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So it is Paula Deen/Cat Cora vs. Tyler Florence/Robert Irvine...

I almost went into sugar shock from this show. Anyone else watch it?

what was your favorite dessert?

Was is fair to liquor up the judges?

Does exceeding the plate minimum really butter up the judges?


Let's talk.

FYI Paula Deen is like the southern belle version of the Cajun Gourmet, and Cat Cora is an Iron Chef. Tyler Florence designs dishes for Applebee's and Robert Irvine is host of Dinner: Impossible.

giada whatshername is friggin' hot. not sure what episode you're talking about.

why did they have rachel ray on iron chef????. she was clearly the SLOWEST one there (hint: her show is obviously edited down from a lot of footage), has she even worked in a brigade-style kitchen before??? very weird, she even said she isn't a chef. she's good at what she does, makes cool stuff, good entertainer, but wtf is she competing with people like bobby flay and that malto mario guy?? it makes iron chef look like a farce or a promotional tie-in for other foodTV shows. sorry to be a nitpicker, got nothing against ray, but a very weird lineup.

stick to chefs for iron chef and stick to cooks for cooking shows. it was like having a saucier compete on a show called "iron bakery".

giada whatshername is friggin' hot. not sure what episode you're talking about.

Giada whatshername was hot. The episode I am mentioning was Sunday's episode. The episode with Rachael Ray was last week's competition, competing with cranberries.


why did they have rachel ray on iron chef????. she was clearly the SLOWEST one there (hint: her show is obviously edited down from a lot of footage), has she even worked in a brigade-style kitchen before??? very weird, she even said she isn't a chef. she's good at what she does, makes cool stuff, good entertainer, but wtf is she competing with people like bobby flay and that malto mario guy?? it makes iron chef look like a farce or a promotional tie-in for other foodTV shows. sorry to be a nitpicker, got nothing against ray, but a very weird lineup.

stick to chefs for iron chef and stick to cooks for cooking shows. it was like having a saucier compete on a show called "iron bakery".LOL on the saucier. I thought the Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray is a pretty decent cook. She herself said the hour went by faster than her half-hour show. I think it was an invitation to other popular FoodTV hosts. As for her cooking, I think her and Molto Mario (he of the orange crocs) generated some fantastic cuisine - it was clear that Mario outclassed her, but her contributions weren't exactly pig vomit.

As for the holiday dessert battle, it was unreal. Paula Deen has so many uses for the artery-clogger: butter, and Robert Irvine flexed for her and Cat a few times. The ladies made seven amazing dishes, and the boys five superb dishes.

Turducken (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken).... nuff said.

So it is Paula Deen/Cat Cora vs. Tyler Florence/Robert Irvine...

I almost went into sugar shock from this show. Anyone else watch it?

what was your favorite dessert?

Was is fair to liquor up the judges?

Does exceeding the plate minimum really butter up the judges?


Let's talk.

FYI Paula Deen is like the southern belle version of the Cajun Gourmet, and Cat Cora is an Iron Chef. Tyler Florence designs dishes for Applebee's and Robert Irvine is host of Dinner: Impossible.

I didn't see the show and don't know what the desserts were, but a relative made Paula Deen's Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding for Thanksgiving. Holy Moses that stuff'll wake you up from the post-turkey slog. Krispy Kremes are deadly enough, but who thought of topping them with a stick of butter and a whole pound of sugar? This Paula Deen lady has gotta be a bit eccentric.

Cat and Paula made a cheese-and-fudge ball (velveeta, no less) and dipped it in caramel/butter and then in chocolate, with nuts; homemade red-hot marshmallows, peppermint candy cane martini, strawberry shortcake made with this really huge ethnic bread, chocolate and i-don't-know-what cookies, vanilla cherry rum ice cream and a chocolate star cookie topping, and some other stuff I'm not recalling at the moment.

They beat the boys by only two points, one for plating and one for originality more. Funny, by the time the guys were up, the judges were a little tipsy. The boys uncorked Dom Perignon for their stuff. It was funny, watching Tina Fey get smashed on cable.