Iron Chef USA debuts Friday

devinoni writes "Yes, the long awaited American version of Iron Chef is coming. As reported on Slashdot, William Shatner will be hosting it on UPN 9pm (8 central) on Friday. The 4 Iron Chefs are: Todd English, Iron Chef American; Jean Francois Meteigner, Iron Chef French; Alessandro Stratta, Iron Chef Italian; and Roy Yamaguchi is Iron Chef Asian. Check out UPN's site (flash required) for more info." CD: The SF Chronicle review wasn't all that enthusiastic about this, so heads up, foodies.

Comments

Iron Chef selections

[cpfeifer]

I'm kind of surprised they didn't get Bobby Flay to be one of the Iron Chefs. He had 2 appearances on the original Japanese show against Iron Chef Japanese Masaharu Morimoto (one)(two), one of which was a bit controversial as Bobby was almost electrocuted during the battle and then at the end Masaharu claimed that Flay was not a true chef since a true chef wouldn't stand on his cutting board.

I wonder if Shatner will dress like Liberace to keep with the spirit of Chairman Kaga?

Shatner's Final Comment

[CokeBear]

William Shatner's little speech at the end reminded me of Jerry Springer's Final Thoughts at the end of each episode.

Pure Camp

[Alien54]

Oh god. What a waste of TV space. I'm a hug fan of the original series and sure, the dubbed version on the Food Network is a little odd but that's what makes Iron Chef.

They obviously went for camp. I mean, the the Idea of "American cuisine" has only begun to be specable in recent years.

There is, for example. this guy, who claims to be Iron Chef Kentucky:

http://jeffholland.tripod.com/food.html

Worth checking out on his own. - - Some of the recipes are truly scary.

Kentucky Bourbon Deviled Crab
Bacon-Burger-Fried Okra
Chocolate Steak
Survival Biscuit Casserole
Bubblegum Sauce
and there's more!

And I wonder if the chairman in the original Iron Chef was the Japanes equivalent of William Shantner from an earlier Japanese TV show