Oooh! I love Iron Chef! Certain elements of the show are so loud
and flambouyant and outrageous! 
Such a spectacle to watch!
And I love to watch the chefs at work! They are amazing!
Although... didcha know that it was exposed that the chefs are all
given a list of three or four possible 'secret' ingredient before
the contest? 
So, it's not a total surprise one.
If you like Iron Chef, you'll love the PC game, Restaurant Empire.
I just completed the entire challenge. You start off
as a novice chef and you're supposed to meet challenges every
stage, eg. decorate a new restaurant, design the menu, hire chefs,
set prices, etc. and a few of the challenges are actually to
compete in Cooking Competitions and they designed a setting just
like Iron Chef's! 
I tell you, it's really really fun! You should
play it, alex!
