New Iron Chef Dinners

Join Manresa for the popular Iron Chef Dinners. David Kinch will offer two additional six-course Iron Chef Dinners on Sunday, June 14 and Sunday, June 21. Now you can experience the taste of victory on Sunday, June 7, 14, and 21. Inspired by his stunning upset against Bobby Flay on Food Network's Iron Chef America, the winning dishes will be offered for $135 per person, exclusive of wine, tax and gratuity. Please note that the regular three-course, four-course, and tasting menus will not be offered during the Iron Chef Dinners. Call Manresa at 408.354.4330 for reservations or visit OpenTable.
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Kitchen Stadium Redux

Join Manresa for a taste of victory. By popular demand, David Kinch is offering a special Iron Chef menu, inspired by his stunning upset against Bobby Flay on Food Network's Iron Chef America on Sundays, May 17, 24 and June 7 & 21. The winning dishes will be offered with a six-course Iron Chef menu for $135 per person, exclusive of wine, tax and gratuity. Please note that the regular three-course, four-course, and tasting menus will not be offered during the Iron Chef Dinners.
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Kudos

12 Restaurants That Matter

Look for the April issue of Saveur magazine for a feature on Manresa penned by Joyce Goldstein and photographed by Penny De Los Santos. From the editors of Saveur, restaurants that "have profoundly influenced the way we think about food" were selected for "12 Restaurants That Matter." Goldstein writes of Manresa, "Kinch's compositions are so artfully arranged, so brilliantly expressive, that I can't imagine their being replicated."

James Beard Foundation Awards

David Kinch has been nominated for Best Chef: Pacific by the James Beard Foundation. Deemed “the Oscars of the food world,” by Time magazine, The James Beard Foundation Awards are the country’s most coveted honor for chefs; food and beverage professionals; broadcast media, journalists, and authors working on food; and restaurant architects and designers. The awards will be announced on May 4 at the James Beard Foundation Awards Gala in New York.

Iron Chef America

Congratulations to David Kinch who handily defeated resident Iron Chef Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America, which aired on March 15 on the Food Network. After a riveting 60-minute challenge, Kinch’s five dishes composed of the secret ingredient cabbage dazzled the judges. Judge Lee Jones described Kinch's "Cabbage Patch" as "genius," which featured cabbage leaves and stems with country ham, a Riesling wine sauce and his signature "edible dirt," a mixture of toasted hazelnuts and roasted chicory.

Iron Chef America

Watch David Kinch battle Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America on Sunday, March 15. Chef Kinch challenges resident Iron Chef Bobby Flay on the popular Food Network cooking competition TV show. Based on a secret theme ingredient, each show features a challenger chef competing against a resident Iron Chef for an action-packed hour of intense, competitive cooking that will hopefully impress a panel of discerning food critic judges. To assist in the competition Kinch is joined in Kitchen Stadium by his talented chef de cuisine John Paul Carmona, and his former chef de cuisine James Syhabout. David Kinch cooks adventurous new contemporary cuisine at his Michelin two-star restaurant Manresa, while Bobby Flay is best known for his Southwestern style of cooking and his flair with a barbeque grill. Which chef has the culinary prowess to stand victorious? Tune in to the premiere of the Flay vs. Kinch episode on Sunday, March 15. The episode repeats at various times during the week. Check your listings for local show times on Food Network and find out whose cuisine reigns supreme.
Carolyn Jung interviews David Kinch at Food Gal