Yeah, that’s right: we have a date. June 15th, 2022, and then… the shishito hits the kitchen fan.
I expect there will be much to say once the first few episodes air, but I’m going to announce right now that there are at least three names now associated with the new Iron Chef on Netflix:
Mark Dacascos Alton Brown and Kristen Kish.
I’m going to go on record RIGHT NOW, yes, right this very second, and say (within my official capacity as webmaster for what may very well be the greatest Iron Chef fan site on the whole of the Internet) that if it is beyond all hope to get Fukui-san as your Iron Chef Fount of Knowledge, Floor Announcer, and Hype Man, my next choice will always be Alton Brown as the man for the Iron Chef job and I, for one, am glad to see him on-hand. Smooth, urbane, both virtuoso and pedagogue, and he knows his way around social media.
Post your thoughts on our newly revealed Iron Chef Netflix series… Does knowing more spoil your dessert? Or does it make you hungry for more?