FoodTV's Iron Chef forum. I note that a few of my posts have mysteriously disappeared from the archive.
Talk
to Bobby online! Um, supposedly. We'll see soon if it's coddled.
Oh, and here's something from the Q&A page:
Q: What do you think of the Anti-Bobby Flay Jihad?Wow! That gives me a great idea, everyone! Let's all STOP COMPLAINING about Bobby and the way he does business, treats others, and represents our country. Then he will get really sad and cry! (Actually, he may, I bet in an odd way he loves the attention.) Oh, and Bobby, put spaces after all your commas.A: I think it is just another sad example of people who have way too much time on their
hands. But,hey, I guess I will start worrying when people stop talking about me.
Another "Ask Bobby" site.
Epicurious' "Ask Bobby" site.
Food's bio. Bobby's hair doesn't look all that "flame" in the picture...
Mesa Grill's official home page.
Further
contact info for Mesa on StarChefs (I don't know if the fax is still
valid, as mesagrill.com states that reservations aren't taken that way.)
Bolo's official home page with contact info.
The Magic of Bobby Flay: why Bolo has no tablecloths and "the way I think New Yorkers want to eat."
StarChefs bio: more damned Bold Flavors.
Private Harvest selling Bobby's sauces. The yellow alone is enough to make you scratch at your eyes in pain.
Amazon.com's Flay offerings. I've paraphrased negative commentary:
Bobby Flay's from My Kitchen to Your Table : 125 Bold Recipes Relevant comments: too complicated, sloppy instruction, worse than the first book, time-consuming, suited for restaurants and not home use.
Bobby Flay's Boy Meets Grill : With More Than 125 Bold New Recipes Relevant comments: "be sure to use common sense instead of some of the directions," nothing tasted good, bad combinations, hyped, Bobby's picture on every page, layout distracting, no menu suggestions.
Bobby Flay's Bold American Food : More Than 200 Revolutionary Recipes Revelant comments: very time-consuming, ingredients hard to find, substitutions don't work.
CNN.com's 'edited' chat with Flay, May 1999. "There has been [sic] some recent health concerns about grilling..." "I'm not an authority on health."
Marc Weiss Catering with pictures of Marc and Bob being buddy-buddy. Marc needs a spell-checker for "restaurateur."
Epinions.com: One review describes Mesa as inconsistent.
RealEats.com: mixed Mesa reviews.
NYTimes.com has a review of Mesa, but you must purchase it, and sign up just to see the abstract. However [forgive me NYT for the without-permission reproduction] look how it starts off:
WHEN a party has been going full-tilt for nearly a decade, it tends to lose a little steam. If any restaurant has a right to slow down and show signs of fatigue, it's Mesa Grill, an instant hit on opening its doors in 1991 and still a downtown favori......okay, so now it's sucking more?
Pagesix.com reviews Bolo. They're impressed with the generous way he doles out smiles, it seems?
An archive on MetaFilter. Look carefully, the phrase contains many links.
Asian Bastard ain't exactly in love with Flay.
Bill Barol has links in the June 9th entry.
Ranting and graphics! Yeah!
3bruces.com gives us the Anti-Flay Jihad! Its messageboard is here.
"Flowerhead wants justice for Morimoto," as of the time of this linking, is this page's title.
Alien Thrift Store hated Bobby even before the rematch, it seems!
puresugar.net: wonderfully funny.
piratepete's page is on strike! "Bobby Flay isn't even fit to be the chef at Denny's."
Joe Ditzel, Bobby Flay, and Joe's wife. Might want to turn off Java(script) before you visit; Joe spams you as you leave the site.
Atomic writes about watching the NYC battle.
Iron Chef haiku. Not too hard on Bobby, but it's still fun. Of note, though:
"He jumps up on the/cutting board. Why? Electric/shocks fried his poor brain."