The Next Iron Chef Winner: Chef Jose Garces
Posted on Nov 24, 2009 @ 04:01PM - Add a comment
It was a nail-biting finale on the Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef as it came down to calm, cool and collected Chef Jose Garces battling it out with confident and cocky Chef Jehangir Mehta. Their final challenge was to create dishes that showcased the ethnic melting pot of American cuisine using ribs and racks as the secret ingredient. Even though Judge Jeffrey Steingarten was adamantly on Team Mehta—Chef Garces ultimately prevailed! He takes his place amongst the other Iron Chefs (including Bobby Flay and Morimoto) in January. But for now, Chef Garces took a minute from preparing his Thanksgiving feast (“It’s one of the most important holidays to me,” he says) to fill RadarOnline.com in on how he never let the pressure get him down and why he thinks that The Next Iron Chef has more prestige than Top Chef!
