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Does The Next Iron Chef Commercial Give Away The Winner?
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The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs battle starts on October 30. It’s a show about a bunch of professional chefs and Food Network personalities competing to see who is going to be the Next Iron Chef. You know the deal.
(Or, the way I see it, a show that will make a lot of money from advertising and attempt to make it seem like none of the executives had a winner in mind before the show filmed its first episode. But I’m a cynical bitch.)
Food Network is already pimping this show out, playing a commercial of the chefs attempting to look threatening and menacing at least every 8 minutes. That commercial goes a little something like this:
“Here are a bunch of people you will be able to recognize. Look at the scary faces they are making. Look how intimidating they are. These people are something really special. These people COOK FOOD. It’s good you’re not friends with them. You would never be able to invite them over for dinner. Why? Because you’re a home cook. You couldn’t grill a steak properly if your life depended on it. It would be awkward for you when you accidentally burned the garlic bread. You would feel tiny. Look at their crisp white jackets. LOOK AT THEM. They all have fancy titles. But the only title that matters is…”
…and then they flash THIS photo (click to continue, possible spoiler alert):
Well duh, it’s Anne Burrell.
Anne appears to be standing next to Orson Wells and Mr. Clean, but since they are not Iron Chefs, I’m going to guess Morimoto and Michael Symon. But I honestly haven’t watched more than 15 minutes of the Food Network in about 9 months, so I may be a little rusty. (Update: I’m going to change my answer; the guy on the right seems to be wearing glasses. Has to be Irvine. It would then make sense that the guy on the left is Beau, since the 3 of them have done Worst Cooks In America together. And yes, I will admit it’s sad that I actually spent more than 7 seconds of my life thinking about this.)
Here’s the thing, and I’m going to write this in bold because it’s important: IS FOOD NETWORK REALLY THAT STUPID? Did they really think we wouldn’t be able to decipher outlines and make immediate recognitions of one of the most instantly recognizable personalities through that ridiculous shadow?
This has to be a ruse. A stunt to get buzz on the internet. There is no way they could be so egregiously idiotic. Honestly, that’s what I thought in the past every other time they gave winners away (and they’ve done it multiple, multiple times). But no. In the past, they really WERE that stupid.
Is that the case here? Is this just another epic Food Network fail in a series of epic Food Network fails? Or are those just other contestants she’s standing next to? But still, why would they have flashed that silhouette at the end of the commercial after the announcer said “it’s the only title that matters?”
Time will tell. The show starts October 30th. I will be writing recaps, so stay tuned.
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That person next to Anne looks sorta like Robert Irvine to me though…
Yeah but that doesn’t explain the person on the left.
If you watch the commercial again, there is another point where she is seen with Irvine and Beau, the profiles seem to match so I assumed it was them. However I could be wrong, especially considering Food Network’s affinity for ruining the endings of their own shows. I have a feeling Anne is going to win due to her experience in Kitchen Stadium. I don’t love her as much as everyone else, but I con’t deny her talent. I tend to root for the underdog and she always wins…
That’s what I though too, the big ears are more like Irvine’s than Symon’s. And if that’s the case, then I’d guess that Beau MacMillian is the big guy (although my immediate, and wrong, thought was Batalli). I still think Anne Burrell is going to win, and I believe that FN is capable of the level of stupidity suggested by Jillian, so I will not be at all surprise if she turns out to be right.
I thought Batalli too… glad I wasn’t the only one. I wouldn’t be surprised at FN’s stupidity, OR with Anne Burrell winning.
It couldn’t be Batali. He’s already an Iron Chef.
Judging by the girth, I think it’s Beau McMillan.
Has anyone mentioned the other commercial that talks about a “Sudden Death Cookofg” and it shows a silhouette of (what appears to be) Elizabeth Falkner and one of the taller guys? My money is on Elizabeth winging.
I CANT WAIT!!! ANNE is the only FN person i watch anymore.
I do like her and Chopped. That is it unfourtunately, The rest of the programming is lame at best.
I don’t think the guy on the left is Morimoto, he’s not that big, and those dumbo ears on the right are most certainly Robert Irvine.
Actually, I think the guy on the left is Beau Macmillan
I hope it is. I hope Food Network isn’t that stupid. But I’ve said it before. “Oh there’s no way they could be that idiotic.” But they were.
Think that’s Batali, not Morimoto. But still, that is so obviously Anne Burrell, especially since Guy isn’t “super” enough to compete with real chefs.
Mario Batali isn’t that tall…he’s on The Chew. (I watched it once and got annoyed with the black girl on there…can’t remember her name but she reminds me of Diana Ross’s daughter, Tracey)
That’s Carla from Top Chef. I watch this when I can, but Carla and Daphne Oz (yeah, his daughter) both drive me nuts. Michael Symon and Mario help to make up for that.
At least they do a lot of cooking on the show. Now if they would stop having FN people on as their guests I’d be a happy camper
Don’t agree. It’s Beau on the left and Irvine on the right. Symon’s ears don’t stick out that much…
I’m pretty sure the guy on the left is that Beau guy, and the guy on the right is Robert Irvine. But she’s still gonna win and Food Network is still stupid.
My thoughts exactly!
Yeah, looks like Irvine on the right and maybe Beau on the left. He’s too fat to be Morimoto
I think the man on the left looks like Beau and the man on the right looks like Robert. o.o But that’s just me.
I’m pretty sure the silhouette on the right is Steroids McLiarpants (Robert Irvine) and the one on the left is Drunky McButterbutt (Beau MacMillan). I could be wrong however as FN is pretty much run by simpletons and halfwits.
Drunky McButterbutt <~~LMAO!!!
…any relation to Aunt Drunky?
Steroids McLiarpants!!! I. AM. DYING!!!
It looks like Batali on the right to me. Which would make sense since she used to work with him. But yea those ears can only be Robert Irvine’s. All the commercials I’ve seen so far show a few chefs and then at the end a shot of the ones in that commercial together.
Batali’s rounder…that’s Beau.
That’s definitely Robert and Beau. Look more closely at their crappy posture.
I work in promos, not for Food Network, but there is no way that a Creative Director or Marketing Dept. would allow them to even hint at the winner. Would kill the entire point of the series. Also the “Mr. Clean” silhouette looks like they’re wearing a hat or something. Look above the right ear.
You’re missing the point, that the Food Network has “killed the entire point” of many series in the past, and given away multiple winners based on ridiculous errors like this. Perhaps this is NOT one of those times. But considering their track record, I wouldn’t be shocked.
Then that’s terrible and they should really look to replace their entire promo and marketing departments.
There’s a LOT of people they should replace, but they seem to be intent on broadcasting a crapfest that gets worse every day.
Yeah it looks like Irvine on her left and Beau Macmillan on her right.
I was thinking maybe Jose Garces and Marc Forgione since they were the last two winners. Don’t know if I spelled their names right.
They also run shorter versions of the longer commercial that you probably saw that feature just 2 or 3 of the contestants. One of them is Beau, Anne and Robert, and this shot shows up at the end of that commercial as well. Since they have the same format for the rest of the chefs (I can’t remember all of the other combos) I’m 100% certain this is Beau, Anne and Robert.
And even so, why would they have flashed that silhouette at the end of the commercial after the announcer said “it’s the only title that matters?” Still suspicious to me.
Well, they do the same thing on the other 3 shorter promos? Like I said, I can’t remember all of the exact combos, but for example they have one that I’m pretty sure is Marcus and Spike. They show the same silhouette shot at the end that’s just the two of them with a similar voiceover….and same thing for the other 2 combos. This is just the silhouette that they use for the long promo…still could be suspicious, but it’s just not unique, you know?
I totally agree with you and fully admit it could very well be nothing. The problem I have is that I’ve just grown so used to Food Network fucking up and being idiots, that any time I see something like this, I automatically think: “well, they did it again.”
Since it’s kinda clear it’s Irvine and McMillan – maybe you should be asking, WHY ARE THEY IN THE SAME PICTURE TOGETHER?
Maybe they just gave away the final three and not necessarily the winner.
Maybe it’s those three as the finalists? I don’t think FN execs are bright enough to try to “trick” people into guessing the have the right outcome
I agree it’s probably the three finalists – FN loves their Burell/Irvine face-offs and they need to throw some chum in there to have a final three.
I will be very surprised if Burrell doesn’t win,
does anyone else find it absurd that this many comments are being posted about something so insignificant and stupid? we get it, jillian, you think FN is doing the same stupid shit they’ve done in the past. ok. it’s on the record. can we all shut the eff up and just wait til the show is over to see if you’re right? christ.
And you read this blog post, scrolled down past 18 comments to post that ^ because……
Wow, you seriously need to get laid.
I concur with the Beau McMillan/Robert Irvine thought. Morimoto has been dieting and losing weight from what I understand and is much slimmer than McMillan now, and the ears definitely give it away for Irvine.
Even so, does this mean they are at the very least giving away the final 3? Still an epic fail…
I agree and yes this could be the final three.
I will watch a few eps of that show only for the fact that cutie pie Chuck Hughes will be on it. He’s still on Cooking Channel so he hasn’t (yet) been corrupted by the whole Food Network douchebaggery.
I was in Montreal recently and attempted to make reservations at his “Garde Manger” restaurant, but it’s booked weeks in advance.
I like his show, and him. They’re both very unpretentious.
What a terrible season for Next Iron Chef. Not that the previous years were any good, but this is a new low.
“Which of our established Food Network personalities will get a spot on our established TV show?” OOH HOW EXCITING! Seriously, I think there’s only 2 people who aren’t from Food Network in this thing.
And look at the last two winners. I don’t watch a lot of this show, but according to Wikipedia, Jose Garces has done 10 battles, and Marc Forgione has done 2. So… not only will the winner be someone who is already on TV, but they’ll only show up a couple times on here anyway.
There is no way that guy is Robert Irvine. Robert Irvine is a tree! The guy to the right is much smaller than Irvine. It could very well be Michael Symon or another contestant, but that is not Irvine.
When I saw this commercial I thought the same thing: but I thought it was Morimoto and Batali surrounding Burrell.
But I’m OK with that, because she’s one of the few people on the network who isn’t filled to the brim with douche. “Hot haggis grease in my eye? No worries. I’ll just keep cooking.”
I’ve got my fingers crossed that the person in the middle is acutally Marcus Samuelsson in a clown wig.
But, yeah, it’s totally Burrell.
Cannot stop laughing at the image of Marcus Samuelsson in a clown wig.
And that that image would be comparable to Anne Burrell’s silhouette.
If you only knew how inappropriate it is for me to be uncontrollably chuckling at the moment. But I can’t stop.
*snork* Brilliant!
The shadow on the left can’t be Morimoto, he isn’t THAT huge. And the one on the right has to be Irvine, only he has ears that big.
But I will say that I think Anne will win. Not only is she the correct gender to replace Cat Cora but she’s the most entertaining one of all the contestants. I really don’t think Alex G. would be interesting to watch more than once and Elizabeth is all about desserts; I don’t think she can handle Kitchen Stadium.
I will, however, be rooting for Irvine not to win, but to annoy Anne every chance he gets.
Yeah, Morimoto just lost a bunch of weight.
But they tape these things months in advance. Who’s to say how big Morimoto was last March or April?
Not that I’m trying to say that Elizabeth Falkner is going to win or anything, but I wouldn’t discount someone strictly on having a pastry background. Second-place to Jose Garces was Jehangir Mehta, who’s better known for his pastry. Granted, he is an executive chef at regular restaurants as well, but so is Falkner.
Of course, Falkner didn’t exactly win Top Chef Masters, either.
That is Beau MacMillion, Anne Burrell, and Robert Irvine. Hands down. I want Anne to win but that image doesnt say anything.
YOU LIED TO ME, ALTON BROWN.
I saw Alton Brown in the flesh(decrepit as it is with his age) at a book signing of his second Good Eats cookbook. I went all out and begged my dad to take me there, and I finally got to shake his hand and ask him a couple of questions. One was how Food Network decided on him being a commetator for ICA, and the second was a bit of chat about Next Iron Chef.
He told me, and I quote, “We’re not likely to do this again.”
LIES LIES LIES!
I think Food Network decided to make this show the second of their cash cows, even though seven Iron Chefs is a bit too much. And it’s ALL MY FAULT.
I watched the last three seasons religiously.
Kill me now. Michael Chiarello? The guy whose show I used to watch before they cancelled it? (Easy Entertaining was awesome and I really should get the Youtube of that Halloween episode as it was cool how he dragged off a woman at the end while dressed as a Vampire. ^_^)
Seriously, Miguel… WHERE ARE YOUR STANDARDS? You’re the male Ina Garten(well, maybe not with the gay friends, mind you), not Iron Chef material. Your show never once showed any interest in this pressure-cooker environment!
On the other hand, it had to happen – Anne Burrell and Robert Irvine are now official friendly rivals now that they BOTH are contestants in this fourth season… how many more seasons much we endure before FN drops the series?
Maybe we should just recruit an Iron Chef ARMY. :(
KILL. ME. NOW. X_X
Chiarello competed on Season 1 of Top Chef Masters on Bravo, so he is quite up to the challenge. :)
Elizabeth was also on the first season of Top Chef: Masters. Marcus WON the second season of TCM. I just wonder why they would want to be on FN? Does the title of Iron Chef even mean anything anymore since they started this new dog and pony show?
I’m not surprised he would lie to you. He’s been creeping me out for the past couple of years now.
In the promo, these a scene with Alex Guarnaschelli running around with a pan in her hand saying “get out of my way” and every time I see that clip and her sour puss face looking “tough” makes me want to watch this just to see her get booted off. And then watch Anne win.
jeez, meant *there’s a scene*. food network make me stupid.
I’m looking forward to Alex and least a couple others get booted off early — that’s pretty much my sole reason fir watching it.
And I can pretty much guarantee the final 2 will be Anne and Irvine because FN seems to be intent on continuing to pit these 2 against each other time after time (after time, after time…)
Yeah, that is definitely Robert Irvine on the right there.
That said, I would be SHOCKED if Anne Burrell hadn’t been declared the winner from the outset. She has never lost anything on Food Network and they desperately need to add a female Iron Chef (since they blew it last time and didn’t let my girl Tio win).
I’ll probably watch it because I’ve religiously watched the others (shameful, I know) but I’m pretty sure Anne has been the predetermined winner for a long time.
Well, she did ultimately lose the Chopped All-Stars final round (UNJUSTLY), but I agree that she should win this. :D I’m an Anne Fan, can’t help it. Goooo, Anne!
(>^-^)>
My best guess is that it’s Beau, Anne, and Robert, and that they are the final 3.
But I would definitely agree that whoever edits the FN commercials/trailers needs to be replaced.
I have a hard time believing Beau makes it to the final 3. He really doesn’t seem like he can cook. Didn’t they cancel his show? I’m fairly certain he’s got criminal charges for something or other so I can’t imagine they’d allow him to win.
Alex can legitimately cook. I’ve been to Butter and it’s awesome. Her food is on par with Morimoto (been there as well) if you ask me. She seems talented enough to pull it off.
Irvine won’t win. He’s got his Restaurant impossible gig. How can he travel the country while doing Iron Chef?He logistically can’t do that. Therefore, he won’t win.
If this is the final promo, it’s Anne. She’ll win.
Bobby Flay has multiple shows, has been a recurring character on HBO’s Entourage, and is still an Iron Chef, so some of them can, to quote Alton, multi-task. ;)
Newsflash: Alex does not cook at her own restaurant. Celebrity chefs never do. The food that you had was cooked by her staff. Maybe they should be on the show…
Newsflash-she was there that evening. I saw her.
Perhaps she doesn’t cook all the time, but I find it hard to believe she’s not cooking ever.
You’re so stupid. That silhouette is clearly Edward Scissorhands!
At the rate he’s been packing it on, the guy on the left could be Tyler Florence (or Emeril on a milk crate).
The one on the right reminded me of Ron Ben-Israel from ‘Sweet Genius’.
On FN’s Scale of Batshittery, that dude ranks right up there.
LOL agreed! They could replace him with a cartoon character to the same effect.
Beau or Batali on the left, Robert “Dumbo” Irvine on the right. There’s nobody on the planet whose ears stick out that much.
And of course, my love, my dream, my fantasy (unless Nigella returns my phone calls) Anne right smack in the middle.
I’m inclined to think that the silhouette on Anne’s left is Marc Forgione. The posture doesn’t look right for Robert and………….Isn’t Robert taller than that?
Doesn’t he have a faux hawk?
Forgione has a completely different hairdo.
I think they put Beau, Anne and Robert together because they’ve been in Worst Cooks in America. Maybe they ARE the top three. Who knows? They’ll fuck up sooner or later.
Well, time to win some money now. My buddies and I bet on these sort of competitions all the time. Final 3 giveaway ftw.
beau macmillan is competing. i am guessing burrell is between him and irvine. btw, i hate burrell. she’s annoying, condescending and talks to people like they’re two years old. I never thought I would say something like this, but I hope robert irvine does better in the competition than her.
I think the lesbian looking chick is going to win. ( No offense, I’m a lesbian myself just don’t remember her name and too lazy to look it up).
I saw Anne Burrell in the street a few weeks ago I wish I would have asked instead of just stupidly muttering her name at her. She gave me a death stare. LOL
I honestly wish Amanda Freitag was on this. I don’t know why, but I just like her. She seems more real than the other ‘stars’ of FN. But, alas, she is not. I guess I’ll be cheering for Alex G., and then when she gets cut (which she will…) I’ll be cheering for Anne Burrell.
I don’t remember if TNIC’s elimination process is like TNFNS’ or not but TNFNS whittles down to 3 finalists and then picks the winner. Since Batali isn’t a currently active IC that eliminates him.
If you see any of the other promos for this show, a batch of them will highlight 2 or 3 specific contestants, and the end of those is always the silhouette of the ones that were featured in the promo. There are a whole bunch of different ones – this one just featured Irvine and Burnell.
I would be very surprised if Anne doesn’t win. IC desperately needs another female chef, really it seems like it’s getting too sexist.
On the other hand, one of the commercials seem to highlight Samuelsson. So I’m thinking that they might make an African-American win (even though I don’t think he’s American, I’m not sure). That would be fine, but I think they need a woman more.
Its definitely Beau, Anne and Robert. I attended a promo event in NYC last week for TNIC that was part of the NY Wine and Food Festival and there were posters all over and various footage playing on the monitors displayed (some of the stuff showing I have yet to see aired on TV). One brief ad showed different shots of sillhouettes fading into the chefs being more visible. There was the above image and another one with, I’m almost postive Alex, Geoffrey and Michael Chiarello.
I just saw another promo and it was alex guanrnashelli or whatthefuckever’s silhouette in the middle.
Just a side note, they were making a big deal about the fact that Anne beat the weird pants of Irvine and Macmillan on the Worst Cooks thing, and she’s beat Irvine on Chopped, but this is the show where it matters who wins. One of their promos makes that point ok, then the other ones just make part of the point and it gets confusing. So, in essence, they’re telling us not to try to predict the winner based on past performance because THIS is the one that matters, not those other shows.
And yes, they are still entirely stupid.
It’s gotta be MacMillan and Irvine, they didn’t give anything away, and god, I hope Anne doesn’t win. She probably has the most experience in Kitchen Stadium, but there are others who are FAR more deserving of the title. (Samuelsson and Falkner come to mind. I’m rooting for Samuelsson.)
Of course I would take anybody – ANYBODY – over Guarnaschelli.
I think that’s Fozzie Bear in the middle. Wocka wocka wocka!
I shouldn’t have posted this. Last night I dreamed that the Muppet’s Swedish Chef was on The Next Iron Chef and he solidly beat Bobby Flay. Bork, bork, bork!
I’m rooting for Samuelsson. I love him! My second choice is Burrell.
Moto Mario was an Iron Chef, Morimoto is an Iron Chef. It’s Beau, Anne and Robert, Doesn’t matter – Chuck will win.
I just saw a promo that had Geoffrey Z., Alex and Michael Chiarello. It also featured the silhouette with Alex standing between the two men. I’m looking forward to this one. I’d like to see Anne win (and she probably will given her Kitchen Stadium experience) but I am also a fan of Alex and Michael. I don’t know enough about the rest of the competitors other than Robert Irvine (LOVED the nickname a poster above gave him, BTW) to gauge how well they’ll do.
FYI – you spoiled your potential spoiler by tagging it with “Anne Burrell”.
why is marcus samuelsson (or however the hell you spell his name) constantly on Food Network and why is he competing again. Shouldn’t his name Marcus “I am ethopian but was adopted by some swedes and I can’t stop talking about I am Ethiopian and wearing dumb scarves” Samuelsson?
BTW, is this season battle of the douches? Irvine, Samuelsson, Ciarello….Burrell (let’s face it she’s almost a dude)….
“Shouldn’t his name Marcus “I am ethopian but was adopted by some swedes and I can’t stop talking about I am Ethiopian and wearing dumb scarves” Samuelsson?”
Uhhh…no.
OH NOES! A good-looking, extremely talented chef makes multiple appearances on Food Network! ANYTHING BUT THAT.
I would let Chuck Hughes feed me his sausage in a heartbeat.
That’s nice, dear. There’s a queue. Please stand behind me; I was here first. :-P
Hehehe…… I’d hit it myself. I don’t mind waiting in line. Watching him right now. If he only knew I would REALLY do for a Klondick. I mean Klondike.
You would be surprised. That Anne Burrell silhouette could be Paula Dean. JK. :) LOL
I would like to see Anne compete with Hungry Girl. Ya know, just for the fun of watching Anne’s expressions. She would probably skip cooking and go straight to ass kicking.
I would pay an embarrassing amount of money to see that.
i think its beau macmillan and robert irvine.
Too small to be Irvine. Symon’s a small guy (didn’t realize how short he was until he stood next to 6′ Carla Hall on that abortion of a show on ABC.
Definitely Symon and Morimoto, although a few years ago that could have been Fatali on the left. So he escapes FN and is also a cast member of that horrible Chew show (apparently when he feels like it; I’ve watched snippets of 3 episodes and only saw him once, twice if you count the remote from a golf course).
No way. Those wacky, sticking out ears are totally Robert. And Morimoto is not that fat. That has to be Beau. I think our dearest Jillian goofed.
It’s not a goof. It’s an opinion. And I stand by the fact Burrell wins it regardless of who she’s standing next to, which is the point of the entire post.
me too, Jill. She’s no longer making new episodes of “secrets” and no new promos for any other fakey canned crap shows where she competes with Irvine. He has his ever-stupider “formula” show where he supposedly saves restaurants (man you could write a book about how retarded THAT show is!). Gotta be her. Even if it is Robert and Beau
Hey Jill, the guy on the right side of the screen shot you posted is definitely Robert Irvine. The shape of the head and the angularity/size of the ears are a dead give-away. He also appears to be standing a step farther back from Anne Burrell and Beau MacMillan, so he looks s little shorter/smaller than he really is. Silhouette issue aside, however, I’m with you — now that Cat Cora is no longer doing Iron Chef, my money is on Anne Burrell. They want another female Iron Chef, and Happy Girl has more experience than the others.
I agree. Look at Robert Irvine’s ears and then the shadow. Same funky ears….
The promo has been edited to remove the silhouetts at the end. Too late food network.
I hope Anne wins.
She has an edge in this competition. If you’ll recall, she was Mario Batali’s sous chef when he was an Iron Chef.
Does it state that the three are the last finalists?? GO CHUCK HUGHES!!!!!!
The fact that they 1) flashed the silhouette image so quickly and 2) went back and later EDITED IT OUT after reading this post, makes me think Anne really DOES win. Regardless of who she is standing next to in the pictures.
Again, time will tell.
Wait, I just saw another promo and this time they had three clearly different silhouettes…so either they’re doing it for all the competitors or they’re just trying to cover up their preemptive shenanigans…..
Well, how many have you called now?? I’d say your track record is pretty spot on.
I’m pretty sure that is Robert and Beau. They show the same thing in the promo where they just feature the three of them. I think you are reading into it to much.
Yep. They do a little promo the three of them. They’re just all competitors. :)
Yep. Food Network changed it. I prefer Anne not win and Irving win against her this time. Also all the new promos end at the chairman.
Irvin will never win, he lied about his experiences, and any chef who has put in the time, will never let him win.
Nope. They’re still flashing that silhouette at the end of commercials, and it’s definitely Burrell flanked by Beau and Irvine.
I think it is Chuck Hughes , Anne and robert
I have a feeling Anne will win just because I think they’ve been setting her up for this for a while, not because of the promos. Hasn’t she won every single freakin’ competition she’s been on? I would rather she not win, though. There are other people here that I like better than her.
I love Alex Guarnaschelli’s moustache in her close up.
I wish Michael Symon would be in the Final 3. I feel he’s less obnoxious than some of the others.
Also, Jillian: I love this site! =)
They are still showing the on with Beau, Anne, and Robert’s silhouettes. Saw it last night. There is also a flash of Elizabeth Faulkner and someone else silhouettes midway through. I think everyone is just thinking too hard on this one. I mean, I’m sure Anne will win, but I don’t think the commerical gives that away.
I wonder how much FN is paying top-tier chefs like Ming Tsai (from the last season) and Marcus Samuelsson to lend legitimacy to their stupid show?
It is a weird cast… and I have no idea why FN is running this show, other than for ratings. What the hell are they trying to do – have enough Iron Chefs that the each only compete once a year? Does that make them any more important than the challenger? I kind of liked the show when there were three of them. I was cool with adding Cora, then Symon when Batali left, although I think four Iron Chef’s stretched things a little bit. Now there are what, half a dozen? With no end in sight? What the F-in’ F, FN? I can’t even remember the name of the last winner, and now here comes another?
Why not just have the competition WITHOUT making the winner an Iron Chef? Or more fun yet – let the winner battle another Iron Chef, winner take the title, loser go home. The show has drifted so far from its roots, I don’t really think I care anymore; in my eyes, the only real Iron Chef on the cast is Morimoto. He wins, and he gets insanely high scores when he does. So did Batali. The rest are distant seconds and even thirds.
I do not think that is Mario Batalli in the middle. I think that is another competitor named Beau McMillian. They both have rotund stomachs.
Today on Access Hollywood Live, Anne Burrell was a guest, and at least twice in the teasers, they referred to her as “Iron Chef Anne Burrell”. I only watched the first 10 minutes so I don’t know if they kept calling her that or if anyone corrected them or what.
My question is: when did Spike Mendelsohn earn the appellation of being a super star chef? I remember his stint on Top Chef – uninspiring, and he basically never went home until late in the season because (luckily) someone managed to screw up more than he did.
Jonathan, I was wondering the same thing about Spike.
I think maybe FN is trying to grab some of the Top Chef audience with this whole Iron Chef All-Stars, er, Super Chefs thing. Putting Spike in there seems like a blatant attempt to crossover, but, yeah, what a lackluster choice. I can’t remember anything about Spike’s time on All-Stars except he looked like he needed a shower.
At least it’s not Marcel, I suppose.
I thought the same thing, his food was bland and uninspiring on Top Chef, they kept him on his show for personality. He always grossed me out, I would never eat at his restaurants!
Two things:
1) At the end of the commercial, they show somebody with a slim build and Anne’s hairstyle standing at the entrance to Kitchen Stadium. This means that either Anne thinks she’s on the The Biggest Loser throughout this competition and still wins(which would be awesome) or Elizabeth Faulkner is the winner.
2) Why is Chuck Hughes competing to be on Iron Chef America? He’s Canadian! This is MURRKAH! Send him to Iron Chef Canada so he can make beaver-flavored poutine with Wayne Gretzky!
My eyeballs burn when I look at Robert Irvine because the vision of Paula Deen licking food of his bare belly is etched forever in them.
He is a misfit and Paula is his equal. Thanks Jillian for posting that horrible image a while back.
Nope, Anne didn’t win. Today Food Network aired one of their shows and actually put the title “Winner, Iron Chef America” over someone’s picture. That someone is the person on the left in this silhouette… “Beau McMillan”.
The show: Best Thing I ever Made.
And yes, they titled Bo’s picture “Winner”
That’s referring to the time he beat Bobby Flay on Iron Chef… it’s not a spoiler.
Thanks, Gillian. That didn’t occur to me.
I wouldn’t bet against Anne winning, but that foto is Beau, Anne & Robt Irvine.
I can’t listen to Robert Irvine’s lisp. He’s got to be spitting all over people.
I kind of hope Anne does win. She can be funny, and she doesn’t seem to take herself oh-so-seriously like most of the others do. I like Beau McMillan, too.
Thank God, Giada is not among the “chefs.” LOL
ummmm, youre reading much too much into this. I can assure you the groupings on the commercial were done for practical reasons, not because they are alluding to anything going on in the show. No one was actually trying to hide and of the silhouetted characters identities.
I agree that you’re reading too much into it. Irvin was eliminated in the second show and so far Ann hasn’t exactly been tearing things up. I want Elizabeth Faulkner to take it all personally but as long as it’s not Beau or Michael, I’ll live with whoever they pick. The show is losing its luster if you ask me.
“Best Thing I’ve Ever Eaten” reported Beau McMillan as winner of the “Next Iron Chef.”
I think those two people next to Burrell are Robert and Beau.
I also agree with Jillian, they need a likable, female cook since Cora seems gone. Check on the fan votes and Alex G isn’t very popular, Faulkner even less. Anne is the most popular though, followed by Chuck (eliminated; a shame, he was interesting but not sure his comfort food style was what they wanted) and Irvine, also eliminated. Show is losing its luster indeed, I think Anne the show is planned from the get-go.
When they first announced that Anne Burell was competing I thought she would win. As many have said the execs already know who they want. In the image I believe it is Beau M. and Robert I. (Those ears…lol), with Anne B…. However to my surprise, Anne was voted off.
Dont look for signs in the comerical** sry for the typos…. Pay attention to the facial expressions for the “next” episode. Or while they are sitting there explaining whats going on. take only hints that come from all their faces. Plus Chef Zakerian is gonna win.
Just Falkner and Zakarian left.
SPOILER! DON’T READ ON IF YOU DON’T WANT TO FIND OUT THE NEXT IRON CHEF!!!:
OKAY, THE NEXT IRON CHEF IS, HONESTLY,
IRON NINJA CHEF ELIZABETH FALKNER!!!
I think Zakarian should win, but maybe food network wants another Lesbian for the show. Faulkner should have never beat Chiarello in the showdown, shoulxa been Zakarian vs. Chiarello in the finals… Zakarian the winner.
well, yes, that is anne burell, and no that is not mr clean- that is chef irvine, and on her other side, it’s beau mcmillan.
if you watched the show, anne burell actually gets kicked off, so she obviously isnt’ standing next to morimoto OR michael symon.
so, no food network is not that stupid.
Zakarian won! Burrell my @$$…