The Next Iron Chef - Premier!

10/07/2007

Okay, so I’m blogging about The Next Iron Chef, and I’m also sitting here in the middle of the episode. I needed a break from programming for a bit. I missed the first couple minutes of the show, so I didn’t see the setup, but they just finished showing off the knife skills of the chefs.

One thing I find interesting so far is the immense amount of chefs on the show that’ve already battled in kitchen stadium. Here are the chefs:

John Besh - I think he battled Mario Batali - A-ha! I’m right. He actually won again Batalie in Battle Andouille.

Chris Consentino - looks unfamiliar

Jill Davie - also looks familiar, but I can’t find a reference of her being on ICA.

Traci Des Jardins - I *know* she battled Batalie. The name sounds familiar. Sure enough, she too battled Batali. And She beat him with shrimp!

Gavin Kaysen - I don’t recognize him.

Morou Ouattara - I’ve seen him on ICA before. He battled Bobby Flay in Battle Pea, but he lost ;-)

Aaron Sanchez - looks new. Oh, crap, he battled Morimoto in battle Black Bass, which I’ve seen at least three times in the past week. How did I miss that?! :-o

Michael Simon - The name sounds familiar - I think he’s in something else. I think I got this one wrong, too. Boo.

Anyway, they’re working on desserts right now. We’ll see how this show works. It’s actually a little different format than I thought it was going to be, but it’s in a good way.

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Categories : Next Iron Chef

Top Chef Finale - Are You Ready?

10/03/2007

So, I’m sitting here taking a break from other things, and Iron Chef America Battle Shrimp is on right now. It’s an older episode, but it’s looking amusing. Batali versus Des Jardins - and it’s just starting. Oh, but wait, this isn’t about Iron Chef - it’s about Top Chef :-)

So I’m excited about Top Chef tonight. It’s the last episode - they’re eliminating two people, leaving one winner. It starts at 10pm. I probably should have blogged about it before. The final three people on the show are Dale, Hung, and uh… what’s her name? Casey? I think that’s it. Anyway, here are my thoughts:

  • I Hope Hung doesn’t win. In Finale, part 1, he *lied* through his teeth - multiple times. He also has a really crappy atitude toward helping the other chefs - his teamwork is non-existant. I know, it’s a competition, but when others are willing and able to help each other out, and you’re the only guy who’s not willing to help out other people, it shows your character. Apparently you’re not better in a way that you feel comfortable *helping* your competitors.
  • I’m not sure if I want Dale or Casey to win. I was really surprised to see Brian leave though. I didn’t think he would. But, I think Casey is in a better position to win. She’s really started to shine. Of course, now that I’ve mentioned this, it means Hung will take the prize. That’s always the way it works for me ;-)
  • To Bravo: Your Video Blogs Suck. I have a ricidulously fast cable modem. I should have no problem accessing your website. The hype hasn’t even started yet, and I’m having a tough time even getting a response from your web server. Puh-lease, fix it!
  • They just had a Top Chef commercial saying that they’re announcing the winner *live*. This is very cool. But, it’s the first time I’ve heard of that. Advertise it earlier!

Anyway, I’m happy about tonight. This is the first season of Top Chef that I’ve watched. If Hung wins, I’m not watchiing again ;-) If he doesn’t, then I will blog more about it tomorrow.

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