286072 Sun Jan 24 00:19:54 -0800 1999 11 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1533375 Saw the wierdest show, it was on at 10 pm ch. 73 and it was in asian. It was some sort of cooking competion involving lobster. These chefs were go ast it franticly, making the strangest but interesting dishes i`ve ever seen.They were cooking for a panel of judges, while other chefs looked on, dressed in surreal chefs garb. Again the dishes were very unique, I wish I understood what they were saying. This is a weekly show, has anybody else seen it? If so your thoughts Sun Jan 24 00:19:54 -0800 1999 0 JG 1 1533376 sounds like Iron Chef, Japanese show where visiting chefs compete against shows chefs using specific ingredients. I've never seen it, there was an article in Savuer. It has quite a cult following (numerous websites) use to be subtitled. I think I read food network will be showing it with subtitles in the future. Seems production company did not realize how popular it was over here and only now is trying to capitalize on it (and I've never seen the show!) Sun Jan 24 02:43:59 -0800 1999 1533375 0 Phil 2 1533379 I agree, it is a great show, even though I can't understand a word they're saying. I actually sent off an email to Food TV long ago, suggesting that they show it with subtitles, in place of their extremely lame game shows i.e. Ready, Set, Cook. Ready Set Cook, which allows cooks to use something like $9 in ingredients, and 20 minutes, results in recipes that are little more than a mish mash. Not interesting to watch at all. Iron Chef allows chefs to utilize fine ingredients and plenty of time, and the results are exceptionally interesting. I also like the Japanese respect and appreciation for food and good eating which is evidenced by the show, and which I wish more Americans would share. Looking forward to watching it with subtitles, as I'm sure that the show can get only more interesting if I can understand what these guys are saying. Sun Jan 24 15:11:37 -0800 1999 1533376 0 Rob 3 1533380 100 % AGREED Great show. FT net work needs a wake-up call. Ready set... is pitiful, Ruggerio is a clown, the game show pathectic. Especially Emeril, he is a good cook but he grates on me. Shouting, piing shit on top, and alot of his recipes don`t work. The N.Y. times article on him should of been his demise, his 15 mins. has got to be over soon. He must be stopped!!! He really irks me. I mean how much essence do u have to use. It`s Prudhommes concoction any way. The !@#$%% recipe thief. Sorry but let me tell you what I really think of him... Sun Jan 24 16:51:46 -0800 1999 1533379 0 JG 4 1533382 YES!!! Ready, Set, Cook is lame and Pressure Cooker is lamer. The shows are rerun too often. Emeril is no longer entertaining and his recipes are awful. The Food Network should be showing more instructive chef shows such as Lydia's Kitchen (starring Lydia Bastianich), Jacques Pepin (with or without his daughter), Cooking Secrets of the CIA and even some old shows done by chefs that are no longer with us like Pierre Franey. Improvement is long overdue at Food TV. Mon Jan 25 10:38:07 -0800 1999 1533380 0 christina z 5 1533387 Really touched a nerve... Food Network has clearly lost its way. The game shows are all awful. Add to that the completely detestable Robin Leach. Emphasis on real cooking and cuisines is a must. I agree that classic shows (Julia Child, the Great Chefs series, etc. would be an excellent substitute for the misguided "show-biz" clamor all too available. Mon Jan 25 22:15:53 -0800 1999 1533382 0 Eric R. 3 1533397 I've been watching it for a year and a half on TKR cable in rockland county, but for the last six months or so it hasn't been on.There are so many funny comments by the panel it kills me not to know what they are saying, it would be great to get all the shows to be aired with subtitles, even without them it was a great show! Why doesn't somebody do an english version,the Food Channel,nah they could never do it as classy as the Japanese,maybe the C.I.A.,they do everything with class. Chow, Bruce W. Sat Feb 06 19:05:20 -0800 1999 1533379 0 Bruce W. 2 1533386 Iron Chef is AMAZING. I didn't see the Saveur piece, but there was a huge spread in the LA Times back in October of 1998. The first ever American chef to beat one of the Iron Chefs on the show (there are four, each specializing in a different cuisine - Italian, French, Chinese, Japanese) has a restaurant, Charles Nob Hill, in San Francisco. My only question is, what channel is it on now? I have TimeWarner cable in lower Manhattan, and used to be able to watch it (Sat, 10pm) but now it's nowhere to be found. Anyone? Mon Jan 25 22:09:02 -0800 1999 1533376 0 Erika 3 1533388 Sat. at 10pm on Chs. 65 and 73 Wed Jan 27 20:26:55 -0800 1999 1533386 0 Les 1 1533381 All you need to know about "Iron Chefs." http://www.ironchef.com/ This is a great show and if one ignores the outrageous costume of the MC and the frentic pace of the show one could come to appreciate the talent of the three iron chefs and their challengers. p.s. The "Japanese" Iron Chef is the executive chef of Nobu NYC. He flies to Japan every month for taping sessions. Sun Jan 24 16:52:31 -0800 1999 1533375 0 Les 2 1533884 I REALLY THINK THAT THE IRON CHEF'S ARE GOOD! BUT FOR SOME REASON I DON'T FEEL THAT IT IS FAIR. I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT ALL THEY ARE JUDGED ON, BUT I DO KNOW, THAT IT IS TIMES WHEN I WATCH THE TASTING, AND IT SEEMS THAT THE IRON CHEF IS NOT DOING SO WELL, BUT FOR SOME REASON HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO PULL IT OFF AT THE END. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS ALL BASED ON? THANK YOU, NATASHA Sun Jun 25 23:20:05 -0700 2000 1533381 0 NATASHA ARRINGTON 3 1533885 After having a tough time at first, I'm getting rather good at predicting who will win at Iron Chef. I think there is a tendency for the judges, particularly the actors, to overcompensate in their remarks to their less-favored chefs, knowing that they are about to vote for the other. And of course, the comments are heavily edited. On the New York Iron Chef contest, Nina Zagat barely got a word in edgewise; presumably, her other remarks were left in the editor's wastebasket. Mon Jun 26 01:27:46 -0700 2000 1533884 0 Dave Feldman