In the 9:30 p.m. episode on Wednesday, Bobby Flay loses to Bobby Olguin of Manny’s Buckhorn Tavern in a green chili burger challenge. The show first aired during Season 6 last year.
Recipes
1. Bobby Flay’s green chili cheeseburger
Month: October 2009
Bobby Flay Throwdown v. Tony Luke in cheesesteak
Wednesday’s episode of Throwdown is yet again, another repeat! In the 9 p.m. episode, which is a repeat from Season 1, Bobby Flay goes up again Tony Luke of Philadelphia–owner of Tony Luke’s.
OK, if someone from Philly lost to New Yorker Bobby Flay in cheesesteak, the person would be exiled from Philly. Tony Luke beat Bobby, so no worries.
Recipes
Anthony Bourdain cartoon coming in 2010 – Alternate Universe
Coming in 2010! Intriguing.
Next Iron Chef: Crenn out, making gender disparity worse as 1 woman 5 men left
Recap: Our favorite Chef Dominique Crenn was eliminated last night in the tamarind challenge, after being in the bottom two for the past several weeks. That leaves Chef Amanda Freitag as the only woman chef remaining. 5 men remain! The gender disparity gets worse! In 4 weeks, 2 of the 3 women have been eliminated on the Next Iron Chef. And, as you may know, Cat Cora is the only female Iron Chef (with 4 males).
Our new favorite is Chef Amanda Freitag. She will be the Next Iron Chef. We hope.
New Review: Belly Shack in Chicago, Executive Chef Bill Kim
Executive chef: Bill Kim, co-owner with wife Yvonne Cadiz-Kim
Location: 1912 N. Western, Chicago, IL 60647 (under Western blueline stop) (Map)
Phone: 773.252.1414
Website: www.bellyshack.com Yelp reviews: click
Resident Foodies say: Fantastic Korean-Latin fusion! Chef Bill Kim and wife co-owner, Yvonne Cadiz-Kim, opened a new restaurant on October 20, 2009, right underneath the blue line Western El stop. The Shack follows their acclaimed Urban Belly restaurant. We sampled: (1) quinoa ssam (lettuce wrap) with Korean chili paste, Bibb lettuce, and apples, (2) the boricua sandwich (fried plantains, marinated tofu, organic brown rice, spinach), (3) Korean BBQ kogi with pita and kimchi, and (4) kimchi.
Put simply, Chef Kim is killing it with these amazing fusion dishes. The ssam and BBQ kogi have unmistakable and authentic Korean flavors–yet they are transformed in wonderful modern fusion dishes. The ssam or lettuce wraps were so refreshing, and the portabello inside so tasty, that it brought a smile to our faces. The BBQ kogi was sweet, and, when coupled with kimchi inside a pita, made for the yummiest of Korean-influenced concoctions. Finally, the boricua sandwich used fried plaintains to create a mouth watering, vegetarian sandwich with tofu, rice, and spinach inside. Belly Shack may well turn out to be our favorite new opening in Chicago this year!
