Could a Food Truck Operator Be The Next Food Network Star?

Food Network Star is getting a whole new look. Now in its eighth season (premieres Sun., May 13, 8 p.m. CT on Food Network), they’re mixing things up, splitting the 15 cheftestants into three teams, which will be led by the network’s top personalities: Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and Alton Brown.

One of Bobby Flay’s team Malcolm Mitchell is a professional chef who just so happens to run a food truck business as well. Mitchell, 41 (Washington, D.C.), received a degree in culinary arts after spending four years in the Navy. Malcolm began cooking alongside his mother and credits her for teaching him how to create great meals on a budget. After his time in the military, he realized that he could turn his passion for cooking and entertaining into a career; he is now a personal chef and caterer for sports teams, politicians and entertainers. Malcolm describes himself as “a classically trained chef with an urban touch.”

Mitchell is the on-board chef who partnered up with Spike Mendelsohn and Sixth & I Synagogue to bring traditional kosher fare to the streets of DC.

So if you are a fan of food trucks and a fan of Food Network, turn into the show an support Chef Mitchell.