Our Bald-Headed Hero is the Next Iron Chef

Symon’s cooking, personality prevails
Michael Symon bested John Besh in Kitchen Stadium to become FoodTV’s Next Iron Chef.
With a theme ingredient of swordfish each chef seemed comfortable but it was Symon who shone brightest.  It must be remembered that this is television and Iron Chef is, ultimately, entertainment.  Symon’s banter throughout the cooking showed a chef [...]

Next Iron Chef: Symon in Finals

Kitchen Stadium will decide
It was pretty clear heading into the final three on FoodTV’s Next Iron Chef that Cosentino was the next to go having hardly survived over Sanchez the week before and his ultimate elimination this week was anything but a surprise.
While not suspenseful the episode was a nice precursor for the showdown finale [...]

Next Iron Chef: Symon Rolls On

Symon emerges as front-runner in final three
Haven’t I seen this episode before?  I seem to remember already seeing testy chefs yelling at poorly placed camera operators while trying to pack gourmet cuisine into plastic containers at which point they would be frozen and (shudder) reheated before serving.  Oh wait, that was Bravo’s Top Chef.
Taking a [...]

Next Iron Chef: Code of the Samurai Chef

Twice the fun with two eliminations on Sunday night’s Next Iron Chef from the Food Network. Resourcefulness was the name of the game this evening with the remaining chefs allowed to choose each others ingredients.
Cosentino and Symon chose for one another and went the route of the Chef Samurai selecting ingredients with realistic combination possibilities. [...]

Next Iron Chef: Symon Cheering Section

The Food Network is horrible.  Any good the network has done with the introduction of personalities like Alton Brown has been undone twice over by also pushing on us the likes of Rachel Ray and Sandra “Today I’ll show you how to make cake from a box and then add food coloring” Lee.
While Bravo’s Top [...]