Iron Chef: Battle Butter

So I finally did get to finish Battle Butter. Not suprisingly, lots of fruits and vegetables, not alot of meat that's standing out in my mind, other then Cat Coras pork tenderloin.

A butternut squash tart tatin from Cat Cora that looked AMAZING, and a butter salad dressing that seemed equally intriguing. It got great reviews!

Iron Chef Cat Cora and Challenger chef Koren Grieveson actually TIED. I think actually only the second tie I ever rememeber seeing.

I absolutely love Mark Decascos. He plays "The Chairman", and you gotta admire his determination of charecter. But then again, pay me money to eat some of the best food from some of the best chefs in the nation, I'd be determined in my charecter too! :O

Avec Moi?

On Sunday nights Iron Chef America, Koren Grieveson was the challenging chef. She is Executive Chef at a restaurant called Avec, from Chicago. I knew Avec was really familiar, but I didn't know why.

I googled them, and I've still got no idea why they sound so familiar, but hello? Who's planning a trip to Chicago?

Avec

For some reason, I can practically HEAR Michael Symon talking about Avec. Was Koren on The Next Iron Chef? Perhaps...

Or not, according to Wikipedia. Gah. It's kind of making me nuts.

But in other news, Koren Grieveson WAS nominated for Great Lakes Region Chef of the Year by the James Beard foundation, which, for those not in the know, is like The Oscars for chefs.

Since I can't figure out why I know the place, let's go eat there!