August 28-29, 2010
Austin, TX
Trish and Brian hosted a belated birthday celebration for Brian with an Iron Chef theme. Brian borrowed my Elvis cape to host the cooking showdown, where three teams chosen on the spot vied to create the best dish using the supplied ingredients and the super-secret ingredient ... pork!
Team Jim & Anita/John (they had to tagteam attending the party), Team Leigh & Dipu, and Team Craig & Tom faced off, having 90 minutes to create a pork dish from scratch. When all was said and done, two teams tied, and Brian awarded the tiebreaker to ... Team Leigh & Dipu! (I give all credit to Leigh; I mostly followed his instructions).
Because I was in the competition, Virginia took charge of my camera during the contest.
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| Iron Chef ingredients | H'ors d'oeuvres | H'ors d'oeuvres | Waiting for the competition | Virginia & Anita |
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| Omid the photog | Snuggie from Tim & Yaneth! | Brian loves his Snuggie | Brian loves Nelson | Nelson gets a lift |
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| Brian gets flowers from Leigh | AWKward... | Johnny's perfect spot | Nelson says hi | My catalog pose #1 |
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| My catalog pose #2 | Hanging out in the kitchen | Calling out Craig | Leigh the Thinker | Kent & Amy K. |
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| Brian practices biting | Amy & others | Omid | Iron Chef host Brian | The secret ingredient! |
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| Watching host Brian | You must cook ... with pork! | Traditional pepper bite | Team Dipu & Leigh | Team Tom & Craig |
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| Amy & Yaneth | Brian, Virginia, Tim, & Amy | Amy, Jack, & Suzanne | Amy & Nora | Team Jim & Anita |
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| Brian & Nora | Team Dipu & Leigh | Team Tom & Craig | Omid with Team Anita & Jim | Jack & Suzanne |
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| Jack & Suzanne | Me chopping | Leigh cooking | Tom & Craig cooking | The contest is underway |
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| Jim, Leigh, & me | Amy & Omid | Omid, Craig, & Tom | Leigh tests the pork | It's Trish!! |