ICA: Garces vs Solomonov – Outcome
SPOILER ALERT: The following information is the outcome of Garces vs Solomonov. If you want information on the combatants click HERE. If you are only interested in the outcome read on.
There were four judges for Battle: Passion Fruit – Michael Ruhlman, Bal Arneson, John Curtas and Lee Schrager.
Garces Solomonov
Taste: 37 Taste: 30
Plating: 18 Plating: 16
Originality: 20 Originality: 13
Total: 75 Total: 59
Next time Jose Garces vs. Julian Medina.
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ICA: Garces vs Solomonov
Well season 9 is in full swing now and the battles just keep getting better. This week Chef Michael Solomonov ventures into Kitchen Stadium to battle Iron Chef Jose Garces. I wonder what the Chairman has up his sleeve for this one?
Chef Michael Solomonov was born in Isreal but now lives in Garces’ hometown of Philadelphia. So I guess this is a brotherly love smack down. What are the chances the secret ingredient is cheese steak? Probably not.
Solomonov has quite the resume. He is a graduate of the Florida Culinary Institute in West Palm Beach. After working at various well respected restaurants around the country he found himself a sous chef at Vetri who’s owner Marc Vetri just tasted victory in Kitchen Stadium a few months ago himself. After that he was the executive chef at Marigold Kitchen, a BYOB eatery in West Philly. Recently Esquire Magazine named Solomonov’s Zahav one of the top 20 new restaurants in the nation.
In addition to heading the kitchen at Zahav, Solomonov also oversees two other restaurants Xochitl and Percy Street Barbecue as part of the Cook + Solo Restaurant Group that he started with friend and fellow chef Steven Cook. While Zahav features cuisine from Solomonov’s homeland of Israel, Xochitl is known for modern Mexican food. Percy Street Barbecue speaks for itself.
There were four judges for Battle: Passion Fruit – Michael Ruhlman, Bal Arneson, John Curtas and Lee Schrager.
Click HERE for the outcome.
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ICA: Symon vs. Vetri – Outcome
SPOILER ALERT: The following information is the outcome of Symon vs. Vetri. If you want information on the combatants click HERE. If you are only interested in the outcome read on.
The judges for Battle: Veal were Donatella Arpaia, Caleb Followill and Jennifer Baum.
Symon Vetri
Taste: 23 Taste: 24
Plating: 12 Plating: 14
Originality: 12 Originality: 13
Total: 47 Total: 51
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ICA: Symon vs. Vetri
Marc Vetri totes a heavy resume. An apprenticeship in the old country and a truck load of accolades have propelled him to the pinnacle of American chefs. Now he is ready to take on the ultimate challenge, Iron Chef.
Chef Marc began his career working with the legendary Wolfgang Puck at Granita. It was a time when California cuisine was engrossed in the fusion movement. Vetri’s first experience cooking was with his Sicilian grandmother in Philadelphia and he longed for the classic Italian food of his youth. Soon he found himself at the foot of the Alps in Bergamo, Italy where he toiled under some of Lombardy’s most noteworthy chefs. There he learned the basics like how to butcher meat, make prosciutto and roll fresh pastas.
Upon returning to the states Vetri started making the rounds of some of the great Italian eateries in New York like Coco Pazzo and Bella Blu. Thanks to Vetri, Bella Blu was named “Best New Restaurant” by New York Magazine in 1996. Eventually he left the Big Apple to return home where he opened his own restaurant, Vetri, a small, intimate venue with a relaxed atmosphere in Philadelphia’s Center City.
Since opening the doors of Vetri, Chef Marc’s star has been on the rise. In 1999 Food & Wine named him one of America’s top ten new chefs, 2001 the New York Times called him one of the most admired young chefs in Philadelphia, in ’04 Zagat declared him a culinary genius, he was nominated for a James Beard Award in both 2003 and 2004 and brought home the Beard in 2005. In 2008 he published his long awaited first cookbook II Viaggio Di Vetri: A Culinary Journey (available at amazon) and he has also opened a second restaurant, Osteria with partners Jeff Michaud and Jeff Benjamin.
Now he prepares to do battle in Kitchen Stadium against the toughest Iron Chef, Michael Symon. Symon’s 82.5% winning percentage is tops among all current Iron Chefs. In his 20 previous matches the Iron Chef has only tasted defeat three times. Can Chef Marc Vetri make it four?
The judges for Battle: Veal were Donatella Arpaia, Caleb Followill and Jennifer Baum.
Click HERE for the outcome.
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