Blair P. Houghton wrote:
> Iron Chef America is seeking to bore us to death.
>
> --Blair

I loved that the cameras were on the challengers almost exclusively
during the prep, and then Mario won - it showed a lot of hubris for the
challengers to prepare 7 dishes instead of 5. It was pretty boring,
though - except for the service with Siamese Fighting Fish. How in the
heck do the producers manage to provide the exact proper serving
options without knowing what the chefs are going to cook?

I thought the selection of judges was boring, too. I, personally,
don't like fennel at all because of its taste. I hate licorice.

And, do the chefs know beforehand what the secret ingredient is going
to be? it seems the chefs never talk to the sous chefs about any
preparation beforehand, everyone just grabs food and starts prepping
it. How do the sous chefs know what the boss wants?

N.