Chef Jesse Kuykendall will represent SA on Food Network’s Chopped. Credit: Facebook / Jesse Kuykendall

San Antonio has seen its share of chefs on the big screen recently, and we’re set to add another to our network TV hall of fame.

Chef Jesse Kuykendall — known as Chef Kirk to colleagues and friends — will represent SA on Food Network’s Chopped later this month.

The chef of newly-opened Milpa and longtime downtown eatery Ocho at Hotel Havana will compete against three other pro cooks as they turn baskets of mystery ingredients into a three-course meal for the chance to win $10,000.

The new episode will air on Food Network on Tuesday, May 25 at 8 p.m. CST.

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This article appears in Apr 21 – May 4, 2021.

Nina Rangel uses nearly 20 years of experience in the foodservice industry to tell the stories of movers and shakers in the food scene in San Antonio. As the Food + Nightlife Editor for the San Antonio...