Any Food Network fans?

[Be Tuat]

For some reason I can't stand Iron Chef America. All I like is the original Iron Chef. I don't watch the show religiously or anything but I have yet to see a newbie beat an Iron Chef. Maybe I just don't watch enough. lol

I also like Rachel Ray's $40 a day (sort of. she seems kinda phony)
And Unwrapped.

Good times


The new iron chef just have more choices for the secret ingredients; hence, the battle does not look as challenging. On the old show, there is only one secret ingredient....ie cabbage. And those chef would come up with 5 unique cabbage dishes.

When the series first opened, I believed Batali or Flay did beat Sakai. One thing I dislike about the new Iron Chef is the judging panel.... these "food critics" are not open minded and sometime bias. If something looks different or taste different, these judges will openly criticize the dishes. These judges are just not up to par being an epicureans and just do not know how to appreciate unusual delicacy. I've seen one of the judges refusing to taste a dish that was prepared raw....granted this is not fear factor but be open minded and take the palate test or not be part of the panel.