Last weekend I had the pleasure to participate/compete in a friend's annual Iron Chef birthday party. This is a very clever way to host a party, I think, as all of your guests do the cooking for you! As no stadium kitchen was available, all dishes were pre-cooked, so it was as much pot luck as anything, but each invited chef still explained all the dishes, how they were prepared, what the ingredients were, etc. 'Twas much fun, and I was impressed by the inventiveness of the dishes. Our "secret" ingredient this year was bacon, and the food was all so good that we conveniently forgot to vote on a winner.
Does anyone else do this? Or am I just so behind the times that this actually seems like a new idea? (I had to give up cable when I opened up an office in my home, just because it was too distracting and I'd find myself watching Food Network for hours on what was supposed to be a 30 minute lunch break).
Any success or horror stories? Just curious.
