The Next Iron Chef Season Two Episode Six (Spoilers included in this topic)

[Food Network Fan]

I am not sure which of the ones remaining have the best shot at it. It seemed like it would be most likely Chef Mullen would go since he has been up there more than once ... but I guess not. He has really decorated his twitter profile in Iron Chef decor. Makes you go hmmm.

[isilzha]

Interesting.

Chef Mehta seems to be the one with the most personality showing on the show (Garces and Mullen seem pretty quiet to me) but I guess it really doesn't matter on Iron Chef because they don't really do the talking.

[isilzha]

Food Network Chops One of Its Own on The Next Iron Chef

• 11/9/09 at 12:05 PM
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Last night’s episode of The Next Iron Chef found a New York favorite and one of the Food Network’s own stars going home. The episode started with the final four jetting to Tokyo, where the Iron Chef commissioner introduced the initial challenge (make five yakitori skewers using umami-rich sauces) and their judge, Iron Chef Morimoto. After a frantic 30 minutes of flailing behind the grills (“this kitchen is not made for a large German white woman,” said Freitag), Jehangir Mehta came out on top. He got his choice of bento box in the main challenge, which involved making five small bites using rice, each of them representing one of the five tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami).
The chefs had trouble getting adjusted to the kitchen of Yukio, “Doc” Hattori’s prestigious cooking school (Hattori, who is the culinary commentator for the Japanese Iron Chef, was also judging the challenge). There were only so many sardines — Seamus Mullen was rebuffed when he asked Jose Garces to give one of his back (“I’m here to win,” explained Garces). Freitag couldn’t find a can opener (she wanted to make sticky rice with coconut milk) and instead of going samurai on it, she simply switched to a blend of heavy cream and condensed milk, promptly burning it. There was also some ice-cream-maker tension between Mullen, who made yuzu ice cream rolled in toasted rice crackers (the judges dug it), and Mehta, who went for sour by topping oysters with yuzu sherbet (“a bit much,” thought Judge Arpaia).

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[Slowmodem]

I guess there won't be another female iron chef.

It must be rigged. Doc Hattori raved about her food. But the three judges must have a favorite. As Fukui-san would say, "Man alive!" Chef Freitag would have been a good iron chef. Now I have to pull for Chef Garces.

On a lighter note, Doc looked a little older (I guess it's been nearly 10 years since he did an Iron Chef) but he looks well. I didn't know he spoke English, although I knew he was a worldly traveler. Reading some other stories and sites about him, he really seems to be a good guy. His goal is to enlighten/educate the world about Japanese cuisine.

[BerryBaby]

I don't care for any of the remaining contestants so don't really care who wins.

I will laugh when she will once again be a judge on Iron Chef. That, I will watch.

[Food Network Fan]

I have to wonder if having Jeffrey as a judge did her in. He doesn't seem to like anyone, but seems to dislike females even more.

[Slowmodem]

I have to wonder if having Jeffrey as a judge did her in. He doesn't seem to like anyone, but seems to dislike females even more.

Webster's dictionary should put his picture beside the definition of curmudgeon.

[nnancyhelen]

I guess that is the difference that Iron Chef is trying to bring about. They are trying to select one chef who has an exposure to global cuisine and whose cooking style is flexible enough to adapt to any cuisine. I guess till now only Chef Mehta has shown that sort of versatility. By now he has shown his talent in Mexican, Indian and Japanese cuisine. He has shown great flexibility in cooking in each of these cuisines and yet has managed to give a distinct “Chef Mehta personality” to each of his dishes. That is what makes an Iron Chef.

[BerryBaby]

I turn the channel when Jeffrey is on. He is annoying with his criticism and negativity.

[Pluff Mudder]

I don't know who's idea it was to have Jeffery as a judge, but it was a bad idea. I don't think that man likes anything.

Sucks big time about Chef Freitag getting send home. Iron Chef needs another woman chef and she would have been the perfect choice. A lot better than Cat Cora IMO.

No one left that I'm pulling for. But, if I had to pick one it would be Chef Garces.