Bobby Flay actually went up against a Japanese-American sushi chef with decades of experience on "Throwdown." He had a sushi tutorial from Masaharu Morimoto, and still couldn't beat the guy. I am SO glad that Bobby lost. Between his sous chef saying "is presentation important in sushi?" and the fact that she then went on to make better looking nigiri than Bobby, he shouldn't have won. Of course, he tried to put his own spin on it. He made a pineapple sauce for the nigiri and put chipotle in the spicy tuna roll. Why? Beautiful, fresh seafood is so good, it barely needs anything. A little soy for saltiness, maybe a very little wasabi, and the rice, that's about all.
My big problem with that show is the arrogance of it. Yeah, Bobby Flay is a professional chef with 20 years of experience, but from what I've seen, he's not all that versatile. He does his grilling/southwest thing and the basics, but I haven't been terribly impressed with what I've seen on tv. Granted, I've never eaten in one of his restaurants, but I'd like to think I know enough about cooking to judge to at least some degree of accuracy by what I see. Yeah, it's great exposure for these small businesses, but it kind of seems like the big, bad, Iron Chef going out to pick on these people who specialize in this one dish. That's why I always giggle a little bit inside when he loses.
Bobby Flay gets on my next to last nerve. The last nerve is saved for Rachel Ray.
ReplyDeleteBobby Flay is actually a step up from Sandra Lee for me. At least he can cook real food. All Sandra Lee does is mix packages of stuff together and heat it up or add vodka.
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