Beachside Brawl was filmed in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California. The location was chosen because of its appeal as a fast-growing food area.
Produced by Knuckle Sandwich and Lando Entertainment for Food Network, it is a reality food competition on a sandy shore.
Chef Antonia Lofaso hosts a beachside showdown to decide which coast summer food is best. Two elite chefs are assigned to manage their team on either side of the East and West Coast.
The motive of the show is to prove which team is best in culinary making and the final team will be awarded ‘Best of the Beach’ and a cash prize worth $25,000.
Season 2 of the series is scheduled to premiere on Sunday, June 18 at 10 p.m.ET/PT. This season will include eight episodes.
Where Is Beachside Brawl Filmed?
Beachside Brawl was filmed in Redondo Beach, California. The location is home to restaurants like Dominique’s Kitchen, Salt Fish Grill, and La Plasyita.
Rehendo Beach is the largest, small-boat marina on the west coast. The place is globally recognized for its Lobster Festival held yearly in the Seaside Lagoon.
Antonia Lofaso brings the competition back to sand on the return of Beachside Brawl Season 2 on June 18 on Food Network and Discovery+.
Season 1 was also filmed in the same location in March.
Jasmyne Romero-Clark, one of the contestants about to feature from the West Coast expressed her experience while filming Beachside Brawl Season 2.
It was a stressful journey with lots of fun and something she would do again, being around such talented chefs and being coached was an unforgettable experience.
A few other shows and movies that are filmed in Redondo Beach are White House Plumber, The Terminal List, The O.C., Point Break and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
Meet The Cast Of Beachside Brawl 2023
Beachside Brawl season 2 cast includes Antonia Lofaso, Eric Adjepong, and Brian Malarkey. Season 2 teams are led by Eric Adjepong and Brian Malarkey.
Season 1 featured East Coast chef Tiffani Faison and west coast chef Brooke Williamson.
As the competition grows, the team will be assessed by cooking dignitaries Alex Guarnaschelli and Guy Fieri, who will judge the final round.
The seven-week competition will welcome a rotating guest judge each week alongside Antonia.
It will incluide guest judges Nate Appleman, Guy Fieri, Alex Guarnaschelli, Stephanie Izard, Troy Johnson, Mei Lin, Jeremy McBryde, Jasmine Roth, Joe Sasto Jet Tila, and Claudette Zepeda.
1. Antonia Lofaso
Antonia is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur. She is the host of Beachside Brawl Season 1 and Season 2 as well.
During the premiere, Antonia dares the teams to make some of the most famous summer food ever, along with playing traditional boardwalk games like balloon pop and softball toss.
The chef has appeared on many reality shows such as Alex vs America, Top Chef, Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen, and Restaurant Startup, among others.
She is the proprietor of the restaurant Italian Roots, DAMA, and a Liquor Bar in Los Angeles, California.
She is also a judge on Guy’s Grocery Games, where she once competed and won.
2. Eric Adjepong
Eric Adjepong is an American chef, TV face, and author. He is a renowned East Coast chef in Beachside Brawl season 2.
The author of Sankofa (coming October) is the host of many live online cooking classes that highlights West African cuisine and food of the African diaspora.
The first-generation Ghanaian American born rose to fame as a finalist on season 16 of Bravo’s Top Chef and as a contestant on season 17 of Top Chef All-Stars.
He is also known for Outchef’d, The Great Soul Food Cook-Off.
This renowned chef competes against West Coast chefs in this seven-week competition to make one of its members a winner.
Eric Adjepong leads the group of skilled East Coast chefs including
- Nick Chavez (Wilmington, North Carolina)
- Samantha Cruz( Miami, Florida)
- Cara Nance (Lincoln, Rhode Island);
- Wesley Nogueira (Jacksonville, Florida); and
- Martel Stone (Washington, D.C)
3. Brian Malarkey
Brian Malarkey is a chef, a host, and an author. He is a proficient West Coast chef in Beachside Brawl.
The finalist of the Top Chef Season 3 in Miami is the successful owner of 15 restaurants across the United States. This includes award-winning Herb & Wood in San Diego.
The author of ‘Come Early, Stay Late’ hosts a virtual cooking class, ‘Cooking with Malarkey’.
In the show, he competes with Chef Eric and his team to grab the ‘Best of the Beach’ on the West side.
Brian leads the talented group of skilled West Coast chefs, including:
- David Lespron (Los Angeles, California),
- Emily Lim (San Francisco, California),
- Cesar Oceguera (Chula Vista, California),
- Jasmyne Romero-Clark (Portland, Oregon), and
- Amanda Smith (Koloa, Hawaii)
Who Won Beachside Brawl?
Kaleena Bliss won Beachside Brawl season 1 in 2022. She grabbed the title of “Best of the Beach” along with $25,000.
Kaleena Bliss is also the winner of Chopped: Casino Royale season 51 on February 3, 2022.
Season 1 finalists were ‘Best of East Coast’ Pensacola chef Edward Lordman and ‘Best of West Coast’ Seattle chef Kaleena Bliss.
As for the final challenge, chefs were assigned to prepare dinner using ingredients from their dream destination, hence ‘destination dinner’. The task had to be completed within an hour, highlighting three courses: an appetizer, an entree, and dessert.
Both competitors had to incorporate these ingredients into those three courses: lemongrass and macadamia nuts.
She was an executive chef at Thompson Seattle for nearly 3 years before joining the Chicago Athletic Association hotel as an Executive chef in February 2023.
She has more than 16 years of expertise in the culinary field. She did her graduation from The Culinary Institute of America with a Bachelor’s degree in Culinary Arts Management in 2009.