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Post by Man Alive! on Feb 17, 2007 19:15:15 GMT -5
An interesting "behind the scenes" article on ICA: www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2006/11/27/Jacki-IronChef-11-27-06/Here's what I found to be most interesting. I've noticed this before, and it always bugged me: "As for the judging, well that's a whole different enchilada. If you're a frequent Iron Chef watcher, you've probably noticed that when the sixty minutes are up, the chefs only have one plate for each dish. Yet there are three judges plus the Chairman, so when are those extra three dishes made? First, once the sixty minutes are complete, the food goes in for its beauty shots. Yes, the plates are actually rolled away on carts to have pictures of them taken. This takes about twenty minutes. Next, each chef has about 45 minutes to plate and present all their dishes for judging. This means it takes around 1.5 hours to complete the judging segment. For example, in one of the battles I saw, Iron Chef Mario Batali was competing against challenger Andrew Carmellini. Once the beauty shots were completed, Batali plated four plates of his first dish and presented it to the judges. Then he went back and plated the next dish and so on and so forth. Batali had a total of 45 minutes for this. Remember, plating doesn't just mean getting the food on the plate, but getting it heated up, etc. Once Batali finished, his challenger went. It was exhausting."
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Post by mickster on Feb 17, 2007 20:24:01 GMT -5
Those shows are not live when they are on, it could take all day to shoot an hour show.
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Post by herringchoker on Feb 18, 2007 8:53:29 GMT -5
I think I remember reading they can tape two shows a day.
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Post by ironchefcanadian on Feb 18, 2007 9:00:50 GMT -5
I have to wonder how that contrasts with ICJ; there it looked like they had to get all the servings plated.
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Post by Arrianna on Feb 18, 2007 14:15:32 GMT -5
I believe they changed it to that so people wouldn't be eating cold food. It would hardly be fair if only your first dish was hot after all. I bet it is exhausting though.
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Post by herringchoker on Feb 19, 2007 20:37:52 GMT -5
I have to wonder how that contrasts with ICJ; there it looked like they had to get all the servings plated. I believe you're right, ICC.
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Post by allezcuisine on Feb 20, 2007 17:26:38 GMT -5
Great find.
I also remember hearing that two shows are taped in one day.
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Post by Man Alive! on Feb 21, 2007 17:40:05 GMT -5
I have to wonder how that contrasts with ICJ; there it looked like they had to get all the servings plated. I believe you're right, ICC. Oh yes- the original Iron Chefs had to plate all their dishes before the Gong of Fate sounded- not just one of each.
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Post by poppascoop on Aug 28, 2007 17:41:27 GMT -5
Thanks for that link,the Q&A with Mario Batali was hilarious.
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