An Iron Chef Fans Diary, August, 2001
Friday,
August 3rd, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Pumpkin
Cooking Style:
Italian
Iron Chef:
Masahiko Kobe Challenger: Kensuki Sakai
Sakai was
operating a portable restaurant out of a wooden cart. I was really interested
in the
way he would
set up wooden folding tables and chairs around his cart to make an outdoor
restaurant.
Wooden Cart, Wooden Chef, I bet this idea would work in Cleveland.
Kobe was
very gracious, saying that he didn't have a restaurant of his own either.
I understand
both chefs have their own restaurants now.
Saturday,
August 4th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Lobster
Cooking Style:
Japanese vs. Californian
Iron Chef:
Hiroyuki Sakai Challenger: Ron Siegel
A repeat
of Sakai's July 13th loss.
Sunday,
August 5th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Sea
Eel (Conger Eel)
Cooking Style:
Italian vs. Japanese
Iron Chef:
Masahiko Kobe Challenger: Hiroki Sakai
A repeat
of May 4th.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2001
Elaine
bought me a big new cutting board with feet on it ($9.97 at Marc's),
a genuine
import from Thailand, and some Solo (R) plastic picnic plates
brightly
colored in yellow, red, and blue.
Now we can take pictures on more colorful settings.
Friday, August 10th, 2001
Main Ingredient: Sanma (River Fish)
Cooking Style: French vs. Japanese
Iron Chef: Hiroyuki Sakai Challenger: Kazumi Nagayama
It was
really Pacific Saury, like big Sardines
The girls
didn't care for my sardine dishes.
Saturday,
August 11th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Veal
Cooking Style:Chinese
Iron Chef:Chen
Kenichi Challenger: Kyoko Kagata
Rerun of
July 20th
Sunday,
August 12th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Squid
Cooking Style:
French vs. Garlic
Iron Chef:
Hiroyuki Sakai Challenger: Kyonori Miura
Rerun of June 23rd
Sunday, August 12th, 2001, 1:00 a.m E.D.T
www.woodenchef.com
that's right folks, I finally have the website working.
Friday, August 17th, 2001
Main Ingredient: Shanghai Cabbage (IC) Bok Choy (SM)
Cooking Style: Szechwan Chinese vs. Cantonese Chinese
Iron
Chef: Chen Kenichi
Challenger: Hisao Yaginuma
Proving that
cabbage is a very limited ingredient. I had two pounds of bok choy ready.
They showed
so little of the cooking that I couldn't get started before the chefs were
half done.
I had nothing
but bok choy in garlic sauce. Katie made a pizza.
Saturday, August 18th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Natto
Cooking Style:
Chinese
Iron Chef:
Chen Kenichi Challenger: Kyoko Kagata
Rerun of
July 27th
Sunday,
August 19th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Stingray
Cooking Style:
French
Iron Chef:
Hiroyuki Sakai Challenger: Inoye Noboru
Rerun from April
Friday, August 24th, 2001
Main Ingredient: Maitake Mushrooms
Cooking Style: French vs. Japanese
Iron
Chef: Hiroyuki
Sakai Challenger: Kazumi Nagayama
Elaine found some Oyster Mushrooms
that turned out to be a good substitute for Maitakes.
Saturday,
August 25th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Pumpkin
Cooking Style:
Italian
Iron Chef:
Masahiko Kobe Challenger: Kensuki Sakai
rerun of
August 3rd.
Sunday,
August 26th, 2001
Main Ingredient:
Broccoli
Cooking Style:
Italian
Iron Chef:
Masahiko Kobe Challenger: Mario Frittoli
Chairman
Kaga's voice was dubbed over!
Frittoli
made squid ink pasta that must have lost the battle for him.
Friday, August
31st, 2001
Main Ingredient: Porcini Mushrooms
Cooking Style: Japanese vs. Italian
Iron
Chef: Masaharu
Morimoto Challenger: Marco Molinari, an award winning
pasta chef
Both chefs
made pasta and cooked it at tasting time, but Molinari beat Morimoto.
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