TV presenter Olly Smith has claimed that Iron Chef UK is like "Gladiators meets The X Factor". The show, which will include Tom Aikens, Martin Blunos, Sanjay Dwivedi and Judy Joo as the Iron Chefs, has been a cult success in the Us and Japan. Based in Kitchen Stadium, it features competitors battling Iron Chefs in cook-off challenges, which are set up by a mysterious figure called the Chairman. "It's Gladiators and The X Factor meets your favourite cooking show," host Smith told Metro. "The pressure is genuine. You've got a live 75-minute (more)...
- 4/20/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Channel 4 has confirmed the details of the UK version of cult cookery show Iron Chef. The programme, which originated in Japan, airs on the Food Network in the Us. Jamie Oliver famously appeared as a competitor on the American series. The UK version will be hosted by Saturday Kitchen wine expert Olly Smith, with Ready Steady Cook star and Michelin chef Nick Nairns as his co-commentator. Tom Aikens, Martin Blunos, Sanjay Dwivedi and Judy Joo have been unveiled as the four Iron Chefs. Aikens became the youngest ever chef to earn two Michelin stars at 26, while Blunos is the founder of the famous Restaurant Lettonie. Delhi-born Dwivedi has toured with (more)...
- 2/25/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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