On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:23:56 -0700, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>
>Heya all,
>
>The Next Iron Chef is on, at least on HD Food Network...
>
>I am rooting for the women... Elizabeth Falkner is among the
>contestants. I ate at her restaurant Orson last year.. And Anne
>Burrell is also a contestant..I really like her.
>
>As for the men, Michael Chiarello is there.. So is Marcus Samuelsson,
>who won Top Chef Masters. Robert Irvine of Dinner Impossible is there,
>but I think he will be way outclassed by many of the others. I just
>don't see him going that far...
>
>Anyone watching this? If so, you are you rooting for? And who do you
>think will have the best odds of making it to the top?
>
>Christine


I'll watch it in a day or two, it is recording. I have no favorites
at this point as I've not seen all of the competitors yet. Anne
Burrell should do well as she has some experience cooking for other
iron chef's.

I wonder if they have extra space this time around. I imagine there
are a lot of big egos to fit in there.

"Christine Dabney" > wrote >
On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:54:54 -0400, Ed Pawlowski <
> wrote:
>
>>I'll watch it in a day or two, it is recording. I have no favorites
>>at this point as I've not seen all of the competitors yet. Anne
>>Burrell should do well as she has some experience cooking for other
>>iron chef's.
>
> So does Elizabeth Falkner. I seem to remember seeing her sous chef on
> some of the episodes.
>
> She is an amazing pastry chef, as well as being able to work on the
> savory side.
>
> Christine

There were two strange things. One used water from the lake instead of
wine. Another added dandelion greens ( I think) that were growing nearby.
I was thinking "don't call me to taste those". Polly

"Polly Esther" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Christine Dabney" > wrote >
> On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:54:54 -0400, Ed Pawlowski <
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I'll watch it in a day or two, it is recording. I have no favorites
>>>at this point as I've not seen all of the competitors yet. Anne
>>>Burrell should do well as she has some experience cooking for other
>>>iron chef's.
>>
>> So does Elizabeth Falkner. I seem to remember seeing her sous chef on
>> some of the episodes.
>>
>> She is an amazing pastry chef, as well as being able to work on the
>> savory side.
>>
>> Christine
>
> There were two strange things. One used water from the lake instead of
> wine. Another added dandelion greens ( I think) that were growing nearby.
> I was thinking "don't call me to taste those". Polly

Dandelion greens are good! We used to cook them on my friend's little Suzy
Homemaker oven when I was a kid. We made them with garlic salt.

On Oct 30, 11:26*pm, "Polly Esther" > wrote:
> "Christine Dabney" > wrote >
> *On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:54:54 -0400, Ed Pawlowski <
>
> > wrote:
>
> >>I'll watch it in a day or two, it is recording. *I have no favorites
> >>at this point as I've not seen all of the competitors yet. *Anne
> >>Burrell should do well as she has some experience cooking for other
> >>iron chef's.
>
> > So does Elizabeth Falkner. *I seem to remember seeing her sous chef on
> > some of the episodes.
>
> > She is an amazing pastry chef, as well as being able to work on the
> > savory side.
>
> > Christine
>
> There were two strange things. *One used water from the lake instead of
> wine. *Another added dandelion greens ( I think) that were growing nearby.
> I was thinking "don't call me to taste those". *Polly

They weren't dandelion greens, they were something else like Lamb's
Quarters or something - if you're going to accept fiddlehead ferns,
you might as well go whole hog (pun intended). The only thing to
make sure of, is that they hadn't been treated with any pesticides or
insecticides or any other chemicals. I thought using the lake water
was pretty curious, too - not sure if I'd eat that dish, no matter how
thoroughly boiled it was.

N.

On 10/30/2011 11:26 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
>
> There were two strange things. One used water from the lake instead of
> wine. Another added dandelion greens ( I think) that were growing
> nearby. I was thinking "don't call me to taste those". Polly

Wasn't it Chiarello (sp?) who harvested wild mustard greens and its
flowers straight from the field where the 'cook out' was?

Sky

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On Oct 31, 12:27*pm, Sky > wrote:
> On 10/30/2011 11:26 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
>
>
>
> > There were two strange things. One used water from the lake instead of
> > wine. Another added dandelion greens ( I think) that were growing
> > nearby. I was thinking "don't call me to taste those". Polly
>
> Wasn't it Chiarello (sp?) who harvested wild mustard greens and its
> flowers straight from the field where the 'cook out' was?
>
> Sky
>
> --
>
> Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
> Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

Yes, wild mustard - sorry, couldn't remember. I don't think that was
a bad call - unless nobody asked about chemicals prior to the
cookout. After all, they are edible.

N.

Christine wrote:

>> Anne Burrell should do well as she has some experience cooking for other
>> iron chef's.
>
> So does Elizabeth Falkner. I seem to remember seeing her sous chef on
> some of the episodes.

She was a sous chef for Cat Cora in several episodes. She was also the
CHALLENGER against Cat Cora in "Battle Honey". She lost by a score of 39-38.
(Not a very high-scoring battle, that one.)

Bob

Sky wrote:

>> There were two strange things. One used water from the lake instead of
>> wine. Another added dandelion greens ( I think) that were growing
>> nearby. I was thinking "don't call me to taste those". Polly
>
> Wasn't it Chiarello (sp?) who harvested wild mustard greens and its
> flowers straight from the field where the 'cook out' was?

Just got around to watching part of it before I had to come in to work.
Chiarello got mustard greens, mustard flowers, and purslane (which he called
"miner's lettuce") for his salad. I didn't get all the way through the
episode, though, so I don't know who got kicked off yet.

Bob

On 10/31/2011 8:12 PM, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Sky wrote:
>
>>> There were two strange things. One used water from the lake instead of
>>> wine. Another added dandelion greens ( I think) that were growing
>>> nearby. I was thinking "don't call me to taste those". Polly
>>
>> Wasn't it Chiarello (sp?) who harvested wild mustard greens and its
>> flowers straight from the field where the 'cook out' was?
>
> Just got around to watching part of it before I had to come in to work.
> Chiarello got mustard greens, mustard flowers, and purslane (which he called
> "miner's lettuce") for his salad. I didn't get all the way through the
> episode, though, so I don't know who got kicked off yet.

Sameulson's (sp?) teammate for that episode was kicked - sorry, I didn't
remember his name.

Sky

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"Sky" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/31/2011 8:12 PM, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>> Sky wrote:
>>
>>>> There were two strange things. One used water from the lake instead of
>>>> wine. Another added dandelion greens ( I think) that were growing
>>>> nearby. I was thinking "don't call me to taste those". Polly
>>>
>>> Wasn't it Chiarello (sp?) who harvested wild mustard greens and its
>>> flowers straight from the field where the 'cook out' was?
>>
>> Just got around to watching part of it before I had to come in to work.
>> Chiarello got mustard greens, mustard flowers, and purslane (which he
>> called
>> "miner's lettuce") for his salad. I didn't get all the way through the
>> episode, though, so I don't know who got kicked off yet.
>
> Sameulson's (sp?) teammate for that episode was kicked - sorry, I didn't
> remember his name.

Spike.

On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:47:02 -0500, Sky >
wrote:

> On 10/31/2011 8:12 PM, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> > Sky wrote:
> >
> >>> There were two strange things. One used water from the lake instead of
> >>> wine. Another added dandelion greens ( I think) that were growing
> >>> nearby. I was thinking "don't call me to taste those". Polly
> >>
> >> Wasn't it Chiarello (sp?) who harvested wild mustard greens and its
> >> flowers straight from the field where the 'cook out' was?
> >
> > Just got around to watching part of it before I had to come in to work.
> > Chiarello got mustard greens, mustard flowers, and purslane (which he called
> > "miner's lettuce") for his salad. I didn't get all the way through the
> > episode, though, so I don't know who got kicked off yet.
>
> Sameulson's (sp?) teammate for that episode was kicked - sorry, I didn't
> remember his name.
>
It was the guy everyone was rooting for to be kicked off up thread.


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Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
> She was a sous chef for Cat Cora in several episodes. She was also the
> CHALLENGER against Cat Cora in "Battle Honey". She lost by a score of 39-38.
> (Not a very high-scoring battle, that one.)

I remember an interview with Cat Cora where she said the competition on
the show is real and that she dredded when the secert ingredient was
revealed because it would be something like "sugar". Every episode she
was in since that interview she has been screwed by the hardest secret
ingredients. Each season of The Next Iron Chef I keep expected she's
the one who will step down to keep the list of Iron Chef's limited. If
I were her I'd be tempted to walk off the set if they gave me yet
another ridiculous ingredient like honey. Enough already unless they
actually have a deal with her to give her such ingredients.

On Nov 1, 10:19*am, Doug Freyburger > wrote:
> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
> > She was a sous chef for Cat Cora in several episodes. She was also the
> > CHALLENGER against Cat Cora in "Battle Honey". She lost by a score of 39-38.
> > (Not a very high-scoring battle, that one.)
>
> I remember an interview with Cat Cora where she said the competition on
> the show is real and that she dredded when the secert ingredient was
> revealed because it would be something like "sugar". *Every episode she
> was in since that interview she has been screwed by the hardest secret
> ingredients. *Each season of The Next Iron Chef I keep expected she's
> the one who will step down to keep the list of Iron Chef's limited. *If
> I were her I'd be tempted to walk off the set if they gave me yet
> another ridiculous ingredient like honey. *Enough already unless they
> actually have a deal with her to give her such ingredients.

What is the criteria that makes one secret ingredient silly and one
"genuine?" Any ingredient can be a good one, although this week's
Halloween candy was pretty far-fetched. What "screws" one Iron Chef
may be a perfect fit for another. Nobody is forcing Cora to be there,
unless she has a contract to work out. It sounds to me like she's
just tired of it, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Anyway, the secret ingredient is one of what, two or three? - that the
competitors know about beforehand, so all their dishes can be planned
before the competition starts.

N.

On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:18:30 -0700, sf > wrote:



>>
>> Sameulson's (sp?) teammate for that episode was kicked - sorry, I didn't
>> remember his name.
>>
>It was the guy everyone was rooting for to be kicked off up thread.

Spike Mendelssohn. He is very unlikable. Arrogant. My wife and I
were both glad to see him go.