Iron Chef Vs Top Chef

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Chef vs. Chef The secret ingredient is revealed and Chairmen Mark Dacascos announces “So now America, with an open heart and an empty stomach, I say unto you in the words of my uncle: Allez cuisine!” calling the Iron Chefs to culinary battle. Chefs and sous-chefs (assistant chefs) break off in all directions grabbing pots and pans left and right and gathering as much of the secret ingredient, as well as other food, as possible. Iron Chef America is filmed at the Chelsea Market in New York City in what is known as, Kitchen Stadium. In this show, both the challenger and the Iron Chef have 60 minutes to prepare a minimum of five dishes based on the secret ingredient. Once the clock runs out, everything is dropped, finished or not, and the judging begins. The dishes are tasted by a panel of three judges, two of whom are professional food critics. Each chef can get up to 20 points from each judge; up to 10 points for taste, up to 5 points for presentation, and up to 5 points for the originality of their dishes. The chef with the higher score is declared the winner. (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Iron Chef America) Another competitive food show is Top Chef. Each episode of Top Chef has two challenges. They start off with a Quickfire Challenge. In this challenge, each chef has to cook a dish with certain requirements such as, using specific ingredients or to inspire a certain taste, or participate in a culinary-related challenge such as a mise en place relay or a taste test. They are usually given an hour or less to complete these tasks. A guest judge then selects one or more chefs as the winner in the challenge and those chefs are rewarded. Early in the season they are granted immunity from the Elimination Challenge. However, as the number of contestants begins to diminish, they are no longer given immunity but instead given another reward, such as

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