501607 Sat Mar 22 00:26:13 -0700 2008 4 33 Food Media and News 0 3516551 Hello all! Fairly new reader and brand spankin' new poster here. (And, as such, I'm not sure if what I say crosses the non-promoting/advertising posting etiquette line. My apologies, in advance, if it does.) Love the site. And after seeing the latest Alamo Guide in my inbox, I was compelled to make my first post. So here goes . . . Uchi's very own Tyson Cole will be appearing on this Sunday's Iron Chef America. I figured this was worth mentioning considering how much we all love Uchi around here. (I know I'm a huge fan of Tyson's, even more so since our party dined at the sushi bar one night and not only got to watch him work his culinary magic, but also chat and interact with him). Catch it on TV or watch it on the Drafthouse's big screen. And, on a related note, have any of you ever been to the Drafthouse's version of this, Iron Chef Austin? Seems like it could be a nice food-centric outing. They battle Roy's in a few days. I'm living out of town at the moment but moving back soon, and reading about fun little things like this make me THAT much more excited to be back in my city! Well, nice to "meet" all you 'hounds. Related links: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ia/episode/0,1976,FOOD_16696_56024,00.html http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=5272 http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=5257 Sat Mar 22 00:26:13 -0700 2008 163159 RuthieBaby 1 3517062 Very interesting info! Thanks... and welcome home very soon! Sat Mar 22 09:08:00 -0700 2008 3516551 14268 Rene 2 3517107 Glad you thought so! And, aww, thanks!! :) Sat Mar 22 09:23:53 -0700 2008 3517062 163159 RuthieBaby 1 3521087 Interesting show. I thought Tyson Cole's dishes were more interesting visually and from the descriptions. Of course, we can't taste over the airwaves (dang it), but I found myself more interested in tasting his dishes. I'm not quibbling with the results, but I thought he did very well. Sun Mar 23 22:44:46 -0700 2008 3516551 164703 rajat 2 3524456 I agree with you. Some of Chef Morimoto's elements were nice and creative, but it also seemed like the judges weren't too thrilled with the taste of a few of his dishes. I actually thought that they might give it to Cole after their remarks and was surprised he scored considerably lower than Morimoto in the taste category (wonder if it had anything to do with their remarks about how ginger didn't play a large enough role in a couple of his dishes). Oh well, 'twas still fun to watch. Mon Mar 24 20:49:52 -0700 2008 3521087 163159 RuthieBaby