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Post by missteetheironchef on Jul 30, 2007 10:53:17 GMT -5
Batali is back to face another challenger. Here's the synopsis:
Batali vs. Liu New York Chef Tony Liu challenges Mario Batali to a culinary showdown in Kitchen Stadium. Will Chef Liu's inspirational food beat out Batali's originality? Judges Maureen Petrosky Mo Rocca Martin Yan
Challenger stats: Chef Liu From: Honolulu
Restaurants: August Restaurant
Cuisine: Pan-European
Interests: Eating, travel, surfing
Ideal secret ingredient: Truffles
Culinary inspirations: Daniel Boulud, Mario Batali
Ideal judge: Jeffery Steingarten, Calvin Trillin, Bill Cosby
Culinary secret weapon: Sugar
Favorite restaurant: Too many to mention
Favorite food: Peaches, goat roti, oxtails
Food you won't go near: Spleen sandwiches, tried it but couldn't get it down
Weirdest thing you've ever eaten: Pajata, intestine of veal or lamb with ingested mother's milk and tossed with pasta. It was good!
Favorite food destination: Barcelona, San Sebastian (Spain) Rome (Italy) Honolulu, the South for BBQ (US)
Alternative dream job: Marine Biologist, landscaper, book stocker at Kitchen Arts and Letters (cookbook store)
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Post by allezcuisine on Jul 30, 2007 16:22:09 GMT -5
Sounds likes a very interesting challenger to me!
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Post by Man Alive! on Aug 3, 2007 15:56:38 GMT -5
We haven't seen a Batali battle in a while. I'm looking forward to this one.
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Post by herringchoker on Aug 3, 2007 21:13:13 GMT -5
Same here. Batali is great, and really composed under pressure.
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