Shortly after they showed this they stopped showing reruns of Iron Chef Japanese on the Food Network and the American version bores the shit out of me because the Japaneseness was half of what made the original so awesome in the first place.
I've always gotten the impression that Bobby Flay is a huge dickbag. Between this and that fucking "Throwdown" show of his I think I have all the evidence I will ever need.
Yeah wtf is with that Throwdown show? "HA, you thought this was a tv special about YOU, instead I am going to strut around like I giant douche and gnaw on the scenery while I make lame imitations of your special recipes, AHAHA"
I was watching an episode of Iron Chef America when i saw a close-up of Flay tasting a sauce. He had this huge cold sore on his lip that they had done a poor job of covering with makeup. After he finished tasting he put the spoon back in the sauce pan.
If you eat Bobby Flay's cooking you are sure to get two things: herpes and mango salsa.
Flay is indeed an asshole, but his food looks pretty darn good.
I remember this particularly for the annoying little spoiled kid (with costume) who idolizes Morimoto. And the voting was fixed.