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Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, August 08, 2010 - 6:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
LLLOOOVVVVEEEEEDDDDDDD this episode!!!!!

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Sunday, August 08, 2010 - 6:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Who was tossed?

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, August 08, 2010 - 6:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Can I say already?

Aria. She blew chunks in the Iron Chef comp. Not literally, though LOL.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, August 08, 2010 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Fun fact - they bring back the last four contestants who were tossed to be sous chefs for the four remaining contestants in the Iron Chef comp - Tom gets to pick his own sous chef, and the rest draw theirs out of a hat. Tom picks Brianna. Aria has Serena. Herb had Paul and Aria had Brad I believe.

Nickovtyme
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07-28-2004

Sunday, August 08, 2010 - 6:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
I think regardless of everything else...Aarti was crowned TNFNS tonight. Now that I think about it...she's been crowned for awhile now.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, August 08, 2010 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Her dithering just makes me wild, Nick. Girl can cook, though, the Iron Chefs all agreed. Her food really turned them on. I would have like to hear MUCH more from the Iron Chefs, we never get to hear them talk about food (except for Flay). Am really hoping to be able to watch Symon's show (we don't having Cooking Channel yet that I know of).

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Sunday, August 08, 2010 - 6:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I don't have the Cooking Channel, either, and I refuse to pay another $5 to see it, especially since it's not even available in HD here in LA.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 7:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'll be surprised if Aarti doesn't win this. Her food is pretty consistent and when she's been good, the judges have been very impressed. Her on camera presence is good, too, as long as she hasn't had to ad lib.

Tom could get a stylist and get cleaned up some, and I like how he took a major risk (really? bacon steak????). But he's been too inconsistent and he doesn't really have a point of view that's different or unique. I'm not sure a "big chef" would fit in when they already have a "big daddy."

I think Herb has potential, but he needs to get his act together. He too has been too inconsistent and it's taken him this long to figure out his POV. If he'd started out with this POV, he might've finished stronger.

I think the only show I'd watch is Aarti's. Especially if she does biryanis!

BTW, I knew Aria was doomed as soon as I started seeing the ads for the new show called "Family Style." Since that is what she insisted on calling HER show, there'd be no way FN would put on two shows of the same name. And lately, her personality has seem forced to me. Her Iron Chef entries were a major mess. She didn't even incorporate the secret ingredient... it was a total afterthought. She was a waste of air on this last episode.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 7:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
I would have liked to have seen Brad in the Iron Chef arena rather than Aria, Costacat. She totally punted again, like her extremely unfortunate/hyper-simplistic choices for the food truck competition. I knew the second she started talking about making breakfast that she was toast. It was almost as if she'd never seen an Iron Chef episode. Morimoto (I have to laugh that even when he's speaking English he has to be subtitled because his accent is so thick) called it diner food and he doesn't seem to be an ungracious man at all. He just called it as he saw it.

How are the Iron Chefs chosen anyway? I would think Alexandra whats-her-condescention/food-porny-person would love to be an Iron Chef given her credentials.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 8:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I love me some Morimoto. He DOES call it as he says!

I dunno how the original American Iron Chefs were chosen, but Michael Symon earned his slot on a competition on FN.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 10:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Wasn't Morimoto an Iron Chef in Japan? And didn't he and Bobby Flay have some foodkitchen battles where he finally defeated Morimoto?

Isn't it funny...I hate to cook but I am endlessly fascinated by both Iron Chef Japan and Iron Chef America.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Iron Chef Garces earned his too.

Here is something interesting about Iron Chef from Wiki:
"The U.S. UPN network presented two one-hour episodes of Iron Chef USA hosted by William Shatner around Christmas 2001. These shows were neither a critical nor popular success, perhaps because the show focused little on cooking—a major part of the Japanese program. The show had a small audience section with bleachers, and the audience yelled relentlessly during the show (sounding much like a sports audience). Shatner walked around the kitchen sampling the more expensive items, the chefs refused to say what they were doing, and the cameras rarely showed the food preparation.

In 2004, Food Network announced that they would show an Iron Chef special, called "Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters", featuring Sakai and Morimoto dueling with American Iron Chefs Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, and Wolfgang Puck, all Food Network personalities and renowned American celebrity chefs. (Morimoto and Flay battled in two previous Iron Chef specials that were made after the original series aired.) The specials featured Alton Brown as the announcer and Mark Dacascos playing the role of The Chairman (in the storyline, this Chairman is the nephew of Takeshi Kaga). Even though both Todd English and Kerry Simon from Iron Chef USA have competed on Iron Chef America, there has been no mention of their ICU tenure.

The show received high ratings and rave reviews and in October 2004, Food Network began taping weekly episodes that premiered starting in January 2005. Some changes were made to the show, most notably replacing Puck with Morimoto as an Iron Chef (and a fourth, Cat Cora, was added later), and the location was moved from Los Angeles to New York City. The fifth Iron Chef, Michael Symon, was added for his win in The Next Iron Chef. In 2009, Chef Jose Garces replaced Batali following his victory in the second season of The Next Iron Chef."

I would have loved to see those 2 early eps. hosted by William Shatner.

I am a big Iron Chef fan.

I really loved Next FN Star last night. Way to go Herb! I was surprised Aarti finished! Aria drove me nuts with her commentating. I was a bit shocked that Alton yelled at her. I really wish Tom would cut his hair.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 10:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I found that Cat Cora was invited to be an Iron Chef. I can't find anything about how Batali came to be on Iron Chef.

Wiki shows this for Iron Chef America "On this version of Iron Chef, the Iron Chefs have either been previous Food Network personalities, are current personalities, were part of the original Iron Chef, or earned their position on The Next Iron Chef."

The records of the Iron Chefs are also posted. I found that very interesting. link

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Wasn't Morimoto an Iron Chef in Japan? And didn't he and Bobby Flay have some foodkitchen battles where he finally defeated Morimoto?

Roxip, there was a challenge years ago between Morimoto and Flay (I think it may have been BEFORE Iron Chef America first aired). It was a huge deal and FN certainly did their best pimping out the show on TV. After Flay finished cooking his meals, he jumped onto his cutting board on the counter to celebrate and Morimoto took offense to it. Morimoto said in Japanese culture, you respect your kitchen tools.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 11:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
I love Alton Brown, and his irritation with Aria did nothing to change my opinion of him LOL(she was making him look bad he has a tough job to do up there. He can't narrate without the floor information - I never really paid attention to how Brown got his information before, I just know I love listening to his patter). I always learn something new from his cooking shows unlike most others on Food Network. He could be the jerk of the century, but I like him on Food Network.

Aria is not stupid or poorly trained, she simply checked out on that part of the competition. I actually thought she'd checked out for the whole show after seeing the handwriting on the wall or something. She didn't seem to have any interest whatsoever in excelling last evening.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
They should do an Iron Chef marathon showing those early episodes, famous highlights and the master challenges from front to back. I'd clear a weekend for it.

\Waves frantically at Lexie\

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 12:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Flay and Morimoto had a rematch, and Flay was noticeably apologetic during the rematch. During the original counter jumping incident, Flay blew off Morimoto by saying something to the effect of "that's how we celebrate in America." Morimoto was absolutely horrified at Flay's disrespectful attitude. That episode still replays occasional (the first one anyways).

As far as Aria, I think she started this season thinking she had it in the bag. But she's stagnated, while the other cheftestants have actually improved. Aria's POV is also pretty boring (family style? don't ALL the chefs do something similar every season?). At any rate, I don't think Aria has the chef skills to make it. I think she's a good cook. She might make a Rachel Ray replacement (and she would likely be just as annoying). But I don't see her as a chef. I see her more as a home cook than I do Aarti (who really IS a home cook!).

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 12:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I love Alton too. I didn't mind at all that he yelled at Aria, I was quite surprised by it though.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 1:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
<<--- Jumps up and down and waves frantically at GAL!!!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 1:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I think Alton mentioned several times that Aria should go find the answer, yes? So the fact that she never did go find out what was going on... yeah, she deserved Alton yelling at her.

And what "real" chef doesn't know where paprika comes from. Even if you miss the smoked part, um, duh... PEPPERS!!!!!!!!!!

(One of my favorite spices in my cupboard is an authentic Spanish hot smoked paprika. Adds insane flavor to almost any dish. Especially paella.)

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 2:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
He did, Costa, she just stood there chewing her lips.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, August 09, 2010 - 4:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I think if you are stoopid enuf to piss off Alton Brown, then you deserve to be eliminated from my TV forever! :-)

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 6:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I agree it was Aria's turn to be voted off, but in her defense, when he asked where paprika came from I was thinking "what country" when he was thinking "what kind of food." Maybe that's what threw Aria off? (Does that make sense?)

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 1:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Absolutely! My immediate thought was "what country?" as well -

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 4:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
It's like taking a law school exam - even if you don't know the answer or necessarily even what the question is, you fill in whatever blanks you can to catch a few points. "I dunno what country it comes from but it is made from dried red peppers and sometimes it's sweet" would have calmed Ab considerably. Standing there chewing her lips, and then doing nothing to GET the answer for the next time he asked was where she really went wrong. She didn't just seem uneducated, she seemed uninterested. I doubt there's anyone in the world who is more interested in the facts of paprika than AB, so she was toying with a rattler and got bit.