"Nancy2" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>
I read once that the original Iron Chef gave the IC a heads up that they
were to be chosen then gave both IC and challenger a 'possibility' of three
items that would be the challenge item. This allowed them to have
ingredients/equipment on hand.
-ginny