Iron Chef America: Italian Battle

Even though I haven't been following Iron Chef America closely, I did manage to catch one on my Tivo this weekend - Mario Batali vs Andrew Carmellini, from A Voce. What a great competiton. Some really inventive and tasty-looking Italian dishes. Interesting to see the contrast in styles - Mario's rustic cooking vs Carmellini's refined Italian cooking. Standouts included bruschetta with lardo, truffles and parmiggiano; and fried polenta cups stuffed with spinach pesto - all Carmellini's dishes. Definitely need to visit A Voce in the near future...