The chefs enter and spy items such as nasturtium leaves, blueberries, blackberries, snails, and flowers. They're "wild" in the truest sense. And to hammer the wildness home, the chefs will be cooking without a kitchen. No water, no gas, no electricity. This episode is about resourcefulness, and to test it, the contestants will cook outdoors on Weber kettle grills in the C.I.A.'s herb garden. Oh, more torture: They don't get to use the herbs growing around them—only the "pantry" of ingredients on a common table. Oh, and it's also a double elimination. Two chefs will get cut. See, the chairman feels the winning chefs have been squandering their advantage and being too nice to each other. So here, the winner...
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The Next Iron Chef: You know the premise. They're looking to add a new face to the madness at Kitchen Stadium. Eight chefs competing. Three judges judging. Alton Brown as ringmaster and the Chairman shouting and carrying on at the top of the show. The premiere opens with a montage of the upcoming action and then the requisite rundown of competitor bios. [Warning: Spoilers after the jump.]...
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What are your favorite moments on Iron Chef America?
What I love the most is when I see one of the teams start making something, and as it unfolds I guess right about what it is they're going to do. At that point, I think to myself that I'm not a dumbass.
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