Iron chef party ideas

Five skilled home cooks. One featured ingredient. A few hours of kitchen competition. One really good dinner. These were the makings of a recent “Iron Chef” party we hosted for a small group of friends. Our friends hold a mid-month cooking competition that they call “the Ides,” which takes place at a different home with a different panel of judges each month. When they asked us if we would host one of the dinners, we were more than happy to oblige.

Let me start this post off by saying... I have never watched a single episode of Iron Chef and have no idea what it is about. However, if you're looking for a fun combined youth cookoff activity, this is it, and Iron Chef Competition is what we will be calling it! The Young Men were in charge of the activity last year, so we recreated it the best we could. (Don't tell them, but ours was definitely better!) Beforehand, we decided what ingredients we would provide beforehand. They were totally…

Compete with your spouse or another couple to create a delicious recipe using a secret ingredient and become the Iron Chef champion!

Last updated on July 24, 2019 I recently threw a shindig to kick off the new sea­son of The Next Iron Chef. Although it’s too ... Read more

Last updated on July 24, 2019 I recently threw a shindig to kick off the new sea­son of The Next Iron Chef. Although it’s too ... Read more

Our Mutual activity was an iron chef competition. My nieces did something similar in their ward, and so we decided to give it a shot. It was a blast! The youth were so excited about their creations, and the leaders also seemed to have a fun time too (so bonus!). I think everyone loves a little competition every once in awhile. We started out by dividing into 4 groups. I had pre-assigned the groups and pre-assigned the house they would go to. I had asked in advance 4 ladies from the ward if…

Last summer our teen-driven Iron Chef program was so well perceived that they requested it again for this summer. And when you have such ent...

An Iron Chef Cooking Party is the perfect family activity to promote team building and create fun family memories. This posts includes planning tips.

Use “Iron Chef: Finding Value in Cooking” as a way to introduce the Young Women Values, emphazise the monthly focus Value, or support the Mutual Theme. Three different ways to play! * THE GOAL 1) Create a Dish using the Secret Value Ingredient(s) 2) Create a Recipe Card 3) Come up with a Value Tag Line and/or Thought THE RULES Must complete goals within the set time frame. May use a total of 2 kitchen helps from the Head Chef (leader). LET'S COOK! 1) Quickly divide into teams. 2) The Head…

This is a great capstone competition for culinary classes! It allows you to get a real feel for how much your students have learned. Read more →