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lazypadawanI've been watching Iron Chef America all weekend on the Food Network. I love Iron Chef. Only the Japanese could combine cooking with a samurai flick. The off-dubbing is the cherry on the cake. They tried to do an Iron Chef USA show a couple of years back with William Shatner as "the Chairman," but it lacked the Japanese quality that made the original so much fun to watch. I mean, these challengers looked like they would commit seppuku (an honor suicide, often incorrectly called "hara kiri") if they lost out to Chef Morimoto or Sakai. There were "factions" that sent chef after chef to defeat Morimoto. And let's not forget the "live" secret ingredients. Or the cast of wacky judges, which often included a "fortune teller."
This new version is more like the original and wisely, it casts the Food Network All-Stars versus two of the Japanese Iron Chefs, Sakai and Morimoto. I guess Iron Chef Chen was unavailable. The Good Eats guy is the Dr. Hattori, some Asian dude is the new Chairman, and they got three top-notch chefs: Bobby Flay, Mario Battali, and Wolfgang Puck. And they're even throwing in a tag-team finale!
Hopefully, there will be more Iron Chef specials. The original Japanese production shut down a couple of years ago.
Allez cuisine!
This new version is more like the original and wisely, it casts the Food Network All-Stars versus two of the Japanese Iron Chefs, Sakai and Morimoto. I guess Iron Chef Chen was unavailable. The Good Eats guy is the Dr. Hattori, some Asian dude is the new Chairman, and they got three top-notch chefs: Bobby Flay, Mario Battali, and Wolfgang Puck. And they're even throwing in a tag-team finale!
Hopefully, there will be more Iron Chef specials. The original Japanese production shut down a couple of years ago.
Allez cuisine!
