All Posts By Simon Majumdar

Simon Majumdar is an acclaimed food writer who travels the globe in search of the very best meals the world has to offer. He can be seen regularly on Food Network in shows such as Iron Chef America, The Next Iron Chef, The Best Thing I Ever Ate and Extreme Chef, and has also contributed numerous articles to FN Dish. Simon has published two best-selling food memoirs: Eat My Globe and Eating For Britain, and is currently touring the United States researching for his new book, Fed, White & Blue, which will catalog his journey to American citizenship.

Critical Moments: A Kitchen Stadium Thanksgiving by Simon Majumdar in Shows, November 22nd, 2010

Next Iron Chef judge Simon Majumdar joins us on the FN Dish each week to share his insider’s take on what went down Sunday night. With dozens of cameras catching every glimpse and grimace, a gallery of excited onlookers and smoke billowing across the set, I could begin to see what all the fuss hadRead more »

Critical Moments: Best of the Best on The Next Iron Chef by Simon Majumdar in Shows, November 15th, 2010

Next Iron Chef judge Simon Majumdar joins us on the FN Dish each week to share his insider’s take on what went down Sunday night. The Chairman’s decision to allow four chefs to battle it out for a place in Kitchen Stadium made the judges’ decision even more difficult. So did the fact that theRead more »

Critical Moments: What Happens in Vegas… by Simon Majumdar in Shows, November 8th, 2010

Next Iron Chef judge Simon Majumdar joins us on the FN Dish each week to share his insider’s take on what went down Sunday night. The Chairman had asked the remaining five chefs to transform a traditional Las Vegas buffet into something that would not make any sane person recoil in terror. It was a closeRead more »

Critical Moments: Next Stop, Vegas by Simon Majumdar in Shows, November 1st, 2010

Next Iron Chef judge Simon Majumdar joins us on the FN Dish each week to share his insider’s take on what went down Sunday night. There is only so far that enthusiasm, tenacity and a good spirit will get you in a competition such as The Next Iron Chef. To date, Chef Chauhan had showedRead more »

Critical Moments: On The Next Iron Chef, Tio Shines and Estes Serves One Bad Apple by Simon Majumdar in Shows, October 25th, 2010

Next Iron Chef judge Simon Majumdar joins us on the FN Dish each week to share his insider’s take on what went down Sunday night. I am sure my heart sank as fast as those of the chefs when we were told that the next elimination challenge would take place at the San Diego StateRead more »

Critical Moments: On The Next Iron Chef, One Rival “Finds His Mojo” by Simon Majumdar in Shows, October 18th, 2010

Next Iron Chef judge Simon Majumdar joins us on the FN Dish each week to share his insider’s take on what went down Sunday night. Episode 3 of The Next Iron Chef should have been subtitled “Chef Canora Gets It.” I didn’t see what went on in the kitchen, I was judging only what wasRead more »

Critical Moments: Pot Pie Redux vs. Poached Meatloaf on Next Iron Chef by Simon Majumdar in Shows, October 11th, 2010

Next Iron Chef judge Simon Majumdar joins us on the FN Dish each week to share his insider’s take on what went down Sunday night. There was definitely more tension in the air as the chefs presented to the judges for a second time. They had seen Chef Kirschner suffer an unexpectedly rapid exit andRead more »

Critical Moments: Scorching Peppers Are No Laughing Matter on The Next Iron Chef by Simon Majumdar in Shows, October 4th, 2010

Next Iron Chef judge Simon Majumdar joins us on the FN Dish each week to share his insider’s take on what went down Sunday night. The task that lay ahead of the judges became apparent the moment the contestants for Season Three of The Next Iron Chef were introduced. All were serious players and everyRead more »