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SirFozzie
09-30-2004, 10:03 AM
Or in other words, any thoughts Foz had of dieting die a slow and painful death.

(From Zap2It)

"Iron Chef" is coming across the Pacific to stay.

The Food Network is going forward with a weekly "Iron Chef America" series on the heels of a successful set of specials in the spring. Ten episodes of the show will begin production next week in New York for a January premiere.

"We are thrilled to be able to bring the excitement of Kitchen Stadium and 'Iron Chef America' to our new studios," says Kathleen Finch, who oversees prime-time programming for the Food Network. "This is the new era of 'Iron Chef,' and 'Iron Chef America' will continue to deliver the competitions and rivalries fans love."

The "Iron Chef America" specials, which brought the Japanese show's format and two of its chefs to the United States to battle Food Network stars Bobby Flay, Mario Batali and Wolfgang Puck, drew strong ratings for the cable channel. The network says more than 12 million people watched the battles over the course of their premiere weekend in April.

The new series will pit the American Iron Chefs against challengers from the United States and elsewhere. Flay and Batali will remain as Iron Chefs, while Masaharu Morimoto, an Iron Chef in the Japanese series who lives in the States, will replace Puck.

"Good Eats" host Alton Brown will continue his role as play-by-play man and commentator. Challengers lined up for the series include Ming Tsai, a former Food Network host himself, and Frontera Grill owner/chef/cookbook author Rick Bayless.


Is it physically possible to watch an Iron Chef show and NOT have the munchies?

gstelmack
09-30-2004, 10:14 AM
Bobby Flay as an Iron Chef? That's such a travesty on the original concept. Mr. "I can't make things taste good without throwing enough spice in to burn your tastebuds off so you don't notice" is just not in this league. Plus he's got the wrong attitude. I'd rather see Alton Brown as one of the Iron Chefs. The MacGyver aspect would be hugely entertaining.

rkmsuf
09-30-2004, 10:18 AM
Maybe Flay will electrocute himself again.

Samdari
09-30-2004, 10:20 AM
Is it physically possible to watch an Iron Chef show and NOT have the munchies?

Have you ever see the eel episode? Where they cut the heads off of the live, wriggling eels?

SirFozzie
09-30-2004, 10:21 AM
While I was sick a couple of nights ago, I saw the crab battle. I was hungry.

The Eel Battle? Not so good to start.. but by the end.... *grabs some bread and munch munch munch*

They make things I'd never eat, but they make it look SOOOOOOO good!

rkmsuf
09-30-2004, 10:22 AM
This thread needs more Morimoto

http://www.lunaclara.com/sswt/images/morimoto.jpg

CamEdwards
09-30-2004, 10:34 AM
sweeeet

John Galt
09-30-2004, 10:39 AM
I remember when I was watching Iron Chef once and the secret ingredient was squid and man, it was like soooo gross and then they like made ice cream with squid! I mean it was squid ice cream. And then I was like, "Dude, where are the cheetos?" And then the judges kept saying how totally sweet the ice cream was and that crazy female judge just kept giggling and saying "interesting." And then I was like, "Dude, where are the cheetos?" And then the freakin Iron Chef won again. I hate that dude. He always wins. I could totally kick his ass and beat up the old guy eating the pepper.

Damn, the Man sucks.

What was this thread about again?

QuikSand
09-30-2004, 10:50 AM
Is it physically possible to watch an Iron Chef show and NOT have the munchies?

John Galt votes no, I guess.

sterlingice
09-30-2004, 04:05 PM
I really enjoyed this incarnation of it with, I think, Sakai and Morimoto facing off against Flay, Batali, and Puck (and various mixing and matching). Especially after that awful thing with Shatner on UPN. Good to see it's coming back for more.

SI

NoMyths
09-30-2004, 04:13 PM
Iron Chef is the best reality TV ever.

bbor
09-30-2004, 08:51 PM
I heart IC.

cthomer5000
09-30-2004, 09:21 PM
the squid ice cream is a classic, the chef got absolutely ripped for making it.

finkenst
09-30-2004, 10:56 PM
I really enjoyed this incarnation of it with, I think, Sakai and Morimoto facing off against Flay, Batali, and Puck (and various mixing and matching). Especially after that awful thing with Shatner on UPN. Good to see it's coming back for more.

SI
yeah, i really loved the battle where one of the jujdges doesn't like Asian food. :eek:


nice going, foodtv.