Cat Cora Wins on Iron Chef America

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Cat Cora and her team defeated Alex Lee and team last night on Iron Chef America. Her blitz made for a double-header win for women chefs, thanks to Anita Lo's victory over Mario Batali earlier in the evening (see previous article). Hurrah! "Everyone was super-excited that the time had come for a female Iron Chef," Cat told superchefblog. How did Cat get on Iron Chef America? I was doing The Today Show in New York last year, and when I was walking out of the studio, I got a call asking me if I would like to be the first female Iron Chef. It took me nearly a second to blurt out: "OF COURSE I DO!" Good for her -- and for us, since watching this Cat dance in the kitchen is fun. Her presence helps recapture some of the excitement of the original Japanese Iron Chef. (Don't forget that you can choose Cat or Anita among 40 of America's top women chefs in superchefblog's nationwide online readers' poll "Vote for White House Woman Chef" -- click here to vote now.) (Oh, and don't forget that you can download your very own Cat Cora desktop image if you just click here.) Previous articles: Anita Lo Defeats Mario Batali on Iron Chef America Cat Cora, Anita Lo: Sexing Up Iron Chef America Vote For White House Woman Chef Iron Chef Pizza Wars: Batali vs. Puck Bobby Flay: Married and Motivated Ming Tsai TV Cat Cora: Iron Chef America's First Lady Roberto Trevino: Viva Aguaviva Nancy Silverton and Mario Batali's Mozza Iron Chef America: Running on Empty World AIDS Day II: Iron Chef Cat Cora More Reality TV Chefs (Or Less)? Real TV Cooking? Kitchen Confidential a la Sex and the City Molto Mario Massacres Mahi Iron Chef: America vs. USA --> back to superchefblog