Iron Chef America: Battle Kampachi
This week, Iron Chef Morimoto was challenged by Chef Fortunato Nicotra. The secret ingredient? Kampachi! Judges were Queer Eye’s Ted Allen, Kelly Choi (host of “Eat Out New York”), and John Nihof (a professor at the Culinary Institute of America).
Chef Morimoto presented six dishes (at least that is what I counted) instead of five. He had kampachi temura (of which Ted said the batter was perfect), kampachi tartare, 5 spice rubbed whole kampachi, miso braised kampachi and daikon, and finally kampachi and rice bowl. Chef Nicotra presented five dishes: kampachi crudo tasting, kampachi tagliata, kampachi and two potato cannelloni (which Ted said the sweet potato worked better, but Kelly thought it married together well), kampachi tail (Ted loved the large salt block it was served on), and steamed kampachi with razor clam chowder.
When it came to the judging, it really wasn’t close. Morimoto won for taste and plating and the two chefs tied for originality, so Morimoto reigned supreme again!
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January 23rd, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Was there any surprise that they would have picked Morimoto as the Iron Chef for this challenge? Kampachi is a perfect ingredient for Japanese cooking.
February 24th, 2009 at 4:00 am
I don’t know this blog writer but dude, Jake, you are right on target. Couldn’t agree with you more about the choice of Kelly choi. Choi PINED after JOSH KELLY now at espn at Columbia J SCHOOL. He dumped her. Choi screamed at Elliott in the Columbia hallways. choi stalked Elliott’s girl. then got hired for ONE month at NEWS 12 BRONX . I saw Choi’s air checks Man she Sucked! Choi is NO sincere soul. She is not 32 as wikipedia states and she slummed around NYC writing freelance after news 12 trying to make it some how before she begged Arick Wierson at NYC TV for a shot. PEOPLE at NYC TV (not management) do not think highly of CHOI. CHOI goes to these RED CARPET EVENTS in evening gowns TRYING BEGGING CRYING, “LOOK AT ME PLEASE I AM KELLY CHOI.” She has no purpose at these events and paparazzi friends of mine remark they take her pix because she just bares leg at the male photogs. PATHETIC. A friend of choi’s says choi is BULIMIC to boot
February 24th, 2009 at 4:00 am
kelly choi is a biatch