Jeff Mauro (born July 24, 1978) is the co-host of the

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series ''The Kitchen'' and host of ''Sandwich King'' and '' $24 in 24''. Prior to this, he was the winner of the seventh season of the ''

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'' competition. Mauro, who is originally from

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, incorporates local

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restaurants into the context of his show. During ''Food Network Star'', where fifteen contestants competed for an opportunity to have their own cooking show, Mauro maintained a strict concentration on sandwiches throughout the competition. The judges on the show noted Mauro's humor and likable persona, which are focal points of his personality on ''Sandwich King''. Mauro rejected criticisms that there wasn't enough to say about sandwiches to fill out a season, noting that any handheld "meal" could be classified as a sandwich. In 2012, Mauro was nominated for a Daytime Emmy award for his show ''Sandwich King'' on the Food Network Channel. The award eventually went to Bobby Flay for his show '' Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction''. In January 2014, Mauro became a co-host on the Food Network series ''

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'' along with

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, Katie Lee,

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and

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. Mauro graduated from

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, in 2000, where he studied radio and television. Jeff Mauro is also a Sigma Chi. In 2017, Jeff began appearing in ads for Subway restaurants. In January, 2021 he began hosting Kitchen Crash on Food Network, an update of

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. Season two starts July 12, 2022. In 2022, Mauro co-hosted Season 24 of

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, coaching a team of 1990’s celebrities against a team led by fellow co-host

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, who won the contest with her "recruit" Tracey Gold.

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