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CEDAR RAPIDS — “Hell’s Kitchen” is back with some new flavor from Iowa.

The FOX show, known for its intense culinary challenges at the mercy of passionate and excitable British chef Gordon Ramsay, debuted season 24 on Sept. 25 with a familiar face for many Cedar Rapids diners.

Anthony Leonard, a chef de partie at Cobble Hill, tried his hand at a theme pitting contestants from different states against each other for a chance at a grand prize of $250,000 and a prestigious position at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

Leonard, a Cedar Rapids native, has previously worked kitchens around the city including the Cedar Rapids Country Club, Pickle Palace, and the former Betas

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