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Gemma120in2002
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07-05-2003

Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 8:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gemma120in2002 a private message Print Post    
Bang on! wooHooo! I knew he was going to take it. They are both amazing chefs, or they would't have been invited to compete, but Symon just kept taking things to a higher level.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 8:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Er, would you please expand? Who "took it"?

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Drat - and I loved That John Besh made dessert "it was an Iron Chef thing to do" - but I also called it - Symon won - probably because he was more "ammmmuuuuusing"

IF they had used "regular" judging patterns, John Besh would've won - at one point Bobby Flay was jealous - "I'm going to totally steal that recipe" Cat Cora was hard nose on symons "greek" dishes - they were terrible - grainy, not a "___" (sorry didnt recognize the greek name )

All that did was lead me to believe- red herring and Symon will win - and he did -

I loved Morimoto drew the 2 dishes side by side and said he'd compare "tempura to tempura" "ravilio to ravioli" and then he'd decide

Work called so I dont know if they showed the judges (all 6 wrote "Survivor Style" on a paper for the Iron Chef) tallies was it 6 - 0 for Symon?

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
They didn't give the vote breakdown that I saw - I would guess it was four to two and not a landslide. I was very pleased to see the Iron Chefs involved in the final voting because they KNOW what is involved in being an Iron Chef while the other judges do not know about the pressures involved -

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 8:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
See I knew if I said JB would win then Symon would really take it.

I liked them both.

At least we don't have to see Bitali sweating and gasping for breath anymore.

I always felt he was one step from a coronary when I was watching him on ICA.

Lancecrossfire
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07-13-2000

Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 10:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lancecrossfire a private message Print Post    
Time for me to eat crow in thinking it was set up for a Besh win not matter what. I was sure wrong on that one.

The dessert thing was a double edged sword for Besh IMHO. An Iron Chef thing to do, but as they pointed out, if you do it, then it has to be good.

I thought Simon went out of his comfort zone more than Besh by just a bit, and I think Symon got a couple of respect points for using technics taught during that one week (he did a dish using heat seal bag and the immersion bath).

I too liked that it was the Iron Chefs who tasted the food and judged for that. I think Morimoto is an amazing chef and would love to taste his creations.

What I really liked though was that I think either of the two would make a good Iron Chef.

Nick, I agree about waiting for mario to have a heart attack, but I still loved watching him cook. The man always had fun at it, and could put simple things together to make complex tastes. He didn't get beat very often.

Titanfan, I would have loved to have seen the scoring done by the 3 tasting judges, as I would be surprised if it was a big margin.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, November 12, 2007 - 10:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Lance, I thought for sure Besh would win it, too. But I am glad he didn't... I think he's a wee bit too arrogant for me to wanna watch him on ICA.

And I agree... I think Symon stepped out of his comfort zone. While he's well known for his Mediterranean cooking, he did only one dish that had classic flavors. I think Besh did his Louisiana-style in most everything. Besh's downfall, though, was that he didn't "feature" the secret ingredient as much as Symon did, I think. The swordfish wrapped lobster... well, that was a lobster dish. And the swordfish with the shrimp? Again, that didn't really feature the swordfish.

I really would've loved to have seen the final scoring. I do think it was a close call. I'd also like to know how much this final challenge counted... or did they consider all challenges?

I think Symon stayed the coolest during this final challenge. He really seemed focused. Even without a dessert, I thought that I'd eat Symon's dishes more than Besh's (if I ate fish, that is). :-)

Sportygirl
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06-14-2005

Monday, November 12, 2007 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sportygirl a private message Print Post    
I was glad to see a hometown boy win this!
Boberg, he does look like an auto mechanic but my sister says the patch on this shirt says "Lola" which is the name of this restaurant in Cleveland. I can't wait til I go home for the holidays and see if I can make it to one of his restaurants.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Monday, November 12, 2007 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
I'm sad this show is over. I liked the format, host, contestants, challenges and even the outcome....although I would have been ok with Besh won the gig.

I have to mention I'm in love with Mr. Brown.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Monday, November 12, 2007 - 3:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Agree completely with Lilfair...right down to Alton. I loves me some Alton Brown!

Kiersten_love
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08-03-2001

Monday, November 12, 2007 - 7:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kiersten_love a private message Print Post    
I always knew that Symon would win, he was always doing things that were not in his comfort zone, and I thought he shined in everything he did. Plus he had alot of personality that made it a pleasure for me to watch this show.

Ditto on the Alton lovefest, from the first time I saw I have had a crush on him. He is so dreamy!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 12:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Well, I wish I had watched this show since when I went to look up something to record, it turns out my DD's boyfriend is now going to the culinary school which was featured in several episodes AND where both of the finalists had gone! Maybe I'll just get an "Iron Chef" in the family sooner or later. :-)

Stacey718995
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07-06-2007

Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 11:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stacey718995 a private message Print Post    
This Sunday is Symon's first competition!

Stacey718995
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07-06-2007

Sunday, November 18, 2007 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stacey718995 a private message Print Post    
Also Symon's is tonight, but, last night I caught the Iron Chef where John Besh challenged Mario B. I am not sure how old it was. After watching that episode though, it is easy to see the Mr. Besh was very confident that he was going to be the next Iron Chef. I didn't go check if it is on any more this week, my gut tells me that yes you can still catch it and it was a fun one to watch if you can!

Kep421
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08-11-2001

Monday, November 19, 2007 - 12:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kep421 a private message Print Post    
I actually had dinner at Lola's, the food was wonderful!!!

We thought Besh was a shoo-in as well and there was a lot of whooping and hollering in my living room when Symon's face appeared as the winner...

My boyfriend LOVES Lola's and Lolita's, which are both Symon's restaurants here in the Cleveland area....he is planning to take me to Lolita's next...He has been and I now am a big fan of Symon....

Stacey718995
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07-06-2007

Monday, November 19, 2007 - 1:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stacey718995 a private message Print Post    
OH that is exciting. I was shocked at how low key he was for his first competition, did anyone else watch?

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Monday, November 19, 2007 - 1:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I watched! Symon seemed very comfortable. I'm glad he won!

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Monday, November 19, 2007 - 1:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
it was rigged. You can't have the newest IC losing his first battle.

Tess
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04-13-2001

Monday, November 19, 2007 - 2:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tess a private message Print Post    
My husband and I watched and we were cheering for Symon through the entire hour. I had no doubt that he would win but was surprised to see that he was so focused and calm. I think it helped that he had sous chefs with whom he was used to working. That comfort level of knowing that they know his style and he knows what he can expect of them had to be a bonus towards being successful last night.

Stacey718995
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07-06-2007

Monday, November 19, 2007 - 2:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stacey718995 a private message Print Post    
I was really surprised at how laid back he seemed, I love his laugh.

I don't think it was rigged, I thought he had better food overall.

The challenger was way intense though whoa!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, November 19, 2007 - 3:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'm so glad Symon won his first ICA challenge! And yes, he seemed mostly low-key and cool.

Based on the scores, I don't think it was rigged. Honestly, I think Symon did a better overall job. He pushed the flavors (the turducken thing) like his competitor didn't.

Boberg
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10-04-2002

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 6:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Boberg a private message Print Post    
Rigged??? If you were gonna rigg it wouldn't you have him lose just for the drama and build up of "Will Chef Symon be able to come back after his defeat...will he win...is the new IC up to the challenge>>>blah blah" Seems a loss would be more drama to advertise.

I thought he was the obvious winner and was surprised that the "plating" scoring was tied...I thought IC Symon's plating was much more interesting to the eye.

I agree Costa...the score was too far apart to be rigged. Wasn't it like 52 to 40 something?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 7:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yeah, something like that. Plating was the only thing they were equal on. Otherwise, Symon blew him outta the water.