Hot Chefs Round 1: Staley, Klein, Brannon, Folkman

We're getting close to the end of the first round of Eater's Hottest Chef Competition — here now is our next-to-last heat featuring 1789 pastry chef Mallory Staley pitted against Billy Klein of Cafe Saint-Ex, Eric Brannon of Ted's Bulletin and Teddy Folkman of Granville Moore's. There's a lot of sexiness here, people. Choose wisely.

In yesterday's matchup, Founding Farmers' Courtney Goldian took the win and is the first lady chef to advance to the second round of voting next week. Congrats to her and her worthy competitors for their amazing hotness.