Edward Reese Allen (born May 20, 1965) is an American author and television personality. He was the food and wine connoisseur on the Bravo network's television program ''Queer Eye'', and has been the host of the TV cooking competition series ''Chopped'' since its launch in 2009, as well as ''Chopped Junior'', which began in mid-2015. On April 13, 2014, he became the host of another Food Network show, originally called ''America's Best Cook''. A retooled version of that show, retitled ''All-Star Academy,'' debuted on March 1, 2015. In early 2015, he also hosted a four-part special, ''Best. Ever.'', which scoured America for its best burgers, pizza, breakfast, and barbecue. He is a longtime contributing writer to ''Esquire'' magazine, an author of two cookbooks, and regularly appears on the Food Network show ''Beat Bobby Flay'' and other television cooking shows.
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