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Iron Chef America (Without that Shatner Crap)

Submitted by Christopher

Edited by Christopher

I fell in love with Iron Chef. More specifically, I fell in love with Hiroyuki Sakai, one of the most amazing chefs in the entire world. Sakai can (and probably has) de-bone a human hand, make three different types of soup out of it, and serve it to the Iron Chef judges for a perfect score before no one has noticed it missing.
In February, Food Network announced that it would begin production on Iron Chef America.
Iron Chef America will premiere on Friday, April 23rd at 9PM on the Food Network.

The Chefs?
Wolfgang Puck
Mario Batali
Bobby Flay
Masaharu Morimoto (Iron Chef Japanese)

And the chef who is going to kick everyone's ass:

Hiroyuki Sakai (Iron Chef French)

It is interesting to note that Bobby Flay competed on Iron Chef in Japan on January 2nd, 2001. Flay trounced Morimoto 4 to 1. This was the second time Morimoto and Flay have met in the Kitchen Arena (Morimoto previously trounced Flay). At the end of the preparation, Flay threw the cutting board on the floor and stood on the counter, much to the disgust of the Chairman.

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Olivia

Olivia

STAFF

Oakland, CA

MAR 29, 2004 10:59 PM

i am so sick of remakes and americanisations of things that are perfect as is. stop it. stop it now.

MrGinger

MrGinger

San Rafael, CA
November 2003

MAR 29, 2004 11:14 PM

its true, La Femme Nikita was never as good with Bridget Fonda. Of course, the chinese vesion sucked too.

BoxOfficePoison

BoxOfficePoison

Portland, OR
June 2003

MAR 29, 2004 11:18 PM

scottishrob said:

BoxOfficePoison said:
There's also Lupa, which Thursday I think it is has a very affordable lunch special.



My wife and I went there back in Jan for our 5th anniversary. Came to $120 with tip. We got an appitizer, two entrees, two deserts, a bottle of wine, and the soup and salad that came with it all. The quality of the food was hands down second to none. The Salume is homemade and just unbelievable.



See I've gone there on the cheap, sharing an appetizer, no wine, two entrees, and no desert and think the total only came to around $45 with tip. It's doable on a budget but you're meal sounds much more enjoyable. smile

_Sarah_

_Sarah_

Kalamazoo, MI
January 2003

MAR 29, 2004 11:18 PM

Olivia said:
i am so sick of remakes and americanisations of things that are perfect as is. stop it. stop it now.


No kidding. I want to believe Americans have original ideas once in a while.

audioofambor

audioofambor

HOPEFUL

Canada

MAR 29, 2004 11:27 PM

boooo that will totally suck. i love iron chef but it isn't the same at all without it being zany and japanese!

god i want to go watch it now.

i am in love with chen fucking kenichi.

Hussein

Hussein

I'm lost
March 2004

JAN 14, 2005 07:05 AM

OK, this item about the Flay-Bayless battle in a New York Times piece on the new show ruined it for me:


Both teams are readier for the challenge than most viewers realize. They have come to Kitchen Stadium knowing that they will be cooking with one of two ingredients, striped bass or buffalo, a choice negotiated in advance with the network.



That's just lame! That makes what they do seem a whole lot less impressive, because it's not that hard to come up with recipes when you know you'll be working with one of only two ingredients!

Iron Chef geeks, please restore my faith in humanity. Chefs on the Japanese version had no idea what they'd be working with. Right? Right?
blackeyed

dylanisdead

dylanisdead

Minneapolis, MN
February 2004

JAN 14, 2005 01:32 PM

porcelainheart said:
bobby flay was a complete ass in that competition. i lost respect for him after he jumped up & down on the counter like an idiot.



When you're the best you can do that. biggrin

Bobby Flay is my favorite chef, I root for him everytime.

koffee

koffee

I'm lost
December 2004

MAY 11, 2005 10:22 AM

go morimoto!!! and Sakai on repeats!

I think IRON-CHEF america is just fine on it's own........Alton Brown is a great commentator because that brainiac knows almost everything....and he's quirky. They also still use live ingredients at times...like the japanese version.

And...I actually know some of the challenging chefs ....now, I just want to emeril get his bam bam ass kicked....

I just wish they'd use an live audience and get rid of that fat old food critic who sits at the far end of the table....then it'd be even better.

PointBlank

PointBlank

New York, NY
November 2004

MAY 11, 2005 10:24 AM

christopher said:
. At the end of the preparation, Flay threw the cutting board on the floor and stood on the counter, much to the disgust of the Chairman.


Actually, Flay stood on his cutting board, which was on the counter. I think.

PointBlank

PointBlank

New York, NY
November 2004

MAY 11, 2005 10:25 AM

in_a_blue_state said:
OK, this item about the Flay-Bayless battle in a New York Times piece on the new show ruined it for me:


Both teams are readier for the challenge than most viewers realize. They have come to Kitchen Stadium knowing that they will be cooking with one of two ingredients, striped bass or buffalo, a choice negotiated in advance with the network.



That's just lame! That makes what they do seem a whole lot less impressive, because it's not that hard to come up with recipes when you know you'll be working with one of only two ingredients!

Iron Chef geeks, please restore my faith in humanity. Chefs on the Japanese version had no idea what they'd be working with. Right? Right?
blackeyed

Wrong.

jake_lex

jake_lex

Lexington, KY
February 2003

MAY 11, 2005 02:48 PM

PointBlank said:

in_a_blue_state said:
OK, this item about the Flay-Bayless battle in a New York Times piece on the new show ruined it for me:


Both teams are readier for the challenge than most viewers realize. They have come to Kitchen Stadium knowing that they will be cooking with one of two ingredients, striped bass or buffalo, a choice negotiated in advance with the network.



That's just lame! That makes what they do seem a whole lot less impressive, because it's not that hard to come up with recipes when you know you'll be working with one of only two ingredients!

Iron Chef geeks, please restore my faith in humanity. Chefs on the Japanese version had no idea what they'd be working with. Right? Right?
blackeyed

Wrong.




Well, they got a longer list of possible ingredients than it sounds like the American version is getting. I think they got 10 possible ingredients in the Japanese show, not 2.

I love that there's a rule that you have to make a dessert as one of your dishes, especially when the ingredient is something like eel or lobster. tongue

Hussein

Hussein

I'm lost
March 2004

MAY 12, 2005 04:53 AM

jake_lex said:

PointBlank said:

in_a_blue_state said:
OK, this item about the Flay-Bayless battle in a New York Times piece on the new show ruined it for me:


Both teams are readier for the challenge than most viewers realize. They have come to Kitchen Stadium knowing that they will be cooking with one of two ingredients, striped bass or buffalo, a choice negotiated in advance with the network.



That's just lame! That makes what they do seem a whole lot less impressive, because it's not that hard to come up with recipes when you know you'll be working with one of only two ingredients!

Iron Chef geeks, please restore my faith in humanity. Chefs on the Japanese version had no idea what they'd be working with. Right? Right?
blackeyed

Wrong.




Well, they got a longer list of possible ingredients than it sounds like the American version is getting. I think they got 10 possible ingredients in the Japanese show, not 2.



Thank you. That's better.

Shit, people, this is fucking Iron Chef, not some George Bush "town meeting"!

MistahPrince

MistahPrince

Chicago, IL
February 2005

MAY 12, 2005 05:01 AM

They also forgot Charlie Trotter.

Seriously, there's no way it's going to be as good as the Japanese version (though I would like to see what Puck can come up with) unless they throw in some 'WTF?!?!OMGTHATSUXX0RZZZZ!!!!11one" ingredients to keep the chefs on their toes.

It probably won't even come on SBS down here, despite the fact that Channel Ten totally stole Ready Steady Cook from the Brits...

Is there even anything more to do in the cooking arena? The only idea I can come up with is a deathmatch to prove who the real cooks are. Oh... and you get to cook your opponent at the end.

"Tastes like chicken!" (Unless you're a real cannibal, in which the chicken "Tastes of human." It's true because Eddie Izzard said so smile )

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