Any idea when your New show will start on OWN can't wait to watch. Love you on Iron Chef.
Thanks so much for writing in - I really appreciate it! We’re preparing to start filming for the new show(s) on OWN this Fall, so be on the lookout for them to start airing by the end of 2011, or the very beginning of 2012. XXOO Cat
Grits
Are yellow grits the same as yellow cornmeal?
Grits are actually made out of ground hominy and are bigger in size grain vs. grain, whereas cornmeal is yellow corn that has been milled to a finer consistency. Grits are traditionally prepared for breakfast, and cornmeal is used more in baking or in making polenta.
Please Come to Philadelphia!
Would please consider Philadelphia, PA as a location for at least one of your locations. Chefs Morimoto, Garces and Flay are three of your fellow "Iron Chefs" that have found success here. We are waiting for you and Chefs Batali, Symons and Forgione to join us. We are true lovers of great food here in Philly. I am a true fan of "Iron Chef America" and the Food Network.
Thank you so much for writing and for watching me on Iron Chef America. I really appreciate it. I am expanding and opening up several restaurant locations this year across the country, so be on the lookout for a Cat Cora restaurant concept (fingers crossed) in your area soon!
Favorite Broccoli Dish?
A while back I watched you talking about one of the best things you had eaten. It was a broccoli dish that was served in a hotel that you were staying at. I remember it being very simple with garlic and peppers and I tried to make something like it. It was very good but know I don't remember exactly how you described it or how I made it. I wish I had written it down. It was one of those recipes that seemed too simple to be so good - I've never had anything like it. Would you mind describing it again? Thanks so much!
Thanks so much for writing! The dish is the sautéed broccoli at Olives at the W Hotel in Union Square, NYC. The broccoli is sautéed until crispy with loads of fresh sliced garlic, then tossed together with some peppers and lemon zest. The result is a crunchy, garlicky, spicy delicious broccoli side dish… I’ve tried to replicate it at home as well, but it never comes out the same as they do it at Olives… Keeps me coming back to NYC just to order it!
