Red Bulls Iron Chef II: Video and Recap

By: Dave Martinez | May 12th, 2009

The Red Bulls gathered at the ESPNZone in Times Square for their second annual Iron Chef competition. As is the tradition, Red Bull players are put in teams with an ESPNZone Chef and are tasked to create a healthy dish to present to a panel of five judges. This years judges included voice of the Red Bulls, Steve Cangialosi, New York Times writer Jack Bell, CW 11 sports anchor Lolita Lopez, La Prensa Sports Editor Mario Concha, and Cooking Light foor critic David Bonom.

The teams were mostly comprised of groups with similiar backgrounds or associations. The coaches and management in one team, the Islanders, the Latinos, the (almost entirely) New Yorkers and then, well, the 4 Horsemen. Here were the team names and participants:

Los Tres Jefes - Jeff Agoos, Juan Carlos Osorio and Richie Williams
Preparing: An “osorio” salad with balsamic vinaigrette and a steak course with Colombian black beans

Three New Yorkers and a guy from somewhere near Australia - Petke, Wolyniec, Mendes and Boyens.
Preparing: “a beautifully presented shrimp cocktail, a second shrimp course, this time with sautéed vegetables that Boyens described as “quite divine”, and a surf and turf consisting of steak and salmon. (credit MLSnet.com)”

Undisputed - Luke Sassano, Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Danleigh Borman and Dominic Oduro
Preparing: chicken with rice and their steak and potatoes dish. Afterwards, they also tried to delight the judges with some ice cream and brownies . . . nice ploy!

Caballos Viejos (Old Horses) – Jorge Rojas, Juan Pietravallo, Carlos Johnson y Alfredo Pacheco
Preparing: a “Hector” shrimp salad, salmon salad, sweet and sour chicken and steak and rice

Team Stanky Legs (which, as I was told, was a take on the dance kandji does after goals) – Khano Smith, Mac Kandji, Nick Zimmerman and Matt Mbuta
Preparing: “Stanky Leg Sauce” chicken, shrimp salad with a seasonal Bermudan vinaigrette and an Asian stir fry with peanut and black beans.

The Four Horsemen – Seth Stammler, Albert Celades, Jeremy Hall and Danny Cepero
Preparing: a steak salad, salt-baked salmon with broccoli and pasta and chicken stir fry.

I have to say, the boys were actually pretty competitive out there. And by the boys, I also mean Juan Carlos Osorio, who was into the competition as much as the next guy. But in the end, it was Caballos Viejos taking out the Four Horsemen (without Ric Flair of course) for this years title of Red Bull Iron Chef Champions. Undisputed lost its title, falling third out of six, just ahead of Los Tres Jefes and the bottom dwelling “Team Stanky Legs.” It is always a distinct pleasure to watch the guys interact off the field, letting their hair loose, and having a good time. I would highly recommend RB fans out there to join them next year for the event.

Now, a quick heads up – I will also be featuring interviews leading up to the Houston game with Mac Kandji, Albert Celades, Alfredo Pacheco, Mike Petke and Jorge Rojas all this week, so stay tuned.

Here is a video of the winners celebrating (and Mac Kandji playing the clown). I’ll have more videos for you later.