Hottest Chef Round 2, Day 1: Austin's Kurt Ramborger vs Seattle's Brian Walczyk

So much hotness in here it's steaming up the room. Here's a Western Division quarterfinal round in Eater's Hottest Chef in America competition. Right now: chef Kurt Ramborger of ViUDA Bistro in Buda, TX versus Brian Walczyk of Brave Horse Tavern in Seattle. Vote here:

Note: Poll closes at 1PM EST, Tuesday Feb 28th. To keep track of the Hottest Chef competition, see the brackets.

Update 2/28/2012: Kurt Ramborger wins again and moves on the Western Conference division championship.

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