[chrose]

Hello everybody, I hope you all are well!
I have to know your opinions. Tonight on the Food Channel they showed the Flay/Morimoto rematch. As you all remember Morimoto won last year and Flay made an *** out of himself by jumping up on the counter and cutting board. Tonight he moved the cutting board and did the same thing and proved himself to be a global *** !
However for those who saw the show who would you have voted for. While I thought Flays dishes were attractive and tasty for the most part, I thought Morimotos dishes showed a far wider range and depth of knowledge in his dishes. I won't break down the tasting dish by dish as one the show (besides those of you that know me know I can't remember what they were by now anyway!) So what are your opinions?

Hi Momoreg

[lynne]

Chrose,

I really thought from the comments that Morimoto had won the tastebuds of the panel. If I could pick a dish, I would have to try the Shabu-Shabu. The tempura battered sushi would be intersting too -- there's a tiny sushi place in DC that does a shrimp tempura sushi that is really good.

Interesting comments from the Chairman regarding the US, their recounts and appeals process...

lynne

[Anneke]

If Bobby Flay had lost it would have been too shameful for the food network; he's a real revenue generator for them. And besides, an leveling score makes for good wholesome family entertainment. Good for ratings. Hmm... could this battle have been rigged? While Flay was good, I think Morimoto was by far the superior chef tonight...

[84RHONDA]

I watched it and thought Morimoto had the better dishes in terms of creativity. Not using soy sauce in any asian dish was quite a bold move on Morimoto's part. His drunken sake/grilled japanese lobsters made me so hungry I can tell you who I would've voted for since taste is a big part of the score. But after seeing the judges reaction to Morimoto's dish, I thought he was gonna win for sure. And lastly, how can someone actually hand an iron chef a 14? Personally I think this was rigged to have some sort of huge pay per view mega match, what can I say, Food network has resorted to Vince McMahon (WWF) tactics for better ratings.

But yeah, Bobby Flay throwing out the cutting board
Very embarrassing for the american viewers.

I agree with Lynne and 84Rhonda.... the judges clearly enjoyed Morimoto's dishes over Flays.... I'm not sure how he won... but I do know if the judges were real judges, someone might be in trouble for bribery