I think when Sakai brought that up about the coldness of Iron Chef America... going back and watching some of the old Iron Chef Japan episodes, there was almost a pro wrestling/shonen anime vibe to those that just wasn't replicated in Iron Chef America. Iron Chef America felt too much like... a reality show, if that makes any sense.
Yeah, the American one was too serious & not tongue-in-cheek fun like the Japanese original. I also couldn't stand that phony "cousin of chairman Kaga" guy.
I watched the original Iron Chef with my Daddy. He lost his battle with Congestive Heart failure in 2000. I still watch the original and think of my Daddy.
@@trappercap Iron Chef was actually originally inspired by an anime! Mr.Ajikko was a series that ran from 1987 to 1989! The manga started in 1986 and ran until 1989 and was published by Kodansha in Weekly Shonen Magazine! And there are two sequel manga series, Mr. Ajikko 2 (2003-2012) and Mr. Ajikko Bakumatsu-hen (2015-2019)!
Morimoto is an awesome chef. The main Iron Chefs were all good. The Japanese guys are all spectacular. The people that made Iron Chef America all deserve the position they earned because they were all great.
I remember when Food Network was fun to watch. There were some great shows that I enjoyed, now it’s about money and popularity instead of showing people how to cook different things. I don’t even care to watch Food Network anymore
I'm currently binge watching the original Iron Chef Japan on TH-cam then I'm going to do America and then Mexico and Thailand. honestly Alton Brown has taught me more about cooking than any other TV chef and I would rather hang out with him than any other.
@@somnuswaltz5586 corny and obnoxious Maybe. I would not call them lame because that's my childhood and Iron Chef America will always have a place for me and it's one of the reasons why I like to cook as much as I do today that and Good Eats so to each their own.
Should have left it more as a doc than a dig on Alton. I love both Guy and Alton, I like the different personas. I don't want 24/7 Good Eats nor do I want 24/7 Triple D. It was a good doc, but leave the bs out.
I still get salty when I see old clips of Morimoto losing afsflhkhsgs. He was the best of them all. But my favorite clip from ICA is Flobby Bay trying to hack open a can of tomatoes with a knife for 10 minutes, then dropping it into the garbage lmao. Flay vs Rios I think? He and Alton are so smug, they can eat my buns. Anne Burrell always bugged me, too. Honestly, I can't think of a single person on food network I actually like, which is why I haven't watched in years. There are a lot of huge egos over there.
Even the ICA Judges' vibes never sat well with me either. Ted Allen is a smart guy, no doubt. But he's got that pompous air about him (nothing new nowadays), let alone Jeffrey Steingarten. Katayama-san was by far my most favorite Judge in ICA.
Iron Chef Japan is the only Iron Chef. Typical American practice to take something from someone and totally ruin what was once perfect to begin with. Japan started it for the love of food and cultural respect for all ethnical cuisine. America tried to do it for money. The core morals and values of the original where completely lost in translation.
@@jagerzaku9160 If you aren't adequately educated and understand the contextual essence of a comment you should probably ask for clarification OR stop trolling with your nonsense response 🙂
I first saw Iron Chef Japan when I was a kid. At the time, I didn't understand that story was fake. I though Kaga really was some eccentric rich who hosted cooking these cooking contests in his castle and that was part of what made it so captivating to me. I still often watch it now. It streams 24/7 on Pluto TV and I usually have it on in the background
I learned how to create recipes with Iron Chef. I learned how to cook with other shows. I'd also rather hang out with Alton because he could teach me something. Guy doesn't even cook on his shows anymore. Engaging on camera but his recipes are not good at all. He should start a line of dog food like Rachael Ray.
I have memories of staying up late when I was in high school in 2009 and 2010 watching this show and I always loved it..I like the old Food Network with the shows they used to air..I don’t really watch these new shows on Netflix..only a select few
I feel like this guy has done the bare minimum research. Alton Brown has turned on his stances of being a wild conservative and actively criticized the right in the years since the comment shown here. I believe he still most likely leans right but has moved away from his church due to their stance on LGBT issues and the like. Unfortunately I can't really find any context regarding the Jeff Smith thing apart from the one tweet. At best it sounds like he's just saying that despite the awful things he did the recipes are still good, so like ok? Might be a bit tone deaf and insensitive but is far from an endorsement imo.
Man going down the original iron chefs is a real throwback. I feel like a big factor to its downfall was also Masterchef being so popular. Great breakdown.
Whenever a show from abroad comes to the USA, it's ruined by too may gimmics. The original Iron chef was great, the America chefs had too may attitudes. You couldn't pay me to watch Bobby Flay or Guy . The Food Network has one formula and it's lacking
I never like Iron Chef America. The music , chairman, and Bobby Flay are all pretty bad imo. The music for the original version was so dramatic. Iron Chef Italy coming out with a Orchestra and the piano right before the final decision made everything feel so tense and therefore meaningful. The American music is just bland and generic. The original chairman played his character so perfect. He really felt like the boss of some huge organization. The American chairman is so corny and tries way too hard. And then there’s Bobby Flay. He’s just a huge douche. He’s 1 of 2 people on my punch in the face as soon as I see list. Thanks for the amazing video!
There were too many seasons and had too many iron chefs. I love watching the originals. Good Eats was one of my favorites shows on the food network. I would hang out with Alton anytime before hanging out with that obnoxious guy Guy.
I literally had to Google this myself and when I learned he was a Republican im like - ¿QUE? 😅 No wonder the food network failed long ago. I remember watching this guy just thinking the word faggot 🤣🤣
I worked on Chopped, Worst Cooks and Iron Chef. Dont really have anything bad to say about any of the celeb chefs on their roster, outside of Anne Burrell who was just awful. The problem with these shows, particularly Chopped, was that they were anything but a "competition". Producers pick the person they want to win during casting. These were people with a story they thought would connect with audiences. For instance, a person who had overcome illness or financial ruin were almost always going to at least make it to the finals, no matrer how they did during the challenges. If the judges came up with a definitive reason why the person should be chopped, the producers would kick everyone but the judges off the set to "talk about their choice" until they decided to change their decision to chop another contestant. There was one episode where a contestant broke the single cardinal rule of Chopped by NOT using one of the ingredients in the basket during an early challenge. The rules at the time literally stared that a chef not using an ingredient from the basket is an INSTANT DQ. But the producers liked this chef's story, so they closed the set down FOR HOURS while attempting to finese the judges to overlook not only the rules, but the fact that this chef's food was far inferior than the other chef's plates to begin with. The sad part, this wasnt an isolated incident, this happened 2 or 3 times a week. It got to the point that I could pick the winner of the episode just by watching the biopac that Chopped did for each contestant. If a chef had a family, that was a huge plus. If a chef had overcome cancer or another illness, that was a huge plus. If a chef had a restaurant that either opened or closed recently, that was a huge plus. So if you were a great chef, but had none of these pluses, then that chef, became the Ivan Drago of the epiaode. See, he went to the CIA and is the sous chef at Jean-Georges, his plates are elegant but he also elevated the dish as well. Yet somehow in a lot of these shows the guy whose wife had cancer and whose restaurant closed last year had a more compelling story, so that chef would almost always win.
There were several problems with Iron Chef America. The first is they didn't have any themes between each Iron Chef, it just became a frivolous fraternity of celeb chefs. Also, there was no element of surprise when it comes to the secret ingredient or which chefs were being called out by the challengers at the beginning. On top of it all, everything just seemed overproduced and market-research driven. There were no exotic challenging theme ingredients and all the dishes prepared seemed preconceived before the episode or secret ingredient was announced.
The original one they also had a list of possibilities FYI, this one they let em know 15 minutes before the show. It's TV... It's necessary.. You go cook me 5 main dishes with mushrooms. One hour. You got 2 people. Good luck 🤞😅
Was enjoying the video until you started going into Alton’s beliefs like it was some sort of stain on his career. Who gives a shit bro? He’s a fantastic TV personality and is very passionate about the craft. That’s all I need to know. I don’t care which way a celebrity I like votes, that’s their business.
I stopped watching Iron Chef after Morimoto was disrespected by Bobby Flay. Ever since, I've disliked Bobby Flay. Once, I could understand he was psyched and full of adrenaline but I remember he did it twice after being told it was disrespectful to the Japanese.
Jacque Pepin commented on this show indirectly. He said that food mus t be serve with the utmost care in cooking and love. If you cook under stress and in competition, the food will be lousy. I believe Chef Pepin because there are chefs who have a certain style of cooking who have to win the judges. But look at the food these chefs do, I wouldn't call it comfort food. Some of these judges are just celebrities. Michael Symon, had cook out show- he never cooked like that with his family- it's no nonsense ( I am biased because he came from Cleveland like I did). Now my favorite show in food network , Diners Drive- in and Dives; There the judges are the locals in many restaurants. I like Aton's show-Good Eats because the show is a simple Food Science info. But his topics include from brewing beer to making Kombucha (nasty vinigary stuff but good for your gut) Now the show is in the Cooking Channel preceding Iron Chef.
Alton Brown is an wealth of knowledge when it comes to his cooking skills and knowledge. The man's personal life shouldn't be involved. He's cool guy. He knows what he's talking about in the kitchen. Always reminds me of the old "Frugal Gourmet" Jeff Smith with his knowledge.
Marc Dacascos dad was a pure Filipino. Marc's father was a notable martial artist in the late 60's and early '70's His mother malia, I thing was 1/2 japanese. In an episode Dancing With the Stars, he told the audience during his dancing practice that he was 1/4 Japanese; Ah, well, the hype.
As a former restaurant chef, I can say that I found most of the shows on the Food Network boring. Over 75% of them had recipes which were either so over-the-top elaborate & expensive to create; or else so simplistic that they were difficult to watch. Of all the chefs on television, I had the most respect for Jacques Pepin, who, to this day, still has his reputation intact. Although he was undoubtedly a hard taskmaster in his professional kitchens, he was also apparently a faily nice person as well, and there isn't much in the way of negative comments online regarding him. Most of the chefs profiled on the Food Network are, by all accounts, not very nice people. Liars, cheats, thieves, embezzlers, bigots, racists, misogynists, screamers, and all-around nasty people.
They need shows where chefs cook from all around the world. Different cuisine from all nations. They have the same tv host hosting shows. They need new host
I saw him December 2nd 2022 and he hasn’t fallen anywhere contrary to this political biased video. He had a 2.5 hour show and he can sing, plays electric guitar, his wife plays bass guitar, and Alton is fun awesome and hilarious. I even attended the VIP pre show 30 minute Q&A. If he ever tours near you I highly recommend going 😎
I could not stand ICA because of the Chairman. He made it a joke. I also didnt like some of the American Iron Chef. I was hoping to see Chef Ron Siegel to cook on ICA or becoming a Iron Chef. Since he is the first American to beat a Iron Chef in Japan.
7:12 Didn't realize you were so prejudiced against people who are independent thinkers. Sorry you don't think people who are conservative should be allowed to be successful and inspire others. Instead of assuming everyone thinks the way you do maybe rethink your hate and bias
@@punkrocknoir8584 Did you even read my comment? I'm asking why he's so close minded about someone thinking for himself. It's not about Alton Brown. I feel bad for you if you can't even understand that
I watched GGG for a while, but Guy Fieri hasn't changed his act since forever. Guy and his brand are the very definition of gone stale. The Food Network is full of trashy contrived cooking competitions which are rigged for certain chefs to win 90% of the battles: Beat Bobby Flay, Alex vs. America. Guy's TOC is another series in which you can tell early on who is going to win.
@@pavld335 There's no such thing as "being defensive" when someone else is attacking. Being defensive is a perceived sensibility to a topic or accusation that triggers a response. If someone is quite clearly throwing punches, it's not being "defensive" to point out punches are being thrown.
iron chef america never took off cause it didnt have the same feel or energy as the asian version.. it was humerous with the over dub. and the constant interruptions from announcer to explain things ..american version was a poor attempt to cash in on a popular show...! and yeah there used be so many cooking shows, now dont see much at all...
>significant runtime of the video is dedicated to the presenter rather than the actual downfall of the show >"yOu HaVe OfFeNdEd CoNsErVaTiVeS" Have you noticed you just adopted the "own the libs at all times" mentality but in reverse
So what I learned from this video is (a) you smeared Alton Brown for no good reason (and insinuated that his appreciation of Smith's cookbook somehow makes him responsible for what the author did) and (b) you know how to read Wikipedia. Be better.
You start off the video by describing alton brown as a southern conservative. Like that was a curse. Grow up. Iron Chef America wasn't even close to the Japanese version. The theme ingredient was known well before the episode was shot. It was a joke. The food network needs to get back to it's bread and butter. Cooking shows that the public can resonate with. Enough with these phony competition shows. The new generation can't even boil water let alone cook a meal.
Weird of you to spend so much time dragging Alton Brown because he's conservative. Dude owe you money? What does that have to do with the history of the show? Sad.
Food Network is nothing more than the Guy Fieri channel , full of bullshit game shows . With the exception of Mike Symon ( Who is an amazing chef ) , Valerie Bertinelli , and Ina Garten , the Food Network is a joke .
I'd hang with Alton before Guy any day. Alton doesn't suffer _fools_ but he's still chill. Guy seems obnoxious.
Someone isn't going to flavor town...
I think when Sakai brought that up about the coldness of Iron Chef America... going back and watching some of the old Iron Chef Japan episodes, there was almost a pro wrestling/shonen anime vibe to those that just wasn't replicated in Iron Chef America. Iron Chef America felt too much like... a reality show, if that makes any sense.
Yeah, the American one was too serious & not tongue-in-cheek fun like the Japanese original. I also couldn't stand that phony "cousin of chairman Kaga" guy.
I watched the original Iron Chef with my Daddy. He lost his battle with Congestive Heart failure in 2000. I still watch the original and think of my Daddy.
The thing about Iron Chef Japan is the masters are iconic. It's like watching anime!
And the dub voice actors are SO GOOD! It's like they're having the conversation and reacting in real time
Hell yeah
It really is the best live action anime adaptation ever
It directly inspired a lot of anime, actually.
Shougeki no Soma, for example. Extremely influential.
@@trappercap Iron Chef was actually originally inspired by an anime! Mr.Ajikko was a series that ran from 1987 to 1989! The manga started in 1986 and ran until 1989 and was published by Kodansha in Weekly Shonen Magazine! And there are two sequel manga series, Mr. Ajikko 2 (2003-2012) and Mr. Ajikko Bakumatsu-hen (2015-2019)!
Morimoto was always my favorite. He was so elegant and handsome.
Morimoto is an awesome chef. The main Iron Chefs were all good. The Japanese guys are all spectacular. The people that made Iron Chef America all deserve the position they earned because they were all great.
This is NOT about food. The network is built on PERSONALITIES, who work with food
Food network is pulling an MTV at this point
Your content is top tier, and interesting. Food network was my absolute favourite channel growing up.
Watching the Food Network now is like watching the game show network I don't even bother watching anymore.
There was never really anything that matched the original “Iron Chef” in Japan!
I stopped watching competition food shows because I wanted to watch shows that actually taught HOW to cook a meal
Thanks for the info
Same
watch chef Jean-Pierre
I remember when Food Network was fun to watch. There were some great shows that I enjoyed, now it’s about money and popularity instead of showing people how to cook different things. I don’t even care to watch Food Network anymore
I'm currently binge watching the original Iron Chef Japan on TH-cam then I'm going to do America and then Mexico and Thailand. honestly Alton Brown has taught me more about cooking than any other TV chef and I would rather hang out with him than any other.
Iron Chef Japan is the only legitimate IC show. The other ones are obnoxious and corny and lame
@@somnuswaltz5586 corny and obnoxious Maybe. I would not call them lame because that's my childhood and Iron Chef America will always have a place for me and it's one of the reasons why I like to cook as much as I do today that and Good Eats so to each their own.
@@cageygolem but they are lame. And Alton Brown is a fake tool.
@@cageygolem Who cares about your stupid childhood lol.
The ORIGINAL iron chef was my favorite !
Should have left it more as a doc than a dig on Alton. I love both Guy and Alton, I like the different personas. I don't want 24/7 Good Eats nor do I want 24/7 Triple D. It was a good doc, but leave the bs out.
Emeril Legasse and his "BAM BAM BAM BAM" always kills me. I used to love watching his showv
I still get salty when I see old clips of Morimoto losing afsflhkhsgs. He was the best of them all. But my favorite clip from ICA is Flobby Bay trying to hack open a can of tomatoes with a knife for 10 minutes, then dropping it into the garbage lmao. Flay vs Rios I think?
He and Alton are so smug, they can eat my buns. Anne Burrell always bugged me, too. Honestly, I can't think of a single person on food network I actually like, which is why I haven't watched in years. There are a lot of huge egos over there.
Even the ICA Judges' vibes never sat well with me either. Ted Allen is a smart guy, no doubt. But he's got that pompous air about him (nothing new nowadays), let alone Jeffrey Steingarten. Katayama-san was by far my most favorite Judge in ICA.
I liked Iron Chef Japan a lot but never cared for the American reboots. All the competition shows are what turned me away from The Food Network.
Iron Chef Japan is the only Iron Chef. Typical American practice to take something from someone and totally ruin what was once perfect to begin with. Japan started it for the love of food and cultural respect for all ethnical cuisine. America tried to do it for money. The core morals and values of the original where completely lost in translation.
Japan tried to do it for money as well, if you can’t understand that every TV show is made for profit you shouldn’t really watch them.
@@jagerzaku9160 If you aren't adequately educated and understand the contextual essence of a comment you should probably ask for clarification OR stop trolling with your nonsense response 🙂
@@dk-oi2iu you are a complete and total moron. I can discern this from the way you write alone. The definition of a self-aggrandizing midwit.
LOVED the dubbed Iron Chef. Tried the american show but dropped it after a couple episodes. It just wasnt the same, and not in a good way.
I first saw Iron Chef Japan when I was a kid. At the time, I didn't understand that story was fake. I though Kaga really was some eccentric rich who hosted cooking these cooking contests in his castle and that was part of what made it so captivating to me.
I still often watch it now. It streams 24/7 on Pluto TV and I usually have it on in the background
I learned how to create recipes with Iron Chef. I learned how to cook with other shows. I'd also rather hang out with Alton because he could teach me something. Guy doesn't even cook on his shows anymore. Engaging on camera but his recipes are not good at all. He should start a line of dog food like Rachael Ray.
You completely left out CUT THROAT KITCHEN, that Alton Brown was the host of. It was the absolute best cooking challenge game show!!!
I have memories of staying up late when I was in high school in 2009 and 2010 watching this show and I always loved it..I like the old Food Network with the shows they used to air..I don’t really watch these new shows on Netflix..only a select few
I liked it better when they just cooked food, except I hated Emerald. But I hated when they added the competition shows.
Man why’d you have to ruin Alton brown for me, he was among my favorite celebrity chefs
I feel like this guy has done the bare minimum research. Alton Brown has turned on his stances of being a wild conservative and actively criticized the right in the years since the comment shown here. I believe he still most likely leans right but has moved away from his church due to their stance on LGBT issues and the like. Unfortunately I can't really find any context regarding the Jeff Smith thing apart from the one tweet. At best it sounds like he's just saying that despite the awful things he did the recipes are still good, so like ok? Might be a bit tone deaf and insensitive but is far from an endorsement imo.
@@HeyyItsDaleVODSBeing conservative. Man, what an awful thing to do.....says the clueless braindead clown.
Food Network was like Activision and Guitar Hero they kept pumping out different Iron Chef shows.
Morimoto is the only Iron Chef I respect
Man going down the original iron chefs is a real throwback. I feel like a big factor to its downfall was also Masterchef being so popular. Great breakdown.
Whenever a show from abroad comes to the USA, it's ruined by too may gimmics. The original Iron chef was great, the America chefs had too may attitudes. You couldn't pay me to watch Bobby Flay or Guy . The Food Network has one formula and it's lacking
I never like Iron Chef America. The music , chairman, and Bobby Flay are all pretty bad imo. The music for the original version was so dramatic. Iron Chef Italy coming out with a Orchestra and the piano right before the final decision made everything feel so tense and therefore meaningful. The American music is just bland and generic. The original chairman played his character so perfect. He really felt like the boss of some huge organization. The American chairman is so corny and tries way too hard. And then there’s Bobby Flay. He’s just a huge douche. He’s 1 of 2 people on my punch in the face as soon as I see list. Thanks for the amazing video!
Who’s the other?
@@tylerburkhardt2410 Cris Collinsworth
There were too many seasons and had too many iron chefs. I love watching the originals. Good Eats was one of my favorites shows on the food network. I would hang out with Alton anytime before hanging out with that obnoxious guy Guy.
As soon as The Food Nertwork et alia turned cooking shows into competitions, they lost me.
The commentator treats Brown's politics like he a member of SS. How about leaving personal politics out of it?
What's with the hate for Alton Brown? I think Guy is a putz.
Hold up, Alton was straight l. Naaaaah aint no way 😂
I literally had to Google this myself and when I learned he was a Republican im like - ¿QUE? 😅 No wonder the food network failed long ago. I remember watching this guy just thinking the word faggot 🤣🤣
I respect Alton but it was a pale copy of Iron Chef Japan.
I worked on Chopped, Worst Cooks and Iron Chef.
Dont really have anything bad to say about any of the celeb chefs on their roster, outside of Anne Burrell who was just awful.
The problem with these shows, particularly Chopped, was that they were anything but a "competition". Producers pick the person they want to win during casting. These were people with a story they thought would connect with audiences.
For instance, a person who had overcome illness or financial ruin were almost always going to at least make it to the finals, no matrer how they did during the challenges. If the judges came up with a definitive reason why the person should be chopped, the producers would kick everyone but the judges off the set to "talk about their choice" until they decided to change their decision to chop another contestant.
There was one episode where a contestant broke the single cardinal rule of Chopped by NOT using one of the ingredients in the basket during an early challenge.
The rules at the time literally stared that a chef not using an ingredient from the basket is an INSTANT DQ.
But the producers liked this chef's story, so they closed the set down FOR HOURS while attempting to finese the judges to overlook not only the rules, but the fact that this chef's food was far inferior than the other chef's plates to begin with.
The sad part, this wasnt an isolated incident, this happened 2 or 3 times a week. It got to the point that I could pick the winner of the episode just by watching the biopac that Chopped did for each contestant.
If a chef had a family, that was a huge plus.
If a chef had overcome cancer or another illness, that was a huge plus.
If a chef had a restaurant that either opened or closed recently, that was a huge plus.
So if you were a great chef, but had none of these pluses, then that chef, became the Ivan Drago of the epiaode. See, he went to the CIA and is the sous chef at Jean-Georges, his plates are elegant but he also elevated the dish as well.
Yet somehow in a lot of these shows the guy whose wife had cancer and whose restaurant closed last year had a more compelling story, so that chef would almost always win.
There were several problems with Iron Chef America. The first is they didn't have any themes between each Iron Chef, it just became a frivolous fraternity of celeb chefs.
Also, there was no element of surprise when it comes to the secret ingredient or which chefs were being called out by the challengers at the beginning.
On top of it all, everything just seemed overproduced and market-research driven. There were no exotic challenging theme ingredients and all the dishes prepared seemed preconceived before the episode or secret ingredient was announced.
The original one they also had a list of possibilities FYI, this one they let em know 15 minutes before the show. It's TV... It's necessary..
You go cook me 5 main dishes with mushrooms. One hour. You got 2 people. Good luck 🤞😅
Was enjoying the video until you started going into Alton’s beliefs like it was some sort of stain on his career. Who gives a shit bro? He’s a fantastic TV personality and is very passionate about the craft. That’s all I need to know. I don’t care which way a celebrity I like votes, that’s their business.
In the mid 90s Disney also owned a NHL hockey team
I stopped watching Iron Chef after Morimoto was disrespected by Bobby Flay. Ever since, I've disliked Bobby Flay. Once, I could understand he was psyched and full of adrenaline but I remember he did it twice after being told it was disrespectful to the Japanese.
I remember when the Food Network was a cooking network, now it’s a game show network. 🤦🏼♂️
It was informative and then it got very repetitive.
I blame Bobby Flay for killing Iron Chef Japan
US version will never compare to the original Iron Chef show from Japan. Never.
It always tickled me that Wo Fat was off doing his side hustle on tv when he wasn't tangling with McGarrett 😅
Jacque Pepin commented on this show indirectly. He said that food mus t be serve with the utmost care in cooking and love. If you cook under stress and in competition, the food will be lousy. I believe Chef Pepin because there are chefs who have a certain style of cooking who have to win the judges. But look at the food these chefs do, I wouldn't call it comfort food. Some of these judges are just celebrities. Michael Symon, had cook out show- he never cooked like that with his family- it's no nonsense ( I am biased because he came from Cleveland like I did). Now my favorite show in food network , Diners Drive- in and Dives; There the judges are the locals in many restaurants. I like Aton's show-Good Eats because the show is a simple Food Science info. But his topics include from brewing beer to making Kombucha (nasty vinigary stuff but good for your gut) Now the show is in the Cooking Channel preceding Iron Chef.
Great video
Alton Brown is an wealth of knowledge when it comes to his cooking skills and knowledge. The man's personal life shouldn't be involved. He's cool guy. He knows what he's talking about in the kitchen. Always reminds me of the old "Frugal Gourmet" Jeff Smith with his knowledge.
why not when they’re doing a synopsis of those included in the show, lol are you offended?
I can't help but think that all of your hate for Alton, comes from the fact that he's a conservative. Your criticism just reeked of bias.
Iron Chef was such a great show. The original was Japanese show was the best. Iron Chef America started well but then it just kinda disappeared.
I am SO disappointed about Alton Brown 🥲
Marc Dacascos dad was a pure Filipino. Marc's father was a notable martial artist in the late 60's and early '70's His mother malia, I thing was 1/2 japanese. In an episode Dancing With the Stars, he told the audience during his dancing practice that he was 1/4 Japanese; Ah, well, the hype.
Oh and by the way. No way in hell should Alex be an Iron Chef. Zacharian set that up for her.
Agreed, neither should have been and Ming Tsai should have been way back when he tried out.
This was a super good retrospective look! I can't believe there are so few views on this - have to believe it'll blow up soon
As a former restaurant chef, I can say that I found most of the shows on the Food Network boring. Over 75% of them had recipes which were either so over-the-top elaborate & expensive to create; or else so simplistic that they were difficult to watch. Of all the chefs on television, I had the most respect for Jacques Pepin, who, to this day, still has his reputation intact. Although he was undoubtedly a hard taskmaster in his professional kitchens, he was also apparently a faily nice person as well, and there isn't much in the way of negative comments online regarding him. Most of the chefs profiled on the Food Network are, by all accounts, not very nice people. Liars, cheats, thieves, embezzlers, bigots, racists, misogynists, screamers, and all-around nasty people.
I hate the format now in place. Yes, long ago wonderful cookie shows. Glad it is all in decline.
NOw it's back on Netflix.
I hated Iron Chef and the Food Network shift from education to reality TV. I stopped watching the channel when that happened.
Every channel does this. Makes no sense because everybody seems to hate it. All the music channels, discovery, etc. Idiots.
Weird to turn a video about iron chef into an awkward alton brown hit piece, but you do you bro... 🙄
Gun bad. TH-cam politics 😐
@@MakeItWithCalvinIt really is basically that simple.
They need shows where chefs cook from all around the world. Different cuisine from all nations. They have the same tv host hosting shows. They need new host
This was excellent!
WTF is wrong with Alton being a conservative?
I saw him December 2nd 2022 and he hasn’t fallen anywhere contrary to this political biased video. He had a 2.5 hour show and he can sing, plays electric guitar, his wife plays bass guitar, and Alton is fun awesome and hilarious. I even attended the VIP pre show 30 minute Q&A. If he ever tours near you I highly recommend going 😎
Food network was way better in the late 90s and early 2000s.
based on mario betallis troubled history he is the true iron chef america
Is there a problem with being a conservative with a gun in one hand and the Bible in the other?
Lol these personal digs on Alton show why this channel will never succeed
I wanted to hear about Iron Chef, not hear whining about Alton Brown being .... a Republican! Oh, the horror.
Right? Saddest thing I've seen in awhile. "Imma talk about Iron Chef America, but first let me make my shitty politics clear."
I could not stand ICA because of the Chairman. He made it a joke. I also didnt like some of the American Iron Chef. I was hoping to see Chef Ron Siegel to cook on ICA or becoming a Iron Chef. Since he is the first American to beat a Iron Chef in Japan.
7:12 Didn't realize you were so prejudiced against people who are independent thinkers. Sorry you don't think people who are conservative should be allowed to be successful and inspire others. Instead of assuming everyone thinks the way you do maybe rethink your hate and bias
@@punkrocknoir8584 Did you even read my comment? I'm asking why he's so close minded about someone thinking for himself. It's not about Alton Brown. I feel bad for you if you can't even understand that
Disgraced Mario was a fantastic chef and I miss him.
I watched GGG for a while, but Guy Fieri hasn't changed his act since forever. Guy and his brand are the very definition of gone stale. The Food Network is full of trashy contrived cooking competitions which are rigged for certain chefs to win 90% of the battles: Beat Bobby Flay, Alex vs. America. Guy's TOC is another series in which you can tell early on who is going to win.
I never watched Iron Chef America
Ok
I stopped watching only because I can't stand Bobby Flay. Amazing show otherwise.
Iron chef Thailand is better
More creators should be up front with their political bigotry. Saves the rest of us from wasting our time on them.
I remember when the Food Network actually taught you HOW to cook. Now it’s just a bunch of cooking “game show” nonsense. Not worth watching.
Why do you have to mention Alton’s politics? Are you that politically insecure?
lol why get so defensive.
@@pavld335 lol why perform the attack?
@@ChucksSEADnDEAD what?
@@pavld335 There's no such thing as "being defensive" when someone else is attacking. Being defensive is a perceived sensibility to a topic or accusation that triggers a response. If someone is quite clearly throwing punches, it's not being "defensive" to point out punches are being thrown.
@@ChucksSEADnDEAD lol that's total nonsense. You are wrong.
Sounds like the narrator just dislikes Alton.
iron chef america never took off cause it didnt have the same feel or energy as the asian version.. it was humerous with the over dub. and the constant interruptions from announcer to explain things ..american version was a poor attempt to cash in on a popular show...! and yeah there used be so many cooking shows, now dont see much at all...
lol you have offended conservatives.
>significant runtime of the video is dedicated to the presenter rather than the actual downfall of the show
>"yOu HaVe OfFeNdEd CoNsErVaTiVeS"
Have you noticed you just adopted the "own the libs at all times" mentality but in reverse
So what I learned from this video is (a) you smeared Alton Brown for no good reason (and insinuated that his appreciation of Smith's cookbook somehow makes him responsible for what the author did) and (b) you know how to read Wikipedia. Be better.
Lol 50 likes on your Alton Brown slander is appropriate.
Good vid
Who tf cares about Alton’s political leanings? What an obnoxious thing to throw in there.
Exactly. This is my first time watching this guy and he certainly did not earn a sub from me.
You start off the video by describing alton brown as a southern conservative. Like that was a curse. Grow up. Iron Chef America wasn't even close to the Japanese version. The theme ingredient was known well before the episode was shot. It was a joke. The food network needs to get back to it's bread and butter. Cooking shows that the public can resonate with. Enough with these phony competition shows. The new generation can't even boil water let alone cook a meal.
Weird of you to spend so much time dragging Alton Brown because he's conservative. Dude owe you money? What does that have to do with the history of the show? Sad.
The food network should now be called the Alex Guernacelli network. Can't stand the arrogant woman. She is sinking them. I do not watch them anymore.
Keep your political beliefs to yourself.
I knew Iron Chef was fake when Alex won.
Yuck when you find out someone is a conservative.
My mom never wanted cable TV, then her and Busha found the food Network
Food Network is nothing more than the Guy Fieri channel , full of bullshit game shows . With the exception of Mike Symon ( Who is an amazing chef ) , Valerie Bertinelli , and Ina Garten , the Food Network is a joke .
Let's not forget what the Food Network did to Paula Deen!! Say the wrong thing 30 years ago and get bar-b-qd and thrown into the egg drop soup.