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Iron Chef America

Batali vs. Liu

Episode IA0508

New York Chef Tony Liu challenges Mario Batali to a culinary showdown in Kitchen Stadium. Will Chef Liu's inspirational food beat out Batali's originality?


Judges
Maureen Petrosky
Mo Rocca
Martin Yan


Challenger stats: Chef Liu
From: Honolulu

Restaurants: August Restaurant

Cuisine: Pan-European

Interests: Eating, travel, surfing

Ideal secret ingredient: Truffles

Culinary inspirations: Daniel Boulud, Mario Batali

Ideal judge: Jeffery Steingarten, Calvin Trillin, Bill Cosby

Culinary secret weapon: Sugar

Favorite restaurant: Too many to mention

Favorite food: Peaches, goat roti, oxtails

Food you won't go near: Spleen sandwiches, tried it but couldn't get it down

Weirdest thing you've ever eaten: Pajata, intestine of veal or lamb with ingested mother's milk and tossed with pasta. It was good!

Favorite food destination: Barcelona, San Sebastian (Spain) Rome (Italy) Honolulu, the South for BBQ (US)

Alternative dream job: Marine Biologist, landscaper, book stocker at Kitchen Arts and Letters (cookbook store)

All About…

Finale: Sunday at 9pm/8c

The Next Iron Chef

Chefs Jehangir Mehta and Jose Garces battle for the supreme culinary title, Iron Chef. One will join the likes of Morimoto and Bobby.

The Next Iron Chef
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