Posted on 03/13/2009 7:21:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Sunday's episode of "Iron Chef America" could well be called Los Gatos' very own version of March Madness: Manresa restaurant's executive chef David Kinch battles TV superstar Bobby Flay in the Iron Chef challenge that airs March 15 on the Food Network.
It is the first time Kinch has been involved in a television cooking competition.
"I was surprised at how much fun it was," Kinch says. "The Food Network people take really good care of the challengers. They did a lot to alleviate any concerns we might have so we were as comfortable as we could be."
Kinch was not alone in the Food Network Stadium when the hour-long program was taped last June. Manresa's chef de cuisine John Paul Carmona and his former
My City Los Gatos: News, reader photos, forums & more Other My City pages chef de cuisine James Syhabout assisted Kinch.
"Iron Chef America" brings some of the nation's best chefs to New York City to compete against one of five established Iron Chefs who appear regularly on the program.
It is an action-packed show with the winner decided by a panel of judges who are also food critics.
The stakes are high, and the national exposure is, well, priceless.
Kinch was one of five Bay Area chefs, and the only one ever from the South Bay, invited to appear on this season's program.
"They sent me an e-mail out of the blue," Kinch says. "I was honored to be asked."
Kinch's restaurant, Manresa, has gained critical acclaim for its contemporary California cuisine. Kinch specializes in "ingredient-driven" cooking which utilizes fresh produce picked daily at the Love Apple Farm in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Thanks for the warning.
The people that love it, think it’s fantastic.
Ping
Sounds like Charlie Trotter here in Chicago.
yeah, that would be food as art.
as opposed to food as a meal.
and for $400, there should be multiple doggie bags going home with us.
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