An Iron Chef Fans Diary, March, 2002

                                                         Chopping imitation lobster in the new kitchen

Friday, March 1st, 2002, Not a "New" Battle, a repeat.
Main Ingredient: Lamb
Cooking Style:  French vs. Japanese
Iron Chef: Hiroyuki Sakai   Challenger: Mario Nakagawa

Saturday, March 2nd, 2002 repeat;  Chen and Sakai Spotlight  
 

Sunday, March 3rd, 2002
Main Ingredient: Dried Cuttlefish repeat

Cooking Style:  French vs. Japanese
Iron Chef: Hiroyuki Sakai   Challenger: Tsunenori Miura

Friday, March 8th, 2002

My first payday at Jack. According to my figures, it looks like I'm 82% of an hour short.

Friday, March 8th, 2002
Main Ingredient: Red Snapper ( Morimoto's First Battle )  
Cooking Style:  Japanese 
Iron Chef:  Masaharu Morimoto  Challenger: Yukio Hirayama

Saturday, March 9th, 2002 repeat
Main Ingredient: Asparagus   
Cooking Style:  Japanese   
Iron Chef:  Masaharu Morimoto     Challenger: Yasuhiko Habuchi 

Sunday, March 10th, 2002 repeat
Main Ingredient: Ayu (Sweetfish) 

Cooking Style: Neo Japanese vs. Traditional Japanese 

Iron Chef: Masaharu Morimoto    Challenger: Kenichi Miera

Monday, March 11th, 2002

Jennifer, the morning shift leader, complained to Kelly, the assistant manager, that she was six hours

short on her check. She had worked 45 hours, but only was paid for 39. All of her overtime hours had

been cut off. Kelly said "Well, you smoke a lot, so I added in some breaks".     

One of the ways that fast food managers get bonuses is by keeping labor costs low. One way to keep

costs down is to cheat people out of their time and money. This is illegal, but hard to prove in court.

Usually the employee just finds another job somewhere else.

Friday, March 15th, 2002, a repeat  
Main Ingredient:  Giant Eel ( Unagi ) 
Cooking Style:  Neo Japanese vs. Traditional Japanese  
Iron Chef:  Masaharu Morimoto   Challenger: Hiroichi Handa

                                             Saturday, March 16th, 2002

                 The First Anniversary of the Wooden Chef Cook-Alongs

Saturday, March 16th, 2002
Main Ingredient: Young Salmon   
Cooking Style:  Neo Japanese vs. Traditional Japanese  
Iron Chef: Masaharu Morimoto    Challenger: Shuichi Fuji  

Sunday, March 17th, 2002  

Main Ingredient: Porcini   
Cooking Style: Neo Japanese vs. Italian   
Iron Chef: Masaharu Morimoto    Challenger: Mario Molinari

Friday, March 22nd, 2002  
Main Ingredient: Turkey  
Cooking Style:  Neo Japanese vs. 
Iron Chef:  Masaharu Morimoto   Challenger: Jiro Kokue 

Saturday, March 23rd, 2002
Main Ingredient:  Yellowtail  
Cooking Style:  Neo Japanese vs.  
Iron Chef: Masaharu Morimoto   Challenger:   

Sunday, March 24th, 2002

I worked from 9:00 a.m. to 3:16 p.., then drove 65 miles to the new Cookeville store

and worked until 10:00 p.m. there, an 11 hour day.

Sunday, March 24th, 2002

Main Ingredient: Giant Crab   
Cooking Style:  Neo Japanese  
Iron Chef: Masaharu Morimoto   Challenger: Iio

Friday, March 29th, 2002

Main Ingredient: Sushi   
Cooking Style:  Japanese  
Iron Chef: Masaharu Morimoto   Challenger: Keiji Nakazawa

Saturday, March 30th, 2002

We went to visit Iron Chef Tennessee, Bill Collins, who was busy preparing a big Easter Feast.

I had copies made of the Iron Chef U.S.A. shows and finally got his tape back to him and a copy

of Iron Chef U.S.A. 2.

Saturday, March 30th, 2002

Main Ingredient:  Pike Conger  
Cooking Style: Neo Japanese vs. Traditional Japanese 
Iron Chef:  Masaharu Morimoto    Challenger: Tanigawa

Sunday, March 31st, 2002

Main Ingredient: Squid   
Cooking Style:  Neo Japanese vs. Traditional Japanese 
Iron Chef:  Masaharu Morimoto   Challenger: Watanabe

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