- Hardcover: 1 pages
- Publisher: Berkley (TRD) (Jan 15 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425180883
- ISBN-13: 978-0425180884
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 680 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #621,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
"All chefs are equal in the eyes of an ingredient." So challenges Fuji Television's heart-palpitating Iron Chef: The Official Book, translated by Kaoru Hoketsu. In his foreword, Gourmet Academy chairman Takeshi Kaga remembers the early days of the competition: "Battles were fought and gourmet dishes created." Readers must hold on to their saliva glands, as they are whisked through "exclusive stories and recipes behind meals never before attempted, meals filled with lobster, foie gras, truffles, and other delicacies." The book reveals the show's apparatuses with the breathtaking hype familiar to its television audience, via "The Rules of the Game," Iron Chef interviews and profiles, "Testimony of the Cast and Staff" and various "Prestige Menu[s]." Nearly a household name, the Iron Chef will please legions of fans with this volume.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Although the Japanese build many of America's television sets, Japan has contributed little to television programming beyond Godzilla and Saturday morning cartoons. So who would have suspected that they'd take the U.S. by storm with their hit cable cooking show, Iron Chef? Speaking the international language of good eating and using over-the-top showmanship, the culturally revealing show has attracted an ardent following. Fans of the Food Network's series will revel in Iron Chef: The Official Book , jam-packed with chronologies and other tidbits about this hour-long video extravaganza that mixes cooking shows, sports, game shows, and plenty of showbiz pyrotechnics. The book documents the show's genesis from an idea of Takeshi Kaga, the spectacularly coifed chairman of the Gourmet Academy. Diehard fans who follow the art and the antics of these gifted chefs will create plenty of demand for this exhaustively detailed guide to the show. Recipes are for experts only, but those who want to eat the Iron Chefs' creations may use the book's inventory of the worldwide restaurants where iron chefs cook for the public. Mark Knoblauch
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THE NEW YORK BATTLE: FOR better or worse, it was the event that brought Iron Chef to the attention of America. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Allez cuisine!,
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This review is from: Iron Chef (Hardcover)
Yeah, I'm one of those Iron Chef fanatics. Glued to the TV when it's on, and a little out there in my own kitchen when it's not.As such, this is a great book. No spoilers in the episode listings (though sometimes I almost wish there were. . .), a few utterly random recipes, and some great background information and musings from Hattori, Fukui-san, and (duh) all seven of the Iron Chefs. Through it all, the culture gap seems to shine through in the translation, but if it didn't, I don't think it would work out right. A great companion piece to a show that is utterly addictive and just as wild as Chairman Kaga's outfits.
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This review is from: Iron Chef (Hardcover)
Good small glossy table book. Too bad there were only a few recipes from the challengers. I really wanted some of the Iron Chef concoctions.Looked through this once and never again. Nice package though.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worthwhile, but could've been better,
By Just another damn grad student (Charlottesville, VA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Iron Chef (Hardcover)
(In the spirit of full disclosure, I should confess that I've become something of an Iron Chef fanatic. Somewhere along the line, the kitsch factor disappeared and the show began to represent all things good about humanity to me. And so, my inclination is to affirm all things related to Iron Chef.)The book's introduction states that it will be "at times informative, at times even bizarre." While the book is indeed fairly informative, it hardly ever gets bizarre. The book largely lacks the pizzazz that makes the television show initially captivating. On the other hand, Iron Chef: The Official Book is well put together, looks good, and has fairly interesting features. (I especially liked the listings of Iron Chef and challenger-operated restaurants. If only I had the money...) I also enjoyed the so-called interviews with the Iron Chefs (they're more like mini-testimonials); in fact, the book led to me the conclusion that my favorite Iron Chef is Rokusaburo Michiba. Like many of the other reviewers have indicated, this book will be appreciated by Iron Chef fans despite its shortcomings.
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