An Iron Chef Fans Diary, June, 2001
Friday,
June 1, 2001
Chairman
Kaga's 2000th Plate Celebration
Ingredients:
Pork, Soft Shelled Turtles, Bananas
Cooking Style:
Chinese vs. French
Two Teams
of Chefs: Kenichi's ChineseTeam and Sakai's French Team
Saturday,
June 2, 2001
Iron Chefs
appear on "Door Knock Dinners"
Origin of
the famous Pan Fried Leftovers, Michiba Style.
Sakai peels
seven apples in a minute at the CIA.
Rerun of the
New York Battle between Morimoto and Flay
Bobby Flay
does his Infamous Cutting Board Stand.
Morimoto
says Flay isn't a real chef because a real chef wouldn't stand on The Sacred
Cutting Board.
The Judges
must agree; Morimoto Wins!
Sunday,
June 3rd, 2001
The First
Battle of the New Millenium
Main Ingredient:
Sea Bream
Cooking Style:
French vs. Traditional Japanese
Iron Chef:
Hiroyuki Sakai Challenger: Toshiro Kandagwa
Kandagwa
defeated Sakai, an omen of the following battle.
The
Second Battle of the New Millenium
Main Ingredient:
Japanese Lobster
Cooking Style:
Japanese-New York Style vs. New York-Japanese Style
Iron Chef:
Masaharu Morimoto Challenger: Bobby Flay
OK,
so this time at least Flay took the cutting board off the counter before
standing on it.
Flay
wins because: (A) It's his turn, (B) FoodTV put up the money, (C) They
want to have another rematch.
Friday,
June 8th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Sardines
Cooking Style:
Italian
Iron Chef:
Chen Kenichi Challenger: Hideki Maruyama
No Review
Saturday,
June 9th, 2001, 4:00 EST
Repeat of
21st Century Battle
Saturday,
June 9th, 2001, 10:00 EST
Main Ingredient:
Peaches
Repeat of
Sakai vs. Watabi
Sunday,
June 10th, 2001
Main Ingredients:
1. Tuna, 2. Eggs, 3. Eel, 4. Shad, 5. Dried Gourd
Cooking Style:
Edo Style Sushi
Iron Chef:
Masaharu Morimoto Challenger: Keiji Nakazawa
Edo style
sushi is not the little rolls you are accustomed to, it's stacked.
Friday,
June 15th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Unisex Salmon (on I.C) Young Salmon (on S.M.)
Cooking Style:
Modern Japanese vs. Traditional Japanese
Iron Chef:
Masaharu Morimoto Challenger: Shuichi Fuji
Saturday, June 16th, 2001
Main Ingredient: Carp
Cooking Style: Chinese vs. Thai
Iron Chef: Chen Kenichi Challenger: Kaoru Miyazawa
Rerun of May 18th
Sunday,
June 17th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Black Haired Pig
Cooking Style:
French vs. Japanese
Iron Chef:
Hiroyuki Sakai Challenger: Isao Makio
No show on Friday, June 15th
Saturday,
June 23rd, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Squid
Cooking Style:
French vs. Italian (The Conjuror of Garlic)
Iron Chef:
Hiroyuki Sakai Challenger: Kyonori Miura
Sunday,
June 24th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Potatoes
Cooking Style:
Japanese, New York Style vs. French, Vancouver Style
Iron Chef:
Masaharu Morimoto Challenger: Micheal Noble
Friday,
June 29th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Clams (Girl's Festival)
Cooking Style:
Japanese
Iron Chef:
Hiroyuki Sakai Challenger: Knodo Yukihito
Saturday,
June 30, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Sardines
Cooking Style:
Chinese vs. Italian
Iron Chef:
Chen Kenichi Challenger: Hideki Maruyama
Rerun of
June 8th
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