL PLATE, I SAID IT EARLIER, I AM GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN. YOU KNOW HIM, IF YOU DON’T, HE IS CHEF CHRISTIAN GILL FROM BOOMTOWN BISCUITS & WHISKEY. KELLY:KELLY: YOU WILL GET A SECOND SERVING OF GILL, WE WILL PUT IN ALL THE PLANS AS WE CAN, AS HE HOPES TO “BEAT BOBBY FLAY.” HE JOINS US ON THE COUCH THIS MORNING. CHEF, THANKS FOR JOINING US. WE KNOW YOU ARE AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PERSON — BUSY PERSON. YOU ARE NO STRANGER TO FOOD NETWORK. WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE CALLED BACK FOR NOT ONE BUT TWO SHOWS? CHRISTIAN: I MEAN, JUST SEEING THAT MOST OF THE SHOWS — BOTH OF THE SHOWS ARE BACK TO BACK, JUST FILMING IN GENERAL, ESPECIALLY THE FIRST TWO BIG WAVES OF THE PANDEMIC, JUST, I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK ON SOME OF THESE SHOWS AND BE ABLE TO COMPETE COME OF IT IS JUST LIKE, I DON’T KNOW, IT IS SURREAL THAT YOU GET TO SEE THEM BACK TO BACK. SO YOU GET THE APPETIZER TONIGHT, AND YOU GET THE FULL COURSE MEAL TOMORROW. AND I DON’T KNOW, THERE COULD BE MORE. COLIN: MAYBE. CHRISTIAN: I DON’T KNOW. COLIN: BOTH OF THESE SHOWS ARE DIFFERENT, RIGHT? BUT THE SECOND ONE TOMORROW NIGHT, YOU WILL BE UP AGAINST SEVEN COMPETITORS? CHRISTIAN: TONIGHT I AM UP AGAINST SEVEN OTHER CHAMPIONS FROM FOOD NETWORK’S “GUY’S GROCERY GAMES.” THEY ARE COMPETING IN A SUMMER TOURNAMENT OF SORTS, WHERE IS LIKE IF YOU TAKE THE SHOW “SALUTE YOUR SHORTS” — KELLY: WOW! GREAT THROWBACK. CHRISTIAN: AND “SURVIVOR,” IN YOUR MIND, WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING ON THE SET, THE GROCERY STORE, YOU ARE NOT NAKED, BUT IN YOUR MIND, YOU ARE AFRAID. KELLY: YOU ARE VERY VULNERABLE. CHRISTIAN: VERY VULNERABLE. [LAUGHTER] KELLY: OK, SO WHEN CAN PEOPLE WATCH? WE HAVE FOOD NETWORK ON FAR TOO OFTEN AT OUR HOUSE. IT ALWAYS MAKES ME HUNGRY. WHEN CAN THEY WATCH COMMEND WHAT SPECIFICALLY CAN WE DO? IF WE POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE COULD SEE YOU MORE ON FOOD NETWORK CHRISTIAN: YOU COULD. TONIGHT AT 9:00, 8:00 P.M. CENTRAL ON FOOD NETWORK, THAT IS “GUY’S GROCERY GAMES, EPISODE ONE. AND THEN “BEAT BOBBY FLAY,” OR WHAT WAS THAT YOU FOUND? KELLY: ROBERT FLAVOR. IF YOU BEAT BOBBY FLAY, I MIGHT HAVE TO STAY UP FOR THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS A BIG DEAL. CHRISTIAN: I THINK YOU SHOULD STAY UP ANYWAY JUST BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT TO REPRESENTING CINCINNATI THAT I PUT IN. COLIN: ARE YOU GOING TO BE OUR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST? [LAUGHTER] KELLY: THIS IS THE KIND OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM I AM ALL ABOUT, FOOD. COLIN: ROBERT SOUFFLE. KELLY: THAT IS A NEW ONE. THIS HAS BEEN FUN. EVERYONE WILL TUNE IN AGAIN. WE WILL POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, TOO HOW WE, CAN GET CHRISTIAN BACK ON MORE OFTEN. COLIN: YOU ARE LEAVING THIS AFTER — CHRISTIAN: I HAVE MORE THINGS COOKING, MORE THINGS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE. I WILL TELL YOU ALL, BUT I CAN’T TELL ANYBODY ELSE. SORRY FOR YOU WILL HAVE TO TUNE IN. KELLY: YOU WILL HAVE TO TUNE IN. I PROMISE NOT TO SPILL THE BEANS. CHRISTIAN: THE SOUP WILL BE READY SOON. EVERYBODY SIT AND SIMMER ON THIS. KELLY: THANKS FOR JOINING US, CRISTIAN PEREZ WE ARE SO

WATCH: Cincinnati chef, Food Network competitor Christian Gill previews his two-appearance week

Updated: 8:02 AM EDT Jul 6, 2022

Christian Gill, a Cincinnati chef and recurring Food Network competitor, joins WLWT News 5 TODAY to talk about his upcoming appearances on “Guy’s Grocery Games” and “Beat Bobby Flay.”You can watch his full conversation with Colin Mayfield and Kelly Rippin in the video player above.Gill won an episode of “Guy’s Grocery Games” in 2018, winning in part thanks to making Cincinnati-style chili poutine.Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Gill is a co-owner of Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey.Gill will be in action on “Guy’s Grocery Games” Wednesday night at 9 p.m. and will attempt to “Beat Bobby Flay” at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday.

CINCINNATI —

Christian Gill, a Cincinnati chef and recurring Food Network competitor, joins WLWT News 5 TODAY to talk about his upcoming appearances on “Guy’s Grocery Games” and “Beat Bobby Flay.”

You can watch his full conversation with Colin Mayfield and Kelly Rippin in the video player above.

Gill won an episode of “Guy’s Grocery Games” in 2018, winning in part thanks to making Cincinnati-style chili poutine.

Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Gill is a co-owner of Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey.

Gill will be in action on “Guy’s Grocery Games” Wednesday night at 9 p.m. and will attempt to “Beat Bobby Flay” at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday.