David Bancroft, the executive chef and owner of Acre restaurant in Auburn, conquered celebrity chef and restaurateur Jose Garces to win the Food Network's "Iron Chef Showdown" Wednesday night.

Bancroft and his team of chefs defeated Garces and his team by a score of 42-40.

On the "Iron Chef Showdown" team with Bancroft were Acre chef de cuisine Caleb Fischer and chef Adam Evans of Muscle Shoals.

The matchup between Bancroft and Garces will air again at 3 p.m. CST on Thursday., Dec. 28; at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3; and at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, according to the Food Network website.

The "Iron Chef Showdown" win capped off a big year for Acre's Bancroft.

In February, Bancroft was chosen a James Beard Foundation semifinalist for best chef in the South for the second year in a row.

Garces, Bancroft's "Iron Chef Showdown" opponent, has become a regular on the Food Network since winning the second season of "The Next Iron Chef" in 2009.