Iron Chef — Sunday, August 30, 6pm and 9pm PST
August 21st, 2009 Posted in Media related
An email came in this morning from the Iron Chef people, telling me that the long-awaited episode has been moved up! It will air, for sure, on Sunday, August 30, at 6pm and 9m west coast time, and 9 pm eastern time. It looks like I’m finally allowed to say who the contestants were. It’s my iron man Morimoto versus the remarkable Jehangir Mehta, whose book I reviewed late last year. My fellow judges are football star Tiki Barber, and sommelier Alpana Singh.
If anyone has any suggestions for a viewing party in SF, speak up! We may have a place in Berkeley if we can’t find a suitable place in the city.
Taking a mini camping trip to deep Mendocino later on today, be back on Monday. Enjoy your weekend, all breakaway cooks!
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16 Responses to “Iron Chef — Sunday, August 30, 6pm and 9pm PST”
By
Robert on Aug 21, 2009
Hi Eric,
My TIVO tells me the times are 9pm and 12 midnight West Coast Time. In any event, we’ll be watching!
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Noemi Margaret on Aug 21, 2009
Yay viewing party! How many people? I’ll see what I can find.
By
Kitchen M on Aug 22, 2009
Finally!! I can’t wait to see it!
I’m so jealous that you got to taste the food made by Morimoto.
By
kp on Aug 22, 2009
If we knew the secret ingredient we would use it to make viewing party snacks…
By
Eric on Aug 24, 2009
Weird — Direct TV lists it at 6 pm and 9pm, but I think I trust Tivo more! Both list 9 pm, so that will be the witching hour.
By
Karena on Aug 25, 2009
It’s on at both 6pm and 9pm Pacific (I usually watch the 6pm show). One thing to keep in mind for the logistics of the viewing party is that Outside Lands wraps up on Sunday night, so roughly 130,000 people will be leaving Golden Gate Park around 9pm. Last year public transit and the roads were jammed, so unless they really improve things this year, I’d recommend a location not in the Sunset, Richmond, and Panhandle/Haight neighborhoods for the viewing party.
How about meeting in a pub downtown or South of Market for those in the city?
By
Eric on Aug 25, 2009
Wow, I hadn’t even thought of that, thanks Karena. The biggest group of people seems to be in Berkeley, where I think we might have a house with a big screen, but it’s not certain yet. If anyone’s interested in coming, write me!
By Mariko Fujinaka on Aug 26, 2009
Maybe I will invite people over and force them to watch it. Perhaps I can lure them with umami-laden beef jerky.
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Eric on Aug 26, 2009
Let me know your forcing techniques!
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Stephanie on Aug 28, 2009
I am so excited!
By Pete Slate on Aug 31, 2009
As I die-hard IC fan, I catch every episode. If not live, my trusty DVR has my back.
To be honest, I hate coconut, so I was a little turned off at first.. but still, I had to at least wait for the introduction of the judges.
After hearing your background, and the books you’ve written, I was a little intrigued. Especially regarding “The Breakaway Japanese Kitchen”.
That piqued my curiosity, so I continued watching. When you used “umami” in your description of a dish, and explained it so well to Tiki, I decided that I had to have your book.
Therein the problem lies.
The book seems to be unavailable for less than $50 (used).
Are there any plans to reissue it?
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EMily on Aug 31, 2009
Great job judging!!! You seemed to be a natural and really seemed to be enjoying the food. I wish I could have tasted some of the dishes.
By Marianne Charters on Aug 31, 2009
I find some of the judges to be so critical, you were very refreshing to watch…you genuinely showed your pleasure in the tastes that were created……….hope they have you on again!!!
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Stephanie on Sep 1, 2009
Fantastic job Eric and what a great battle! We were all rooting for the challenger on Sunday night but really all the food seemed pretty amazing. I had never seen one of those coconut crabs, that was a curious creature. We were really impressed by how knowledgeable you came off, do you think there’s any way you can share some behind the scenes tidbits? Possibly elaborate more on the experience? You are great on camera and we hope to see more of you on the small screen.
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Eric on Sep 1, 2009
Thanks everyone! The starkest difference between being there and watching it on tv is the pace — in Kitchen Stadium there’s no music, the beginning sequences took many many takes,the cooking happens, and then things get really slow again as they
break down the studio and set up the dinner table for the judges. I
think I was there five hours in all. On tv is just wacko, pure frenetic/manic, which I guess tells you that editing is everything.
Tiki sat during much of the tedium glued to his Kindle!
Serving quantity: As soon as the ending bell rings, there’s a very
long break, as everyone takes a breather and the studio starts breaking
down. It’s during this break that the SOUS CHEFS recreate the meal for
the judges and the chairman. Weird but there you have it.
Worst part of it all: staff kept whisking away the tasting dishes before I was finished!! Believe it or not, I actually left hungry!
Best part of it all: Morimoto learned that I speak Japanese, and we
began a nice chat. He invited me downstairs (his restaurant, Morimoto,
is directly below Kitchen Stadium, same building) to eat with him!
Three special hours of waiters and chefs competing to see who could
keep us the happiest. Got a beautifully signed book from him and a
really great memory. I was no longer hungry.
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Eric on Sep 1, 2009
And Pete: separate email forthcoming, but yes, I’ll be issuing an all-electronic version of the Breakaway Japanese Kitchen soon, with lots of video! More on that soon.