PUMPING IRON (CHEFS)

Many of my friends have long been devout viewers if the Iron Chef series. I wasn't one of them. To be honest I could never endure an entire cooking program, though I do love to cook. Maybe it was sitting through all those episodes of Galloping Gourmet with my mom when I was a kid. But the Gods of Gainful Employment bestowed me with a short story producing gig on The Next Iron Chef recently, and I have to admit that I got sucked into the whole drama of these hot-shot chefs competing to land a regular gig on the next season of Iron Chef America. The episode I worked on debuts Sunday night on The Food Network, so please do check it out, if you're so inclined.