iron chef america
I love the original Iron Chef. Iron Chef America is a poor substitute, but I'll take what I can get. I hate that we'll never see a natto or durian episode, but I can live with it. I know that Food Network's audience is not really into "icky" stuff. But good lord - I was watching the sablefish episode today, and they cut the heads off the sablefish, according to Alton Brown "so we don't have to look at their faces". Are you kidding me? The fish head is the best part of any fish - especially the cheeks. Just think of the interesting things Morimoto could have done with that. Fishhead stew, anyone?
By the way, I remain really IRKED that Food Network keeps dubbing over Morimoto's voice, especially when he's speaking ENGLISH. It really irritates me, especially since his accent is not unintelligible.