How prestigious is it to be an Iron Chef?

[Sinisterniik]

Forgione is also near the bottom for total number of battles, but a very fair point. Zakarian hasn’t fared that much better, but I’d imagine that he’s one of the best Iron Chefs period.

I’d love to see the Chairman get all pissed off at Forgione for losing and making him prove his worth like they used to do on the Japanese show. The Chairman’s fickle eccentricity was definitely one of my favorite aspects to the original show, and they don’t utilize it nearly enough in the US version.

[GovernmentMan]

@Sinisterniik

In all fairness, most of the competitions are American cuisine, which is not exactly left field for Bobby Flay. He’s had episodes on burgers, BBQ ribs, meatloaf, fajitas, burritos, and all sorts of items that he’s been preparing in his own award-winning restaurants for years.

Watching him try to make sushi was a whole 'nother story.

ETA: If anything, it’s the judging that’s biased. One critic is usually local, and the tie breaker goes to the crowd favorite; people tend to prefer what they’re accustomed to -especially when it comes to comfort food.

Not most of them (certainly not the chefs that specialize in a single dish), but he’d have a tough time with some of the classically trained or more versatile chefs. Paula Deen comes to mind.

That’s gotta be a joke. Bobby Flay is several orders of magnitude better than Paula Deen.

[SecretaryofEvil]

@chargerrich

The Chairman cracks me up… namely because he is a C level actor that used to have bit parts on the Stargate TV series.

Only the Strong

Only The Strong Trailer

From what I gather from the trailer, this film is about The Chairman from Iron Chef America inspiring troubled teens and fighting gangsters using the power of Capoeira (Brazilian dance fighting).

Props to Beastly Rotter for introducing me to it.

[Sinisterniik]

@GovernmentMan

That’s gotta be a joke. Bobby Flay is several orders of magnitude better than Paula Deen.

I think he’s clearly the better chef, but it wouldn’t be unrealistic for her to win. She already has one victory in Kitchen Stadium during a 2 vs. 2 battle.

[MsRobyn]

@Sinisterniik

I think he’s clearly the better chef, but it wouldn’t be unrealistic for her to win. She already has one victory in Kitchen Stadium during a 2 vs. 2 battle.

Yeah, but it was for Battle: Sugar, which was a holiday show. It’s not hard to win when the contest is essentially rigged in your favor from the get-go. I think she’d have a harder time in a straight competition. (Her co-chef was Cat Cora, but I can’t remember who the other two were.)

[silenus]

All-Star Holiday Dessert Battle (2007) Cora-Deen v Florence-Irvine

[MsRobyn]

@silenus

All-Star Holiday Dessert Battle (2007) Cora-Deen v Florence-Irvine

Yeah, because when I think about dessert, Tyler Florence and Robert Irvine immediately spring to mind. Thanks for checking.

[pancakes3]

Who would win Iron Chef Battle: Risotto/Beef Wellington/Scallops?

[Sinisterniik]

Gordon Ramsay, duh!

[Swords_to_Plowshares]

A friend of mine used to work at one of Cat Cora’s restaurants, and Iron Chef frequently made it in to their marketing.

[not_what_you_d_expect]

I think Zakarian is one of the best I’ve ever seen and I’m not too surprised that Forgione isn’t doing well. Bobby Flay is pretty good, but isn’t as versatile as Zakarian. And Morimoto is amazing, but he isn’t all that versatile either.

The chairman is just a freak. I’d sure love to have his job though.

[Ravenman]

@GovernmentMan

Bobby Flay is several orders of magnitude better than Paula Deen.

So what if Bobby Flay has a James Beard Award? Paula Deen won a daytime Emmy!