What about Tyler Florence as an Iron Chef?

Even if his food's lousy, he'd be nice to look at.

Todd English ALMOST made the other show worth watching.


"John Duncan Yoyo" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:01:32 -0700, "Hidalgo" >
> wrote:
> >"Dennis Ferguson" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>
> >> "Al" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > While ICA improves on the IC USA attempt, it is still flawed, and
> >> > leaves the impression that the results were fixed.
> >>
> >> Oh, I wouldn't go so far as to say 'fixed'. I think the results were
due
> >> to the horrible selection of judges. Most of them didn't seem to have
the
> >> range of experience needed to appreciate the dishes by the Japanese
Iron
> >> Chefs; it didn't look like they easily got past the "eww, this is
weird"
> >> reaction.
>
> I didn't like the guy from Vogue but he had the credentials. The guy
> from Queer Eye was very good.
> >>
> >> Overall, I think ICA had a lot of promise to it. The show's mood
seemed
> >> about right, whereas IC USA tried too hard to be self-parodying and
seemed
> >> to focus on the silliness rather than the food. I liked the new
Chairman,
> >> and Alton Brown did a fantastic job as host. Mario Batali and Wolfgang
> >> Puck both brought a lot of skill and originality, and they both looked
like
> >> they were having a fantastic time. (Their good attitude was almost as
> >> infectious as Bobby Flay's weird lip herpes)
> >
> >I've never really cared for Puck based on his own show, but watching him
> >here, I have a newfound appreciation for his talents.
>
> His assistant was as good as he was. She might be an interesting
> combatant.
>
> >> If they make ICA a regular show, they need to either get more qualified
> >> judges or stick to chefs of "Americanized" cuisines. You just can't
bring
> >> on a guy who hates raw fish when one of the chefs was trained as a
sushi
> >> chef. The guy on the floor (Kevin?) needs to be replaced with someone
> >> with more knowledge -- what's the point of having someone down in the
> >> kitchen if they can't recognize benito flakes or foie gras? And yes,
Bobby Flay
> >> needs to be replaced as an Iron Chef. Forget about the whole
cutting-board
> >> controversy. Forget about his arrogant attitude (although it really
made
> >> him stand in poor comparison to Batali and Puck). The guy just doesn't
> >> seem terribly original -- he may be a great chef, but in his three solo
battles
> >> on IC, I think he's made essentially the same set of dishes each time.
> >
> >Agreed. But who else is there from Food TV's stable of chefs? Emeril
> >wouldn't work, he'd be just as bad as Flay, everything would have tons of
> >garlic and pork fat in it. Ming Tsai (spelling?) is the only chef I can
> >think of that might fit. Is he even associated with Food TV anymore? They
> >don't list his show on their website anymore.
>
> I couldn't see Emeril as a regular but he would make a good contestant
> if he would do it. I got the impression from his show that he isn't
> fond of Iron Chef- something about competition for his main man
> position maybe.
>
> Ming has a new show on our local PBS outlet and Ming's Quest is still
> listed on Fine Living which is a sister network to Food TV. His shows
> are on the shopping page on Food TV's web page but they link to
> nothing. I guess he may be on the outs with Food TV but would
> probably battle if asked.
> >
> >The majority of the Food TV celebrity hosts are just that, HOSTS, not
chefs.
> >I think Jamie Oliver is the only other real cook on the network.
>
> He would be fun to see in the stadium.
>
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