By Danny

November 15, 2010 1:35 PM | Link to this

Ming is a fabulous Chef. Have been watching the program but am now done. Chef conora may make some decent food but watching him throw tantrums at the other chefs, screaming while looking for stuff he can’t find (where is the parchment paper, who stole my food, Tsai messed up the machine) won’t work very well on Iron Chef. He’s a big baby. Tsai is always cool and composed. I will watch him first anywhere!

By John Smith

November 29, 2010 5:37 PM | Link to this

I agree with everyone chef Tsai was robbed. This is because he left FN for a better gig on PBS for more money. This was an opportunity for payback . FN found away to get even. Chef Tsai has already beaten chef Flay on ICA and had nothing to prove to his viewers or judges. The newbie chefs and the judges new that Tsai was the man to beat and in a different league altogether. I also agree with some of the other posters that the goal of the show was to replace chef Batali. This is why you had an entirely Italian face-off for the final. FN has no imagination and has become very predictable. The judges starting with Donatella Arpaia need a good smack on the side of the head, too salty, too fatty, too sweet, this is the extent of her critiquing skills. I love you chef Canora, when can ride your pony tail, I miss chef Batali’s. Simon Majumdar is the co-writer of Dos Hermanos, a food blog in the UK, big deal. Why is it that we as Americans need judges from the UK for our reality shows. “We don’t need no stinking badges,” Blazing Saddles. I mean UK judges. Do you see any American judges on Uk shows? C’mon we don’t have someone with better credentials than Simon?? At Least Chef Symon is a Chef, not an Iron Chef, Besh should have won, but a chef just the same. He was asked to toe the line by FN and make sure Tsai did not win. The only thing he could say about Tsai’s food was amazing but, your plating needs improvment. When chef Tsai had the best food or dish, they needed to find something else to criticize. They made very few comments about plating when it came to the other chefs. I believe that the real Iron Chef is Ming Tsai . He is better than some of the current flock of Iron chefs including, Flay which he proved by beating him. You have Graces,Cora, Symon, these people should be on Hell’s Kitchen not on Iron Chef. I think the chefs should have been judged on their performance throughout the whole show not just a single episode. I believe that Forgione, Marc not Larry should have been eliminated earlier. He clearly made more mistakes than some of the other chefs, but to quote Alton Brown, “You survive to cook another day.” Why??? He made some major rookie mistakes. Unacceptable for a real Iron Chef. Don’t get me wrong he has some talent and might get there one day . This is not his time, experience and maturity come to mind. I think it’s admirable that he tries for a home run every time out, but baseball has proven that to be impractical and your failure rate almost guaranteed. Your best ballplayers hit 300, would you go to a restaurant if they failed seven out of ten times? You would be happier with a chef that triples on every occasion, consistency, with a few home runs mixed in. I’m very disappointed in The FoodNetwork and will not be watching future ICA and Next ICA shows. They have lost touch with their target audience in other words struck out.

By John Smith

November 29, 2010 5:38 PM | Link to this

I agree with everyone chef Tsai was robbed. This is because he left FN for a better gig on PBS for more money. This was an opportunity for payback . FN found away to get even. Chef Tsai has already beaten chef Flay on ICA and had nothing to prove to his viewers or judges. The newbie chefs and the judges new that Tsai was the man to beat and in a different league altogether. I also agree with some of the other posters that the goal of the show was to replace chef Batali. This is why you had an entirely Italian face-off for the final. FN has no imagination and has become very predictable. The judges starting with Donatella Arpaia need a good smack on the side of the head, too salty, too fatty, too sweet, this is the extent of her critiquing skills. I love you chef Canora, when can ride your pony tail, I miss chef Batali’s. Simon Majumdar is the co-writer of Dos Hermanos, a food blog in the UK, big deal. Why is it that we as Americans need judges from the UK for our reality shows. “We don’t need no stinking badges,” Blazing Saddles. I mean UK judges. Do you see any American judges on Uk shows? C’mon we don’t have someone with better credentials than Simon?? At Least Chef Symon is a Chef, not an Iron Chef, Besh should have won, but a chef just the same. He was asked to toe the line by FN and make sure Tsai did not win. The only thing he could say about Tsai’s food was amazing but, your plating needs improvment. When chef Tsai had the best food or dish, they needed to find something else to criticize. They made very few comments about plating when it came to the other chefs. I believe that the real Iron Chef is Ming Tsai . He is better than some of the current flock of Iron chefs including, Flay which he proved by beating him. You have Graces,Cora, Symon, these people should be on Hell’s Kitchen not on Iron Chef. I think the chefs should have been judged on their performance throughout the whole show not just a single episode. I believe that Forgione, Marc not Larry should have been eliminated earlier. He clearly made more mistakes than some of the other chefs, but to quote Alton Brown, “You survive to cook another day.” Why??? He made some major rookie mistakes. Unacceptable for a real Iron Chef. Don’t get me wrong he has some talent and might get there one day . This is not his time, experience and maturity come to mind. I think it’s admirable that he tries for a home run every time out, but baseball has proven that to be impractical and your failure rate almost guaranteed. Your best ballplayers hit 300, would you go to a restaurant if they failed seven out of ten times? You would be happier with a chef that triples on every occasion, consistency, with a few home runs mixed in. I’m very disappointed in The FoodNetwork and will not be watching future ICA and Next ICA shows. They have lost touch with their target audience in other words struck out.