"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
...
> Dan wrote about Iron Chef:
>
>> From what I've read about Iron Chef America, what really happens in
>> Kitchen Stadium isn't much like it looks on the final show. Let's say
>> that the secret ingredient is chestnuts. One contestant decides to cook
>> fresh pig snouts stuffed with chestnut puree. Lo and Behold, there are
>> fresh pig snouts right there! In fact, every ingredient they need is
>> right there! And all the equipment is right there, and further more,
>> everything is already turned on and up or down to temperature, depending
>> on whether it's an oven or a freezer! And now, it's one second before
>> the buzzer, and the contestant has waited until that one last second to
>> put the one last garnish on that one plate to be judged! Pretty
>> dramatic! But when it's time for judging, there are four of every
>> plate, one for each judge and one for the Chairman! Where did the other
>> three plates come from? Do they have one of those replicators like you
>> see on Star Trek?
>
> Moreover, the choice of Iron Chef is obviously made well before the
> cooking
> starts, and the judges are selected based on the chefs competing. Do you
> think it's an ACCIDENT that Akiko "Oily" Katayama just happens to be a
> judge
> for 99% of Morimoto's events, and is not a judge for ANYBODY ELSE? And
> since
> Mario Batali has been off gallivanting around Spain for months on end, I
> have no idea why they even keep showing him as a POSSIBLE competitor.
>
> Also, since this is a thread about Top Chef, did anybody notice that
> Ariane
> from Top Chef was acting as a sous chef for Amanda Freitag when Freitag
> competed against Bobby Flay recently? I'm a bit puzzled as to why she'd do
> that, if her own restaurant was doing the bang-up business that has been
> reported.
>
> Bob
>
>
I would be interested in knowing how the behind the scenes planning
works out. When the cooking begins, they both, and their sous chefs, know
exactly what to cook and when. I've wondered where the other plates come
from also. I guess we'll never know since it would take away from the drama
of the show.....Sharon