ICA: Garces vs. Lata – Outcome
SPOILER ALERT: The following information is the outcome of Garces vs. Lata. If you want information on the combatants click HERE. If you are only interested in the outcome read on.
The judges for Battle: Sparkling Wine were author and master sommelier Andrea Robinson, wine expert Steve Olson, actress Debi Mazar, and Barneys’ creative director Simon Doonan. Iron Chefs Garces was triumphant defeating Chef Lata by a score of 70 to 67.
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ICA: Garces vs. Lata
Put all of that conjecture about Garces leaving Iron Chef to rest. In episode 2 of the ninth season he returns to take on Chef Mike Lata in Battle: Sparkling Wine.
I have a soft spot in my heart for challengers like Mike Lata. Like me, he became a chef without going to culinary school but rather by working his butt off for 
years in kitchens in Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, New Orleans, Atlanta and even France (a lifelong dream). A sustainability devotee, he became a self-appointed spokesperson for the Georgia Organic Growers Association.
Today Lata is Chef/Partner of FIG (Food Is Good), a local neighborhood eatery located in the heart of downtown Charleston. Along with partner Adam Nimerow he has forged FIG into a James Beard Award winning eatery that is, “laid-back, eclectic and unpretentious, FIG is one part retro diner, one part neighborhood café, and one part elegant bistro.”
Waiting for Chef Lata is Iron Chef Jose Garces who is sure to be focused after finishing last season with back-to-back losses, the first two of his career. The judges for Battle: Sparkling Wine were author and master sommelier Andrea Robinson, wine expert Steve Olson, actress Debi Mazar, and Barneys’ creative director Simon Doonan.
Click HERE for the outcome.
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Next Iron Chef 3 Finale – Outcome
SPOILER ALERT: The following information is the outcome of Canora vs. Forgione for the title Next Iron Chef. If you want informa
tion on the combatants click HERE. If you are only interested in the outcome read on.
The judges for Battle: Ultimate Thanksgiving Feast were Donatella Arpaia and Simon Majumdar plus Iron Chefs Michael Symon, Bobby Flay and Morimoto.
Congratulations to the Next Iron Chef. . .
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Marc Forgione
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Did you miss an episode of NIC because you were helping count write-in votes in Alaska? No problem, you can get caught up HERE. Be sure to check out my exclusive interviews with Celina Tio (HERE), Mary Dumont (HERE) and Maneet Chauhan (HERE).
Be sure to check out new Iron Chef Marc Forgione in his first title defense next Sunday night against Chef RJ Cooper. If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out my recent interview with the newest Iron Chef, Marc Forgione HERE.
Photo courtesy of the Food Network.
MasterChef Season 2 Casting Call
FOX has ordered a second season of Gordon Ramsay’s newest culinary competition series, MASTERCHEF, it was announced today by Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.
“Gordon Ramsay is an incredible talent and the biggest culinary star on television today, so we’re very happy to have Gordon and MASTERCHEF back for another season on FOX,” said Darnell. “MASTERCHEF has resonated with viewers this summer, and we look forward to seeing where Gordon takes the show in Season Two.”
“It’s amazing and refreshing to see how much passion and raw talent there is from amateur home cooks across America,” said Ramsay. “It’s extraordinary the amount of energy and excitement the show brought in Season One, and I’m thrilled to be back at FOX for a second season.”
“The amazing reception for MASTERCHEF on FOX has been hugely rewarding for all of us at Shine Group,” said MASTERCHEF executive producer and Shine Group Chairman and CEO, Elisabeth Murdoch. “As the creators of this unique global franchise, we’re thrilled to see the U.S. audience love this show as much as we do. We are looking forward to building on this early success with an even broader, bigger search in Season Two, and to seeing the brand grow as it continues to do so in Australia, the U.K., France and around the world, breaking viewing and ancillary records as it goes.”
MASTERCHEF is the No. 1 new program of the summer among Adults 18-49, outperforming the next highest-rated show by +14%.
For those that believe they are the next MASTERCHEF please visit fox.com/masterchef.
