Hottest Chef Continues Round 1, Set 7: DeGuzman, Laleman, Beran, Thompson, Dugolenski

The competition really heated up on Wednesday, with some heavy hitters going head to head, but in the end last year's winner Merlin Verrier took it home, moving into the semi finals with five other chefs and getting him one step closer to again being named Hottest Chef in Chicago.

Up next in the seventh heat of Round One we have Jesse DeGuzman (Sunda), Maggie Laleman (Bite Cafe), Dave Beran (Next), Shin Thompson (Bonsoiree) and Josef Dugolenski (Quince). Who will move on? Only you can decide ... so go vote!