"Nancy2" > wrote in news:1154703330.758347.270370
@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:

> 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?
>

In the original Iron Chef, the chefs knew it would be one of five
ingredients, in ICA, I've heard they know it will be one of two. I've seen
Batali & Cora do a quick huddle with their sous chef's before production,
I've seen challengers do so as well, but with only 2 ingredients to prepare
for, odds are they have 2 game plans down in advance, and they just run
with what they've prepared.