i with great anticipation awaited the premiere of "Iron Chef Gauntlet"..........now i loved the original "Iron Chef"  from Japan, and also "iron Chef America".........but my verdict on "Iron Chef Gauntlet" is still to come, from my point of view it's a crasis between "Iron Chef America" and the food channel show the "Next Iron Chef"...........like two shows meet at a intersection and welded together........i'll keep watching.....but........