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Very admirable.
Batali's banter with Alton is priceless, in my quite humble opinion.
This especially. You get the feeling they might go out for a few beers after taping. Or before.
That's insane troll logic!
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Frankenbuddha - Feb 23, 2006 7:14:17 am PST #8968 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
erikaj - Feb 23, 2006 7:14:17 am PST #8969 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I had no idea there was a baby Wolfram in the offing, so for me? Even more miraculous. Congratulations. Hec, you have e. Eventually. And...something else that I don't remember. Dag.
Jessica - Feb 23, 2006 7:15:10 am PST #8970 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I do really miss (whether it was true or not) any element of surprise on who is going to be picked from the Iron Chefs, and that a challenger might choose someone unexpected to compete against.
Me too, but OTOH, I usually like the matchups they come up with.
I think ICA's main weakness is their selection of the secret ingredients. They're far too likely to choose ingredients that are easy to make the focus of a dish (fish, fowl, various cuts of meat, etc). I'd love to see something equivalent to the original IC's Milk Battle.
TomW - Feb 23, 2006 7:17:24 am PST #8971 of 10002
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
I also miss the (fake or not) crazy vendettas from the original Iron Chef.
They should set up some faction devoted to the purity of southwestern cuisine. With a bitter eminence grise who dispatches his proteges one after the other to challenge Bobby Flay.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 23, 2006 7:17:37 am PST #8972 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Another thing about ICA I love is the groan of dread that comes forth whenever somebody starts working with the ice cream maker. That was a highlight of the behind-the-scenes show they did.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 23, 2006 7:19:10 am PST #8973 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
They should set up some faction devoted to the purity of southwestern cuisine. With a bitter eminence grise who dispatches his proteges one after the other to challenge Bobby Flay.
Heh, Rick Bayliss could have filled the bill in terms of his cuisine, but I don't think he has the personality for it. Plus, I think he won that battle.
Sean K - Feb 23, 2006 7:19:26 am PST #8974 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
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We're all very proud of you.
They're far too likely to choose ingredients that are easy to make the focus of a dish (fish, fowl, various cuts of meat, etc).
Yeah, the original IC would occasionally throw some very weird ingredients at the chefs.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 23, 2006 7:21:01 am PST #8975 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Heh, Rick Bayliss could have filled the bill in terms of his cuisine, but I don't think he has the personality for it. Plus, I think he won that battle.
THE BAYLISS FACTION WILL *NOT* BE APPEASED SO EASILY.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 23, 2006 7:22:31 am PST #8976 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yeah, the original IC would occasionally throw some very weird ingredients at the chefs.
Mike Nelson of MST3K used to have the occasional column in TV Guide a few years back, and he did a VERY funny essay on watching a bunch of the original Iron Chef. I think I may have saved it with other MST clippings I've compiled.
t pack rat I'd close that tag but who am I foolin'?
Lee - Feb 23, 2006 7:22:38 am PST #8977 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Congratulations Wolfram and family!