Hottest Chef, Cont.: Scott, McNaughton, Churchill, Leary

For the third straight day in the Hottest Chef in the Bay Area competition, a top seed fell by the wayside yesterday, as the French Laundry's Timothy Hollingsworth narrowly edged out Jamie Lauren. Today, the penultimate matchup of the first round has a loaded field: popular nomination choice Ryan Scott goes up against Flour + Water's Thomas McNaughton, pastry virtuoso Marisa Churchill and Canteen's Dennis Leary. May the hottest win.

[Leary photo credit]