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Komei Nakamura
, is a celebrity chef. Most famous for being the second Japanese Iron Chef on the show ''Iron Chef'', he has worked at numerous restaurants such as the Oriental Hotel in Osaka, ''Nadaman'' in the Hotel New Otani, and the ''Nadaman'' Singapore in the Shangri La Hotel. He later became the manager of ''Nadaman'' in the ''Hotel New Otani''. He now has his own restaurant in Ariake, Tokyo. On ''Iron Chef'' he wore a purple outfit trimmed with gold in the Japanese style. ''Iron Chef Nakamura'' In the fall of 1995, Nakamura's predecessor, Rokusaburo Michiba, had fought in the first overtime battle in Kitchen Stadium, a grueling process that led to his retirement at the 1996 ''Mr. Iron Chef'' tournament. Michiba's last battle was against fellow Iron Chef Chen Kenichi, and for two months, Kitchen Stadium had only two Iron Chefs while Michiba was tasked to find a successor. During this time, Michiba had repeatedly requested Nakamura to be his successor, but Nakamura repeatedly declined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1947 Births
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 – The ''Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946, Canadian Citizenship Act'' comes into effect, providing a Canadian citizenship separate from British law. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukio Hattori
was a Japanese television personality who was best known as an expert commentator on the television show ''Iron Chef''. Hattori was also the fifth president of the Hattori Nutrition College; the ''Iron Chef'' end credits mention that the program is "produced in cooperation with" the College. Hattori received a PhD from Showa University. Life and career In the English-dubbed version of ''Iron Chef'', shown on the U.S. Food Network and Australia's SBS network, Hattori was often referred to as "Doc" by the show's announcer, Kenji Fukui. After being introduced, Hattori typically responded, "Always a pleasure." While his main role on the show was as a commentator, Hattori took the place of Chairman Takeshi Kaga at least once when the chairman "boycotted" Kitchen Stadium to protest the poor performance of his Iron Chefs. (The boycott was scripted in the show, as Kaga had another taping schedule that night.) Hattori also challenged the Iron Chefs at least twice. His first battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaharu Morimoto
is a Japanese chef, best known as an Iron Chef on the Japanese TV cooking show ''Iron Chef'' and its spinoff ''Iron Chef America''. He is also known for his unique style of presenting food. Career Morimoto was born in Hiroshima, where he received practical training in sushi and traditional Kaiseki cuisine; he opened his own restaurant in that city in 1980. Influenced by Western cooking styles, he decided to sell his restaurant in 1985 to travel around the United States. His travels further influenced his fusion style of cuisine. He established himself in New York City and worked in some of Manhattan's prestigious restaurants, including the dining area for Sony Corporation's executive staff and visiting VIPs, the Sony Club, where he was executive chef, and at the exclusive Japanese restaurant '' Nobu'', where he was head chef. While at Nobu he got his start on the ''Iron Chef'' television show. Several months after the weekly run of ''Iron Chef'' ended in 1999, he left Nobu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Sakai
is a Japanese chef who specializes in French cuisine. Sakai is best known as the second, final, and longest-serving Iron Chef French on the Japanese television show ''Iron Chef'', first appearing at the beginning of 1994 (after Yutaka Ishinabe retired) and continuing to appear over the show's nine further seasons. Sakai has the third best winning percentage of the Iron Chefs, trailing only his Iron Chef French predecessor, Yutaka Ishinabe and the first Iron Chef Japanese Rokusaburo Michiba. He was named the "King of Iron Chefs" after emerging victorious from the show's grand finale, a tournament involving all the active Iron Chefs. He went on to defeat the top chef in the world, Alain Passard, in the final Long-Gang Chicken battle. His record on Iron Chef is 70–15–1. His television trademark is a red French chef's costume; he rises into Kitchen Stadium holding a yonashi ("Western Pear") in his hand. He is often described as the " Delacroix of French cuisine" because of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fusion Cuisine
Fusion cuisine is a cuisine that combines elements of different cuisine, culinary traditions that originate from different countries, regions, or cultures. Cuisines of this type are not categorized according to any one particular cuisine style and have played a part in many contemporary restaurant cuisines since the 1970s. The term fusion cuisine, added to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' in 2002, is defined as "a style of cookery which blends ingredients and methods of preparation from different countries, regions, or ethnic groups; food cooked in this style." Categories Fusion food is created by combining various cooking techniques from different cultures to produce a new type of cuisine. Although it is commonly invented by chefs, fusion cuisine can occur naturally. Cuisines which get fused can either come from a particular region (such as East Asian cuisine and European cuisine), sub-region (such as Cuisine of the Southwestern United States, Southwestern American cuisine and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Kenichi
, known professionally as was a Japanese chef and restaurateur, best known for his role as the Iron Chef Chinese on the television series ''Iron Chef'' (料理の鉄人). Nicknamed The Szechuan Sage, he wore a yellow outfit and rose into Kitchen Stadium holding a large Chinese chef's knife in his hand. He was the only Iron Chef to have held his position throughout the life of the show. He was the son of Chen Kenmin, a Chinese chef from Sichuan province. Background Chen was born in Tokyo in 1956. His father was Chen Kenmin, a Chinese-born chef and restaurateur, who is regarded as the father of Sichuan cuisine (四川料理) in Japan. Chen's signature dish, "prawns in chili Sauce" ( Ebi Chili) (干烧明虾), was an adaptation of a dish that his father had introduced to Japan. As a result, Chen was often compared to his father on the series, with some saying that ''Iron Chef'' helped the son exceed the skills of his father. Chen attended the Tokyo Chinese School and Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rokusaburo Michiba
Rokusaburo Michiba (道場 六三郎, Michiba Rokusaburō; born January 3, 1931) is a Japanese chef, best known as the first Japanese chef on the popular television series ''Iron Chef''. He was part of the show from its debut in 1993 until his retirement on his 65th birthday in 1996. Career as Iron Chef Although Michiba is a Japanese chef, he is known for incorporating non-Japanese elements into his dishes. In his first battle against chef Yousei Kobayakawa (French cuisine trained), Michiba was given foie gras as the theme ingredient and won. Michiba was renowned for his "Inochi no Dashi" ("Broth of Vigor"), a blend of katsuobushi (skipjack tuna shavings) and konbu (edible kelp), which he incorporated in nearly every battle. Hobbies Michiba was also interested in calligraphy and often used the beginning of a battle to write a menu. Occasionally, he forgot to write the menu or wrote it at the last moment, which led to him losing multiple battles. In an episode where his sous-ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north. In its early history, Singapore was a maritime emporium known as '' Temasek''; subsequently, it was part of a major constituent part of several successive thalassocratic empires. Its contemporary era began in 1819, when Stamford Raffles established Singapore as an entrepôt trading post of the British Empire. In 1867, Singapore came under the direct control of Britain as part of the Straits Settlements. During World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimabara, Nagasaki
270px, Shimabara City Hall 270px, view from Shimabara Castle 270px, view from Shimabara port of Mount Unzen 270px, The old samurai residence town Shimabara is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 42,181 in 19917 households, and a population density of 510 people per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Shimabara is located at the north-eastern end of the Shimabara Peninsula, facing the Ariake Sea in the east and Mount Unzen (including Fugendake) in the west. Climate Shimabara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen:''Cfa'') with hot summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Shimabara is . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Its record high is , reached on 11 August 2016, and its record low is , reached on 25 January 2016. Demographics Per Japanese census data ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
