What Food Network may botch next

[tommy]

and Wolfgang Puck (Wolfgang Puck being American and all)

if i'm not mistaken, iron chef french, iron chef italian, and iron chef chinese, were all japanese.

[mstillman]

sort of, chin has a chinese father and a japanese mother and was raised in both countries.

if memory serves.

[tommy]

if memory serves.

[Jason Perlow]

And who's the chairman? Emeril?

Somehow the thought of seeing Emeril in frilly Liberace meets the Vampire clothing makes me want to roll on the floors with laughter.

[TrishCT]

I'm just so tired of Bobby Flay... (Where's that vomiting emoticon??)

I'd rather even see...Rocco... on it instead.

[Dave the Cook]

Guess who's been named as one of the hosts?

AJC Peach Buzz

[bourdain]

Guess who turned down a gig as a judge?

[tommy]

Guess who turned down a gig as a judge?

Sissy Biggers?

(i just like saying her name)

Edited February 25, 2004 by tommy (log)

[JPW]

Guess who turned down a gig as a judge?

Rick Bayliss?

[Mabelline]

That would have been worth watching...

[Varmint]

Guess who turned down a gig as a judge?

Um, you? Nah, that's impossible. You'll do anything for a few bucks.

[srhcb]

Guess who turned down a gig as a judge?

Um, you? Nah, that's impossible. You'll do anything for a few bucks.

I told them I wouldn't appear as a judge unless they also asked Maria Bartiromo.

[Keith Talent]

I refuse to recognize the results of any judging panel that doesn't contain rock musician/artist Korn. Or the guy from the lower house of parliment.

[VeryApe77]

So have they got rid of Shatner? Please? Maybe they've decided to drop the Chairman idea altogether, although this is probably wishful thinking. I mean, I love Kaga as much as the next Iron Chef fan, but as the casting of Shatner proved, the concept didn't translate very well.

[tommy]

I refuse to recognize the results of any judging panel that doesn't contain rock musician/artist Korn. Or the guy from the lower house of parliment.

all i know about the government of japan i learned from IC.

Edited February 25, 2004 by tommy (log)

[Chris Cognac]

I for one am stoked that they are trying it...I just hope they get it right..Hell, I would kill to be a judge on an episode....well it depends on how slimy the ingrediant is!

[Singapore]

More details... In these special eps, the American Iron Chefs do kitchen battle with the Japanese Iron Chefs Masaharu Morimoto and Hiroyuki Sakai... And in the role of play-by-ingredient commentator, chef/scientist Alton Brown.

Whoo hoo! I called it on both the bringing back of the Japanese Iron Chefs and Alton!!!

For my next trick, I predict the theme ingredient in the next Morimoto/Flay battle will be: duck.

Mr. Bourdain, why'd you turn the judge role down? You'd have been perfect: "This one is really good....this one blows..."

Waitaminute....Flay got rid of the blond Texan from Boy Meets Grill? Sheesh!

[VeryApe77]

Waitaminute....Flay got rid of the blond Texan from Boy Meets Grill?  Sheesh!

A little off-topic, but I heard they were tying the knot. I read it on Page 6, so it must be true

Edit: Stephanie Marsh is that "blond Texan from Boy Meets Grill"

Edited February 25, 2004 by VeryApe77 (log)

[srhcb]

Maybe you can Japanize baseball, but I don't think you'll ever be able to Americanize Iron Chef.

The intrinsic quality that accounts for the show's popularity is dependent upon the Japanese concepts of competition and celebrity.

The loser of an IC Battle is more genuinely gratious in defeat than an American chef could ever feign, and the judges are able to inject just the right degree of suspension of disbelief to make their verdicts credible.

Imagine Bobby Flay trying to be as humble in either victory or defeat as IC Sakai, or a judging panel consisting of Rep Dick Gephart, Britney Sears, and Ruth Reichel being anything other than a horizontal version of Hollywood Squares.

Fun to talk about, but I don't think I'll watch.

[Keith Talent]

all i know about the government of japan i learned from IC.

What? That Japanese politicos have a penchant for bad bowties?

[mnebergall]

Vincent Pastore (Sopranos), among others. 

For those of you who are not "Sopranos" fans, Vincente Pastore is Big Pussy Bonpensiero.. He got rubbed out a few seasons ago for being an FBI "ear."

[bourdain]

Why not be a judge on Iron Chef?

So many good reasons.

But principally, I'm not ready for the "Jamie Farr on the Gong Show" period of my career just yet.

And let's be honest: the best thing about Iron Chef was the dubbing.

[Chris Cognac]

Tony, but you could be like that "pissed off ro-sonjin scholar " that hates everything...My wife loves that guy! Just think how cool it would be if you could make Bobby, Wolfgang and Mario squirm with your comments...man that would rock!

[Andy Lynes]

And let's be honest: the best thing about Iron Chef was the dubbing.

Agreed, but some stunning kitchen skills on show as well though.

[FoodMan]

hmmm (Batali/Brown)...this might actually be better than the first IC USA piece of crap.

Elie