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I've already got my DVR programmed!!

Is this on TV in the states? If so, what channel? Thanks!

I don't care where they tape it as long as they get some great chefs this time around!!!

They should call it the Entertainment Network then. Oh, wait, that's already taken!!!

Can't wait!!

I agree - his recipes really looked bad. Can't believe they brought him back.

Does anyone know why this show was cancelled? It seemed very quick - I set up to DVR it in the AM and it appeared in my guide, then went to watch it instead and it was gone!

What is three sheets? Thanks!

It looks like they've gone the way of Bouley, small, savory courses and fill you with the desserts and the end. I'd still be hungry after that meal although it looks very enticing. ← This is totally French Laundry - lots of the same dishes, like the amuse, oysters and pearls and coffee and doughnuts.

Neither does pineapple, salad or pasta of any kind!

Thanks so much for this link! I finally ordered one - can't wait to get it!! :

Hey - this sounds interesting, but pardon my naivete, but how do you follow someone on twitter (I only recently learned facebook where you have to be accepted as a friend)? Thanks!

Accorting to the reunion show, he won a few. I don't remember them either! I really hope next season is better.

This is the first reunion show I don't really care about since I barely remember the cheftestants other than the last few. The tee shirt will probably be hooty-hoo or something about monkey's ass or it's top chef not top scallop! I too agree about Jamie.

This article describes the process. ← Thank you so much for that! Very good article!

I've read they are given a list of 2-3 possible theme ingredients to prepare for in advance. And they practice the menu to make sure they can bring it in under an hour. I've also read that in fact they cook the menu twice - once for the TV taping of the cooking, and a second time for the actual judges tasting. I assume it's because the food would get cold by the time they get set up to tape the tasting portion. ← Thanks so much for the clarification. That makes sense!

I am curious, and pardon me if someone asked this before, but I have only been on this site for a couple of weeks, but how did the original ICA chefs become Iron Chefs? Michael Symon had to compete for it, but how did the rest get the Iron Chef title? Did they beat the japanese guys? Also, do they really only have an hour? It seems to me that once they get the secret ingredient they know exactly what pantry items they want and all the chefs have a specific responsibility, so something must be discussed ahead. And, BTW, I am so with you on the judges they have on this show - a football player? The judges should all be food critics, chefs, etc, but not tv personalities or sports figures, etc.

I guess I mean that he didn't get into them so much for what he did well, as what others did worse.

I have a real problem with the random elements introduced to the finale. I think the finale has been a "cook the best meal of your life," straight ahead challenge. I really didn't like the random elements which all went Hosea's way. Casey's comments were classless. Especially if what she was saying was that Carla's cooking school wasn't very good. Utterly classless. ← ← I so agree. This was the worst winner since Ilan and I think worse than Ilan. Hosea was lucky to be in the finale at all. Casey's comments were awful - funny since she was always the one keeping thiings together in season 3. And she lost season 3 by making the worst dishes of the finale - all her courses, as I recall and she wasn't even in the running either. Poor Carla - but isn't a sign of a Top Chef one who can also delegate to their sous chefs and stick to their guns?

I have a real problem with the random elements introduced to the finale. I think the finale has been a "cook the best meal of your life," straight ahead challenge. I really didn't like the random elements which all went Hosea's way. Casey's comments were classless. Especially if what she was saying was that Carla's cooking school wasn't very good. Utterly classless. ←

I have been rooting for Stefan, but I have to say I'm over him. IMO, the competition this season is not great, but at least the other chefs are putting their heart into it. Stefan just assumes he is going to win and he's not putting in any effort and he's totally arrogant. I would like to have seen Stefan go home this week instead of Fabio. Now I find am am rooting for Carla. Hooty Hoo!!!

Good grief, I only have 85! I thought I had a lot of them,but I guess not!!!

Am I nuts, or was it the other way around, with Tom saying he prefers the game birds rarer? ← Well, I don't know if you're nuts or not, since I don't know you, but,yes, it was the other way around. Older chefs like game birds more done and the young chefs like it less done.

It would be a serious hooty-hoo!!!

Really? All the creative dishes were shot down in the quick fire. ← I don't follow... I think we agree, but I'm not sure! Any time one of them tries something creative, they lose to someone doing a damned roast chicken. Being able to make a good roast chicken does not mean you are a good chef, it means you're a good cook. Whereas, being able to successfully invent a new/unique/interesting dish seems much more applicable, at least to me. Alas, none of them seem to be able to do it. Where are this year's Richard and Stephanie? Absent, IMO. All we have is a room full of decent cooks. Not a chef among them. ← You are so right. Stefan keeps shining because of no competition. There is no one there that is creative at all!