[Sca-cooks] NYT article on Iron Chef America

[Johnna Holloway]

The New York Times today carried an article on
Iron Chef America..... They make the point that the chefs
know that the secret ingredient will be one of 2 items, thus for
Sunday night they knew that it would be sea bass or buffalo.
The article notes that Bayless is calm and collected and Flay
is yelling...
"At one point, bourbon flares up in a hot skillet, nearly singeing Mr. 
Flay's eyebrows and bringing back memories, no doubt, of his famous 
"Iron Chef" battle with Mr. Morimoto, when he was nearly electrocuted by 
his own stove. Mr. Bayless, meanwhile, seems to be operating in a 
different time zone, gliding smoothly through the intricate steps 
required to make a spicy empanada, or baked turnover, and a 
honey-crusted buffalo steak in fava bean sauce. At times, he seems to be 
smiling at a private joke."

It's titled:


    Samurai of Cuisine, on a New Battlefield

By WILLIAM GRIMES

Published: January 14, 2005

It's online for those that are registered with the NYT. Or on the
first page of the Arts section for those with a paper copy.

Johnnae