I wanted to post on this earlier, but technical difficulties kept me from commenting before then. I love Iron Chef. I've watched it for 5-6 years now, and have long lamented it not appearing on any DVD set. So I was apprehensive when Food TV wanted to redo the show. I have great respect for Mario Batali and Wolfgang Puck, but really can't stand Bobby Flay. He's talented, but his ego just gets in the way.
With this in mind, I actually enjoyed the new series. It felt a little sterile, but Iron Chef went on for many years, so I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and see if it grows into something truly interesting. All I can hope is that every battle with Bobby Flay doesn't feature some form of tamales. I mean, I love tamales, but I'm curious if Bobby can do something besides southwest cusine. Trout was a major win for him in the secret ingredient department. I want to see him grimace like Chen did during “Yogurt Battle.” That was priceless.