'Live!' looking for firefighting chefs

NEW YORK, May 5 (UPI) -- "Live! with Regis and Kelly" says it is looking for great dishes to serve during its U.S. "Coast-to-Coast Firehouse Cook-Off."

"Every year, 'Live! with Regis and Kelly' presents a weekly summer cooking segment," the show noted in a news release Wednesday. "This year, 'Live!' has partnered with Bush's Grillin' Beans to give a special group of cooks their own showcase, as firefighters from all over America will have the chance to strut their culinary stuff on the show."

Recipes can be submitted on the "Live!" Web site, LiveRegisAndKelly.com.

Starting the week of May 17, finalists will be announced and "Live!" viewers will be invited to vote for which dish they'd like to see created on the show.

After the votes are counted, the weekly winning recipe will be announced, and that firefighter will fly to New York to cook the dish on "Live!"

At the end of the summer, the at-home viewers will vote on the two recipes and firefighters they'd like to see face off on the show in a final, end-of-summer cook-off.

The winning cook will take home $10,000 and have his or her recipe published in Better Homes and Gardens magazine, the show said.