Iron Chef San Jose (Fall 2008): Pork

Battle Pork. The chefs once again stepped it up. We're actually getting pretty good at this cooking thing, I think! I was thinking to myself while tasting - everything is really good. And it was difficult to identify one clear winner. The points are relective of this, as the top 5 are all within 5 or so points of each other.

The dishes:

Fan Zhang: Gator Bait

Tracy Lin: Porsh

Alex Kuperman: Happy Piggy Curry

Jing Zhang: Circle of Pork

Emily Wu: Chinese Style Pork

Ming Kuo: Miss Piggy

Edrick Wong: Pork Swords

Pachi Chen-Wong: Pulled Pork Sandwich

LuLu Chou: Pork2Pork

Mark Lee: Mini Pork Daggers

Liz Nguyen: What the Con Heo Tart

Seila Kheang: Grilled Pork

Alix Koyama: Pork Tarts

Again, improvements are being made by several chefs. Keep up the good work!

Fall 2008 Overall Winner: Liz Nguyen
Best Taste: Edrick Wong
Most Original: Fan Zhang and Tracy Lin
Best Plating: Tracy Lin and Pachi Chen-Wong