The Food Network released the names of contestents for The Next Iron Chef, and Holly Smith is on the list. Smith, of Cafe Juanita and Poco Carretto, recently joined other top chefs in five weeks of worldwide taping, flying ‘from Los Angeles to Japan to New York to compete in the food fight of their professional lives.’ Here’s how the Food Network described the competition, which premieres Oct. 4:
“Whether working with exotic ingredients like jelly fish, creating their own version of international “fast food” or experiencing umami…the chefs must demonstrate their speed, artistry, innovation and leadership in each dish.” Smith, a James Beard award winnerwhose place is one of the handful that restaurant critics long to visit long after their reviews are done, took on the show along with notables like New Yorkers Nate Appleman (formerly of SF’s A16) and Jehangir Mehta of Graffiti.
I caught up with Holly briefly by phone — she’s in L.A., cooking for the Television Critics Association — and learned a little bit more.
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Denn was the food critic for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
