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Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 4:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
I was breaking down and baking a Hubbard squash (behemoth, had to have Colossus use a saw on it) while this was on last night so it didn't receive my full attention. I like Chef Tio and am rooting for her, really I don't have any big dislikes anymore since Chef Estes is now gone. I was surprised she left last night because she has generally done pretty well in the competitions (I know she was in the bottom two at one point), but the brazenness of her ego was just too much for me. If she'd been a bit more humble I may have rooted for her as an outsider in this group. I'm admittedly a little bit schaden-freudy over her ouster.

I like Chef Chauhan it's too bad her food isn't holding up to the competition. And I'm surprised Ming has been so mediocre with his offerings, the way they built him up at the beginning of the season led me to believe he was the man to beat/something of a ringer.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 4:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I think Chef Tsai was thought to be a ringer because of his years as a TV chef. I mean, even before I started watching Food Network, I'd watch Ming Tsai on PBS! But I think he's overthinking things.

I liked Chef Estes' point of view (the local thing) and didn't think her ego was any bigger than any of the others (esp. some of the guys), but she was a bit inconsistent. Less so than Chauhan, so I'm surprised that Chauhan wasn't eliminated this week instead.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 6:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Chef Chauhan reminds us too much of "arti for the Party" -

I agree that there just arent that many women chefs, so to add another woman to the Iron Chefs would be great - but... I dont like the way the competitions run - for instance Chef Tsai really was dinged for his deconstruction of the steak sauce? His was certainly innovative - but in the end I do think they did pick the right chef - but I think it sets up hard feelings amongst each other -

and really - Chef Garces as a judge? Where's Bobby Flay? Where's Morimoto? Why isnt Cat Cora a judge? Probably because they are too busy, and are already famous, already have a great fan following - but I dont like Symon and Garces shoved at me in this venue - its probably because the Iron Chef started in Japan and already had a high level of expectations....

(as opposed to the next foodnetwork star - that just fizzles, and if they make it ok, if not no great loss!)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Oh yeah, in case you're wondering when this was filmed... the fair ends the July 4th weekend. So if they DID film this episode on a Monday that the fair was closed, it would've been June 21 or June 28. Four months ago.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
So glad to see Chef Estes go! Not my kind of gal - Chef Tio on the other hands rocks it!

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Sunday, October 31, 2010 - 6:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
So, what happened tonight? I was working "Dream Girls" - GREAT show! - at TPAC tonight and missed it!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, November 01, 2010 - 4:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Tonight was "respect." The first challenge was to respect potatoes. Chef Canora won, Chef Forgione was in the bottom. For the elimination challenge, they each had to "respect" Americana, by creating a dish from the four corners of America (north, south, east, west). Chef Tsai won, Chef Chauhan and Chef Forgione were in the bottom. Chef Chauhan finally went home.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, November 01, 2010 - 5:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Costa! Glad to see Chef Tsai getting some "respect!"

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, November 01, 2010 - 5:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
It was definitely Chauhan's turn - Forgione had an incredibly bad night, but Chauhan had been in the judges' sites for a couple of weeks now and I think the two judges who had been there for her prior missteps pushed her through the door.

I dislike these nebulous challenges, especially when there's a chef like Canora who, rather than relying on the quality of his own cooking to win challenges, likes to throw his fellow competitors under the bus (usually Chef Tsai) with "it's not transformed" and "you didn't respect the potato." It's silly. Who made the best dish out of what they had to work with is what I want to know.

I like Caswell, but so far he doesn't strike me as having the culinary authority of an "Iron Chef." I like him, Chef Tio and Chef Tsai for the final three. Nothing in particular against the other two, but the handwriting seems to be on the wall for Forgione, and they're giving a villain's edit to Canora which has caused me to dislike him a bit (fair or not.) Maybe they're setting up a final showdown between Tsai and Canora so everyone will be thrilled when the good guy (Tsai) wins, rather than being bored with a Tsai win because everyone knew he would win before the season even began.

Nickovtyme
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07-28-2004

Monday, November 01, 2010 - 10:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Like GAL, I think editing is making Chef Canora a bigger douchebag than he really is. By their actions at the end of last nights show I didn't think there was that much animosity between him and Tsai.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Saturday, November 06, 2010 - 8:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Caught a re-run today which caught me up to speed - now if I can just stay awake tomorrow night!

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, November 06, 2010 - 9:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I saw on the guide today an Iron Chef episode from few years ago was on tv today. I didn't watch it. It was Ming Tsai v. Bobby Flay. I looked it up and found:
6 IA1A06 Bobby Flay Ming Tsai Chinese Fusion Duck Ming Tsai 48-43

That is ep. 6 from season 1 (2005) and Tsai was the winner 48-43! (Duck was the secret ingredient. Chinese Fusion = the challenger's specialty.)

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 7:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Good show tonight, it's a double elimination format. I am not a fan of the female judge and the British judge needs to get over his thing about pineapples. Although they all know he hates them, why do they keep serving them to him?

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, November 08, 2010 - 5:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
So, who was eliminated? I fell asleep in the middle of TAR -

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, November 08, 2010 - 5:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Chef Caswell. The five chefs went to Las Vegas. The first challenge was to create an extravagant dessert for a wedding. Chef Tsai won, and had the 1 min advantage going into the elimination challenge. The elim challenge was to "update" a Las Vegas buffet. Each chef had to create 3 hot and 2 cold dishes. Chef Canora was the winner, and Chef Caswell was the first chef eliminated.

Then there was a 3 way tie with the judges, and they (apparently) couldn't agree who should go home. So all three stayed, but NEXT week will be a double elimination.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Monday, November 08, 2010 - 6:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Happymom - I watched that show - and Tsai was amazing, he so exhibits the talents of an Iron Chef, but I dont know if he'll be able to jump thru the hoops of the contest format as the winner...

When football goes over time on CBS - I cant remember to flip the channel at the right time to catch Iron Chef! (I was mesmerized watching Undercover Boss at Wrigley Field!)

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, November 08, 2010 - 7:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Caswell was clearly ripe to go this week, but I was surprised they didn't send Forgione with him after the salty veal fiasco. Canora got the butthole edit again, but at least they showed him sweating it out during the second competition - his win didn't come without a great deal of anxiety. They were all sweating it out, Tio seemed the least flummoxed during the buffet competition. And watching all five of them try to figure out how to get through the pastry competition was LOL-worthy.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, November 08, 2010 - 7:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the info and commentary!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, November 08, 2010 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Happymom, I would have LOVED to see the face-off between Flay and Tsai. Really sorry I missed that.

Nickovtyme
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07-28-2004

Monday, November 08, 2010 - 8:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
I found it on YouTube...Flay vs. Tsai Battle Duck

I couldn't find a full episode of it anywhere. Each clip is 10 or so minutes long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBNFtGdcCOg Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKP0heJS0oM&feature=related Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4dm-elZh9Q&feature=related Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3i-jql6CcE&feature=related Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7B83_vA4_A&feature=related Part 5

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 5:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Oh KEWL, thank you Nick!

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 6:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Bump to have it ready for tonight's comments!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 8:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Looking forward to it. I'm good with all the finalists, even Canora as he is clearly a very skilled chef. Of the four of them I think Forgione is least likely to move forward. The only thing that would shock me would be if Tsai was bumped in this round.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 12:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
My ideal winner would be either Tsai or Tio, and I truly expect the former to win it all!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 6:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Very surprised. VERY surprised.