I watch it off and on, all of them are already known/respected chefs in their own right, in other cities like chicago, just not national superstars like the others... its interesting, i am just burnt out on reality stuff,the backstabbing, etc, i just rather see some faces OTHER THAN the main iron chefs go at it in competitions to determine who is the best... maybe have the iron chefs like flay, batali, etc judge them... i guess i want to see more cooking/creativitiy and less backstage drama...