Utah restaurateur gets cooking on ‘Iron Chef’

In January of 2009, chef Viet Pham was fired from his job at a Provo restaurant, with no other job prospects. Four years later, he’s competing against Bobby Flay on the Food Network’s “Iron Chef.” The episode of Pham versus Flay will air locally at  11 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6.

“Getting fired was actually a blessing in disguise, because of all the opportunities that have opened up for me,” said Pham.

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