Premise: Geoffrey Zakarian (born July 25, 1959) is an American Iron Chef, restaurateur, television personality and author. He is the executive chef of several restaurants in New York City, Atlantic City and Miami. He is featured on several television programs on the Food Network, including "Chopped" and in 2011, "The Next Iron Chef", where he won the right to join "Iron Chef America".
Hypothesis: The executive chef of several restaurants in New York City, Zakarian won the right to join "Iron Chef America" in 2011 after performing well in "Chopped."