[quote name='strebor']I love Iron Chef, I try to watch it everynight. I watch that damn network all the time though. My favorite chef is Sakai.. I don't really like Iron Chef America though (even with Alton Brown), the ingrediants are boring and I cannot STAND Bobby Flay. The Japanese version is just so much better.
Has anyone ever seen the episode (or two) with Bobby Flay in the original Iron Chef? I saw some clips of it on the Food Network once but never the actual episode.[/QUOTE]
Yeah. Alton Brown is aces, but not quite enough to make up for Flay. I've seen the japanese Flay episodes, and that's what started my intense dislike for him. For one, the guy had no respect for his competitor (Morimoto, I believe -- whoever had "Nobu" in NY), to the point where his guests/peanut gallery were chanting "USA! USA!" during his match. He got up and STOOD on his cutting board (how freaking unsanitary is that?), and then had the nerve to blame his loss on him cutting himself and demand a rematch. Total douche, I tell ya.