When the episode opened, I liked them both pretty well, but then Jen told me about the grape leaves stunt that Mehta once pulled. That made me sad. I liked some of his statements to the camera, and I liked his creative streak. I didn't always like the results, but he really did seem to bring a unique appreciation of beauty to the competition - he liked colors, flowers, and sweetness, which seems like a deviation from culinary orthodoxy. (They're always such snobs about pastry chefs and sweet foods.) And his accent/the way he talked reminded me of Roh, haha. So that made me like him too. 
But based on what Jen said, he was kind of a selfish jerk in the competition, which sucks. Oh well. I would have been happy with Garces either way; his food all looked tasty, and he was likable. Raised in Chicago, too - yay hometown winner!<3 Maybe that's why his food always seemed so appealing.
As for the judging, I thought Steingarten was an ass for saying he wouldn't pay for Garces' food. And I usually don't mind him that much. On the flip side, Simon was indeed a really persuasive debater, and seeing him in this role made me like him a lot more.
So, are you as insanely excited about the January 3rd Iron Chef competition as I am? Squeeee.
Michelle Obama will be a guest, and Jane Seymour will be judging! (She was the star of my childhood TV series - you know, that one show the whole family would gather together to watch.) It could only be better if Morimoto were a chef, but I guess that'd be an unfair advantage to whichever team got him. Morimoto love. <3
But based on what Jen said, he was kind of a selfish jerk in the competition, which sucks. Oh well. I would have been happy with Garces either way; his food all looked tasty, and he was likable. Raised in Chicago, too - yay hometown winner!<3 Maybe that's why his food always seemed so appealing.
As for the judging, I thought Steingarten was an ass for saying he wouldn't pay for Garces' food. And I usually don't mind him that much. On the flip side, Simon was indeed a really persuasive debater, and seeing him in this role made me like him a lot more.
So, are you as insanely excited about the January 3rd Iron Chef competition as I am? Squeeee.
Michelle Obama will be a guest, and Jane Seymour will be judging! (She was the star of my childhood TV series - you know, that one show the whole family would gather together to watch.) It could only be better if Morimoto were a chef, but I guess that'd be an unfair advantage to whichever team got him. Morimoto love. <3Dr. Quinn?
Mehta was douchey right to the end, like purposely leaving the ice cream machine dirty when he gave it back to Mullen with 5 minutes or whatever left in the competition. I think you hit the nail on the head though. I really wanted to like him. I tried hard for a very long time. But it just didn't work out
Steingarten almost always manages to say something that pisses me off, mostly about the food/chefs but often about his fellow judges.
I am excited for the Jan. 3rd battle! I have so much Morimoto love. Do you find it as hilarious as I do that they always dub him? Even when it is perfectly clear what he is saying?
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The Next Iron Chef: Finale (spoilers)
- 23/11/2009 02:02:41 PM
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I only watched a few episodes, so my perspective was different.
- 25/11/2009 07:00:10 AM
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Yeah, the grape leaves thing was douchey.
- 25/11/2009 02:15:31 PM
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