Last night brought us the semi-finals of The Next Iron Chef. It was the last test before the final two chefs head home to Kitchen Stadium for the culinary battle of their lives. Results, dishes, and more after the jump.

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We are down to the final four contestants on The Next Iron Chef and our man Jose Garces has positioned him as the chef to beat. The contest moved to Japan this week and featured an appearance by Iron Chef Morimoto. This set of challenges focused around everyone’s new favorite culinary buzzword, Umami. Find out how it went down after the jump.

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Things have been a bit hectic lately with World Series festivities, but our favorite culinary reality TV shows have been chugging along. We started with 17 dizzying contestants on Top Chef and are now down to 6. The Next Iron Chef wasted no time trimming the fat and we are already left with the final 4. More on what’s been going on after the jump.

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In honor of everyone’s favorite first baseman and the remaining Iron Chef Contestants, here is a rundown of last night’s Next Iron Chef in six bites.

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The third installment of The Next Iron Chef rolled out last night and the chefs finally left the confines of the Iron Chef Kitchen for some fresh air. Jose Garces added Vietnamese to his repertoire and we moved one step closer to crowning another culinary superhero.

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Fresh off of last week’s premiere, The Next Iron Chef acted as the perfect pre-show for last night’s Phillies win. Jose Garces came out of the gate strong last week and was looking to build on his impressive start in this week’s tests, simplicity and interpretation.

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Craig LaBan and Jose Garces has an interesting online chat today. Among the most intersting things to come out of it:

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• Garces actually prepared the cock’s combs two ways: in a pressure cooker and braised.
• His best weapon on the show is his 15 years of cooking.
• Garces is trying to source cock’s combs for the weekend at Amada.
• What Philadelphia chefs would Garces trust with cock’s combs, stinky tufu or sea cucumber.
  • Marc Vetri (Vetri, Osteria)
  • Michael Stollenwerk (Little Fish, fish)
  • Terence Feury (Fork)
  • Michael Solomonov (Zahav)

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The new season of Food Network’s Next Iron Chef opened with much pomp and circumstance at 9 o’clock last night. The dramatic music, excited Chairman, and smug Alton Brown were all present for the much hyped night. Also in the house was Philly’s own Jose Garces.  Let the battle begin……

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The Food Network is set to begin the second season of “The Next Iron Chef” and Philly’s own Jose Garces is among the 10 chefs vying for his own hydraulic lift in Kitchen Stadium. Anya Fernald, Donatella Arpaia, and Jeffrey Steingarten are the judges while Alton Brown hosts. Here’s a rundown of the contestants, some odds, speculation and predictions for the upcoming season.

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Allez Cuisine!!!

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Jennifer Carroll is kicking it on Top Chef: Las Vegas. Tony Luke Jr. steals the show no matter what he’s on and Sunday. Philadelphia is being represented on all sorts of food related TV shows and Sunday, Jose Garces makes his much-anticipated debut on The Next Iron Chef.

And if you want to watch the debut of Next Iron Chef with Jose Garces, make reservations for the viewing party at Distrito. The party kicks off at 8pm with passed hors d’oeuvres, house and frozen margaritas, and cans of Tecate. Admission is $35 and reservations are suggested.

Local top chefs take over TV [Metro Philadelphia]