Nancy2 wrote:
>
> 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've wondered that too. All of the supplies seem to be there no
matter what they are cooking. There must be some lag time between the
reveal of the secret ingredient and when they start cooking...creative
editing???
.......Sharon