I’ve taken some suggestions and drafted a series of introductory questions for any member of the Iron Chef shows that cares to respond. Sadly, I don’t speak or write Japanese, so the questions and responses are going to have to be in English, but there are about ten questions, spread across culinary interests as well as some to provide a more personal connection. A few of the questions include:
What gave you the courage to pursue a culinary profession?
Can you recommend a go-to song, artist, or short playlist that helps charge you up to do your best work?
What is the concept, restaurant, or project that you've been a part of that you're most passionate about? Why?
What gave you the courage to pursue a culinary profession?
I have a list of people who were on the Iron Chef Japan and Iron Chef America shows and am sending surveys out as I find reliable and current contact information for each person. Naturally (because of the time interval since Iron Chef Japan aired) we’re coming up with Iron Chef America and Next Iron Chef folks much quicker than Iron Chef Japan, but that’s to be expected.
The first three are sent out (Brown, Sanchez, and Lagasse) and we’ll see if there is a response! In the meantime, if there’s someone specific you’d like me to target with a questionnaire, post a name here and I’ll do my best to find them!
Scott Richardson
10 July, 2020