You know, when that was done before, there was never a consequence from it. It is an element in game play that can be used strategically, it is not something that everybody has to simply endure. There is still some of that, it is not used all the time. In the past couple of seasons, the contestants were forced to judge each other - is that gonna happen again? And that changes everything, that mano-a-mano business, it's really pretty gut-wrenching. So every episode has what we call The Chairman's Challenge in which everybody participates in, and then everyone is judged, but the last two in the bottom have to face each other in the secret ingredient showdown, one on one, one dish, with all the other chefs watching. The thing that made this run so much different was the structure of the show has been reworked. You can certainly sense that during taping. Now, ahhh, it's not quite the same dynamic. Even if you go mid-show, you were still on Next Iron Chef. ![]() But man, going down, used to be, anybody who was on Next Iron Chef, it was like, look, you're here. I mean, there's a lot to gain, because I still think being an Iron Chef is a big deal. ![]() So I would say, in almost all cases, they have more to lose than gain. Now, it's flipped on its head a bit, because none of the people need to make reputations. Before, it was, people with something to win. Of course, the first thing that struck me was: wow, people with something to lose. ![]() The competitors are either homegrown Food Network talent or what people would call "celebrity chefs." Did you have a hand in that? The first three seasons had contestants that were maybe not in the national eye - they were really well-known, respected chefs in their own cities - but this season is different. Here he talks about the show, his future plans (a couple of new series on the Food Network, digital cookbooks, and documentaries), and what, exactly, a "Kardashian" is. The didactic and always surprising Alton Brown returns as host. Season four of the Food Network's The Next Iron Chef premieres October 30 (see a preview), and this time around it's called "Super Chefs" because the lineup includes the likes of Anne Burrell, Spike Mendelsohn, and Marcus Samuelsson.
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