The IRON CHEF book is out!!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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And it’s wonderful so far (I’m about half-way through it). It’s written as though Kaga was telling the history, with a slightly formal, yet over-the-top tone. It’s loaded with photos, it provides a listing of EVERY battle up through Ritalin Ron Seigal, gives bios of all 7 Iron Chefs (there were two Iron Chef Japanese and one Iron Chef French before the foursome we all know. The first Iron Chef French is bitter).

It provides all sorts of weird factoids (“Doc” Hattori challenged the Iron Chefs before becoming a commentator?! There were “Tag team” Iron Chef episodes?!) and best of all, it opens with a reminder of Big Battle New York wherein Booby (“Smarm is my Life”) Flay gets electrocuted.

What, Iron Chef fans, could be better?

I’ll tell you what: It has RECIPIES!! From “Thinly Smoked Sea Breem with smoked Organs” to “Lobster Custard with Beluga Caviar” this book is great so far!

One warning: it contains spoilers for the final three episodes that won’t be broadcast in the USA 'till June.

Allez Cuisine!

Iron Chef Fenris

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You know, if you were to host a new Iron Chef contest now, you could use the ingredients that will be used in the final episode, and compare how the SDMB does to the show.

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Capital Idea, Scylla!

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My brother, who is a chef, had preordered that book. He very kindly let me skim it yesterday and it looks fabulous. Can you believe that they spent 8 million dollars on all the ingredients to stock Kitchen Stadium? Wow!

Of course, Kaga and the panel must have consumed nearly that many calories during the show. :slight_smile:

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I’ve put myself on book-buying restriction due to the fact that I’m moving this weekend and need my limited funds for that venture. Crap. I must get my little chef hands upon that book. Soon.

I love the idea that they have recipes, even though I’m sure that most of the stuff I wouldn’t make (most dishes seem to be tuned to a Japanese palate, which is a cuisine that’s not very high on my favorites list)

So… My dear, dear Fenris… when is the next SDMB Iron Chef battle gonna be?