Ironing Out Some Misconceptions
Entry by adam | January 19, 2006 | Link |
If you've ever wondered what it'd be like to judge on Iron Chef America (the original Iron Chef is another matter entirely) food writer Ed Levine blogs his recent experience on his recently launched blog, Ed Levine Eats, where he dishes about the judging process:
I want to dispel a couple of Iron Chef myths. Number one, the fix isn't in, so it's not the culinary equivalent of Pro Wrestling. They don't tell you to vote for the Iron Chef. Number two, the judges don't confer when they render their judgment. In fact, I overheard my fellow judges Ted Allen (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) and Cady Huffman (the original Ula in the Broadway production of The Producers) talking about something, and I asked them them to repeat what they had said. They said they couldn't until I handed my scorecard in. Once I handed it in, I was amazed when I discovered that each of us had picked the same chef as the winner, with the exact same winning margin. Who won? I'm sworn to secrecy ...
Cast Iron Chef [Ed Levine Eats]
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