Hottest Chef Round 1, Heat 7: Puccio, Crenn, Erickson, Binder

From left: Jennifer Puccio, Dominique Crenn, Maya Erickson, Lizzie Binder. [Photo: Zoom Photography, Molly DeCoudreaux, Christina McNerney, Foodie Chap]

Voting in Eater's annual Hottest Chefs Competition continues today, with the seventh heat of the first round. Today, we have a lady chef battle. Noted hottie Dominique Crenn, chef and owner of Atelier Crenn, faces Jennifer Puccio of Marlowe and Park Tavern, AQ pastry chef Maya Erickson and the adorable Lizzie Binder of Bar Bambino.

The victor of this heat will face the winners of the other seven first round battles, including David Kurtz of Maven, Mourad Lahlou of Aziza, former winner David Bazirgan, Christopher Kostow and yesterday's winner, Leo Beckerman of Wise Sons Deli, who defeated Central Kitchen's Michael Gaines by a hair.