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Celebrity chef Alton Brown mixes it up with Cast Iron contestants at Chattanooga Market

IF YOU GOWhat: Cast Iron Cook-Off at Chattanooga Market.When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.Where: First Tennessee Pavilion, 1826 Reggie White Blvd.Admission: Free.Phone: 648-2496.Website: www.chattanoogamarket.com.

SCHEDULE* 11:30 a.m. Chefs are introduced and begin shopping for ingredients within Chattanooga Market.* 12:30 p.m. Cooking begins. Alton Brown will interview chefs to learn what they are preparing.* 2:30 p.m. Cast Iron Cook-off 2011 winner is announced.

If you enjoy cooking and love seafood, plan to be at the Chattanooga Market’s Cast Iron Cook-Off on Sunday.

According to Paul Smith, general manager, “There has never been this level of culinary talent competing in Chattanooga before.”

And it gets even better, he said. The guest celebrity chef is Alton Brown of Food Network’s “Iron Chef America.”