Iron Chef Seattle Round 1: Murphy vs Batali
17-Oct-2005
I am sad to say that while Tamara Murphy did a wonderful job last night on her inaugural Iron Chef battle she was bested by Mario Batali. But not by much.
Final score: Murphy 48 – Batali 50.
The secret ingredient was crawfish (or crayfish, if you prefer…) and both chefs did a lot of really creative things with the little critters! I thought that the presentation and creativity in last night’s show was some of the best I’ve seen to date! As you know these shows will play forever so if you missed it last night try to catch it on one of the upcoming reruns.
You’ll see such interesting items as:
- Crawfish Cappuccino
- Crawfish Manicotti
- Bisteeya with Crawfish and Duck Confit
- Crawfish and Sausage Potstickers
- Crawfish Polenta
Both chefs were extremely calm throughout the event; the one little bit of angst came when Tamara’s Sous Chef, Mary burned the first round of Bisteeya – one of the challenges of cooking in an unfamiliar kitchen!
Culinary Fool 
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