Post by missteetheironchef on Oct 22, 2007 12:06:22 GMT -5
Cora vs. Dumont
Chef Mary Dumont enters Kitchen Stadium to challenge Iron Chef Cora to a culinary showdown. Can Chef Dumont impress the judges with her cuisine, or will Iron Chef Cora triumph?
Originally from New Hampshire, Dumont is the first Iron Chef challenger from the state. She is now executive chef at Harvest in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass.
Judges
Ted Allen
Dana Cowin
Julie White
Challenger stats: Chef Dumont
Restaurants: The Dunaway Restaurant at Strawbery Banke
Cuisine: Contemporary French-American using products with strong historical influence from my gardens
Interests: Surfing and anything on the beach, big dinners with friends and family, collecting sauce spoons
Ideal secret ingredient: Fennel and smoked bacon
Culinary inspirations: Laurent Manrique, Alain Ducasse, Paula Wolfert and mostly, my family who is all in the restaurant business and taught me that I could do anything I put my heart into
Ideal judge: James Haller from the Blue Stawbery
Culinary secret weapon: Desire, belief, practice and sharp Misono knives
Favorite restaurant: Oliveto in Oakland, Calif.
Favorite food: Thai and sushi
Food you won't go near: Brains...they should stay in your head!
Weirdest thing you've ever eaten: Live uni out of the shell at Rungis Market in Paris at 4 am
Favorite food destination: Lunch among the grapes in Sonoma County with friends and German street food
Alternative dream job: Surfing photographer and traveling writer
AIR TIMES:
October 28, 2007 10:00 PM ET/PT
October 29, 2007 1:00 AM ET/PT
November 01, 2007 11:00 PM ET/PT
November 02, 2007 2:00 AM ET/PT
November 03, 2007 7:00 PM ET/PT
November 03, 2007 11:00 PM ET/PT
November 04, 2007 2:00 AM ET/PT
Chef Mary Dumont enters Kitchen Stadium to challenge Iron Chef Cora to a culinary showdown. Can Chef Dumont impress the judges with her cuisine, or will Iron Chef Cora triumph?
Originally from New Hampshire, Dumont is the first Iron Chef challenger from the state. She is now executive chef at Harvest in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass.
Judges
Ted Allen
Dana Cowin
Julie White
Challenger stats: Chef Dumont
Restaurants: The Dunaway Restaurant at Strawbery Banke
Cuisine: Contemporary French-American using products with strong historical influence from my gardens
Interests: Surfing and anything on the beach, big dinners with friends and family, collecting sauce spoons
Ideal secret ingredient: Fennel and smoked bacon
Culinary inspirations: Laurent Manrique, Alain Ducasse, Paula Wolfert and mostly, my family who is all in the restaurant business and taught me that I could do anything I put my heart into
Ideal judge: James Haller from the Blue Stawbery
Culinary secret weapon: Desire, belief, practice and sharp Misono knives
Favorite restaurant: Oliveto in Oakland, Calif.
Favorite food: Thai and sushi
Food you won't go near: Brains...they should stay in your head!
Weirdest thing you've ever eaten: Live uni out of the shell at Rungis Market in Paris at 4 am
Favorite food destination: Lunch among the grapes in Sonoma County with friends and German street food
Alternative dream job: Surfing photographer and traveling writer
AIR TIMES:
October 28, 2007 10:00 PM ET/PT
October 29, 2007 1:00 AM ET/PT
November 01, 2007 11:00 PM ET/PT
November 02, 2007 2:00 AM ET/PT
November 03, 2007 7:00 PM ET/PT
November 03, 2007 11:00 PM ET/PT
November 04, 2007 2:00 AM ET/PT