And the Next Iron Chef is…
Last night was the season finale of Next Iron Chef. Now I know I didn’t update y’all on parts 4 and 5, I just couldn’t find it in me to re-cap it all. So in short… In part 4 the Chefs were asked to prepare a first class meal for a new airline in Munich. Chef’s Besh and Symon both fared pretty well, with chef Besh’s only criticism being that his Watermelon Consomme should have been crystal clear, rather than just clarified… Chef Symon was declared the winner of the challenge, leaving Chef’s Sanchez and Cosentino out in the cold. In the end Chef Sanchez was sent packing, and can I just say HOORAY!!!
Part 5 brought the top three Chef’s to Paris where they had to use the ingredients they could find in Paris, to create and All-American Feast. They were to feed 20 people at the American Embassy, including Host Alton Brown, all three judges, and the American Ambassador to France, along with several top Chefs and culinary type people. All three impressed, although in the end Chef Cosentino didn’t impress quite enough and he too, was sent on his way … looks like my early prediction was wrong indeed…
Our final challenge found Chef Symon and Chef Besh battling it out in Kitchen Stadium. Battle Swordfish was the name of the game and both men were doing everything you could think of with it.
And then some, for when Iron Chef Morimoto asked for a dessert featuring the strange looking fish, Chef Besh was all too happy to comply, adding in a 7th dish that was a Swordfish Mousse filled Brik Pastry with a Berry Compote to dip it in. Indeed the swordfish couldn’t even be tasted in the dish, (and thank goodness for that I say!!!) but he was applauded for the effort.
The tasting was done by the three remaining Iron Chefs (since as we all know the contest was to replace Iron Chef Batali) and judging done by the regular judges as well as the remaining Iron Chefs …
The winner was chosen, and Chef Symon beat out Chef Besh… Probably by a hair. I loved them both, but I am very glad that Chef Symon won as I’m sure I would have tired or cajun/creole food very quickly if Chef Besh had one. And there you have it… Michael Symon, The Next IRON CHEF
March 3rd, 2008 at 1:57 pm
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