This year, Newcity’s Big Heat feature focuses on those who stand behind the chef in the kitchen. We want to recognize the people who’ve succeeded big time, but we also want to recognize promising upstarts.
Wooden City has taken the Scenic City by storm, and at its front is executive chef Robert Lepse. His upbringing and later work led to a chance meeting with Jon Green, who with two partners opened the first Wooden City in Tacoma, Washington. A second location followed in Spokane, Washington, and the third in the chain opened in Chattanooga in September 2022.
Murfreesboro's very own Alex Belew was crowned the winner in Thursday night's season finale of "Hell's Kitchen: Battle of the Ages."
He has competed all season on the Fox television show, which airs on the network Thursday nights at 7pm.
Hell's Kitchen is an American reality competition cooking show that premiered on Fox on May 30, 2005. The series is hosted by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, who created and appeared in the British series of the same name. Each season, chefs compete for a .