Allez Cuisine!

A few years ago, Chris Biddle [grad school roommate] and I decided to have a Christmas party for our friends and neighbors before we went home for the holidays. Nothing simple was really going to work for us since both of our minds tend to think in much more grandiose terms.

I do not know the hows, whys, or whats, but we decided on an Iron Chef Battle as the theme for the event - he would cook at his girlfriend's apartment while I cooked at our place. With both of us being poor, we opted for noodle as our theme ingredient. So much for inexpensive as I dropped $150 on my shopping spree. Ouch to a poor grad student, but I bought some great ingredients for what it's worth. As ameture culinary people, we had a great time making our food, battling, and sharing with our friends, and it was an EXCELLENT Christmas party to say the least. (Feel free to ask me about the details of this event as this thread is not about my experience...)

If only we could do this as experienced cooks, which I am not at this point...and I do not know about Chris. However, I read about this awesome throw down (sorry Bobby Flay) that happened between two chef brothers here in Portland. Read more about Iron Chef Portland.

It would simply be awesome to have battles like this between local chefs. They could promote their restaurant(s), show off their skills, and test their wits under the pressure cooker of a Kitchen Stadium Portland. Nevertheless, after reading the article, I am ready for my next battle! Allez Cuisine!

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