Chef Earl Reynolds lassoes Bobby Flay with Okonomiyaki dish

Whitefish chef Earl Reynolds literally galloped onto the cooking stage of Beat Bobby Flay before going on to win both rounds of the reality TV competition, effectively lassoing a win against the celebrity chef.  

“I had to be at the studio at 5:30 in the morning,” explained Reynolds, who is head chef at Herb & Omni in downtown Whitefish. “I was slamming Red Bull and didn’t know what I would do until about 30 seconds before walking out there.

“It was funny because I named the horse I rode in on Sinbad, one of my childhood horses. So, Sinbad got an unexpected cameo on the show.”