ICA: Cora vs. Stupak
SPOILER ALERT: This is the recap from TV.com:
Battle: Chocolate
Chefs: Iron Chef Cat Cora battles Alex Stupak
Stupak is the pastry chef for Wylie Dufresne’s Clinton Street institution WD~50
Full Recap
Theme: Chocolate
Judges
Ted Allen
Domenica Catelli
Jeffrey Steingarten
Challenger Stupak’s Dishes
Marinated Bay Scallops w/ Cocoa Lime Vinaigrette
Chocolate Stuffed Quail
Milk Chocolate Pudding
Soft White Chocolate w/ Strawberries
Chocolate Capsule w/ Chocolate Cake
Iron Chef Cora’s Dishes
Seabass Tartare w/ Caviar Chocolate Ganache
Butternut Squash and Chocolate Anglotti
Cocoa and Vanilla Bean Poached Lobster
Rabbit Mole
Chocolate Passionfruit S’Mores
Chocolate Medley
Iron Chef Cora
Taste: 23
Plating: 12
Originality: 11
Total: 46
Challenger Stupak
Taste: 23
Plating: 12
Originality: 14
Total: 49
Winner: Alex Stupak
ICA: Flay vs. Bowels
A battle tailor made for Valentine’s Day as Chicago’s Graham Elliot Bowles took on Bobby Flay in Battle: Chocolate. Here’s the summary from TV.com:
Synopsis
Theme : Chocolate
Chefs : Chicago Chef Graham Bowles battles Iron Chef Bobby Flay.
Full Recap
Theme : Chocolate
Iron Chef Dishes
Mexican Chocolate Pumpkin Soup
Chocolate Espresso Duck Breast
Chocolate Blue Corn Johnnycakes
Dark Chocolate Caramel Parfait with Cranberry-Raspberry Compote
Bittersweet Chocolate Souffle with Blackberry-White Chocolate Sauce
Challenger Dishes
Lobster Carpaccio with White Chocolate Panna Cotta
Savory Mexican Chocolate Soup
Grilled Ahi Tuna with Chocolate Essence
Cocoa Dusted Bison Tenderloin with Chocolate BBQ Sauce
Chocolate Ice Cream, Plantains, Chocolate Soda Pop
Judges
Ted Allen, Karine Bakhoum and Jeffrey Steingarten.
Iron Chef
Taste : 26
Plating : 12
Originality : 11
Total : 49
Challenger
Taste : 21
Plating : 12
Originality : 14
Total : 47
Winner : Iron Chef Flay
