Iron Chef: Jamie Oliver vs. Mario Batali
Thursday, January 10th, 2008Wow, never thought Jamie Oliver or other high profile TV chefs would ever show up on Iron Chef. I suppose Rachel Ray and Giada have duked it out, but that seemed more like a friendly battle of two TV cooks. And in the original Japanese show Bobby Flay went against Morimoto then did a rematch show after his loss. So today I happened upon the Food Network because there was a show on Pink’s Hot Dogs, which was great because I just went there for the first time a couple of weeks ago. After the show on Pink’s I noticed a showdown between Jamie Oliver and Mario Batali. I had to see this since I usually follow most of the shows Jamie Oliver is involved in. I own all of the foreign UK DVD’s such as Pukka Tukka, Jamie’s Kitchen and Jamie’s School Dinners. I assume this new battle is a promotion for his new TV show in the US television market for Jamie at Home. I rarely watch Iron Chef these days, it’s just not as intense as the Japanese version and the dubbed over voices were funny. Plus, the Iron Chef America host is lame, Chairman Kaga was a better character and played by a real actor. I do however enjoy commentary by Alton Brown and some of the guest judges. So the Jamie Oliver vs. Mario Batali match was alright, nothing too exciting. The secret ingredient was live Cobia, a fish I’ve never tried. Well Jamie lost to my disappointment, but it seemed like a good match. I bring this whole thing up because the Food Network picked up a new Jamie Oliver show, Jamie At Home. I’m excited for a new Jamie Oliver TV show but I’ve cheated and I ordered it last night from Amazon UK. Thanks for Region Free DVD players.
Some links to Jamie Oliver:
Food Network Listing For Iron Chef: Oliver vs Batali