 Chef Joey Campanaro previously lost to Iron Chef Cat Cora in Battle Venison; his brother Lou served as one of his sous chefs in the battle.Chef Madison Cowan previously appeared on "Chopped", and is the first Chopped Grand Champion.His sous chefs were fellow "Chopped" competitor Lance Nitahara and "Chopped" judge Amanda Freitag, who competed against Iron Chef Jose Garces in "The Next Iron Chef".