Chef freezes the competition at Manhattan Beach’s Circa
Chef Bryon Freeze at his restaurant Circa in Manhattan Beach. Photo A TV show called “Chef Wanted” changed Chef Bryon Freeze’s life. He was the contestant whose winning performance propelled him to his current position as Executive Chef at Circa (formerly Mucho Ultima in downtown Manhattan Beach), but don’t ask him about the production values of the show, or his opinion of the way the program came out. He hasn’t seen it. “I don’t own a TV. If I have the time I’ll run on the beach, go surf, or visit another restaurant. I’m not the type of person to sit and watch things,” Freeze said. “Doing the show was a great experience; it was life-changing in a good way. All summer after it aired people came in asking for me, people I didn’t know. They contacted me on Facebook, told me I was an inspiration. I still haven’t seen the whole episode, it’s a surreal experience. I grew up an average kid in Maryland and it’s weird having people I don’t know recognize me.” The show accelerated a career that was already in progress. Freeze had been interested in all things culinary since he was a child. “I got my start at 15 at a Burger King. I’d been cooking for quite a long time. I worked up to nice…
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