The Next Iron Chef

I love food! And I think I have done a good job of expressing my love for food in this blog. But just as good as eating at restaurants or making food would have be watching people make food on TV. I'm an religious watcher of the Food Network for years now and I cannot get enough--- I watch the channel, subscribe to chefs blogs, and use the website for recipes regularly.

But to my surprise the food network decided to add a new show this fall season-- The Next Iron Chef! For over a decade the Food Network has been airing a show called Iron Chef and its one of the most popular shows on the network. Hosted by Aldon Brown (a network chef), it has two chefs battle against each other with a main secret ingredient. The dishes are then judged by esteemed cooks in the food industry to determine a winner. And this fall, The Next Iron Chef has taken that concept and added superstar chefs from all over the country and world.


So why write about this show? Ill tell u why--- because its mind blowing food that is prepared by the most talented chefs that you can find. Many of the participates are my favorite chefs to watch and I have eaten at some of their restaurants. Chefs like Greoffrey Zakarian and Micheal Chiarello are world famous with extremely gifted talents that cannot be matched. Many of the chefs on the show are former Iron Chef winners or have their own show on food network. And since this is such a highly esteemed panel of participants, the quality of food looks astounding.

They also have changed the format for this show. Instead of two competitors competing against one another. The show has started with ten world famous chefs and one is eliminated each week. The Next Iron Chef is traveling the country and competing with the local "flavor" in mind. They create dishes that usually have a certain theme, then choose the two least favorite dishes to compete like the traditional Iron Chef style-- battling in a forum with a secret ingredient. The battles in the elimination forums have been really intense and exciting to watch. And since these chefs are so greatly esteemed and liked, it's been hard to judge because of their amazing talents. So if you have nothing else to on a Sunday evening. Tune into the Food Network and watch The Next Iron Chef at 9 p.m.