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He made quite the faux pas after he won an “Iron Chef” battle against the reigning Japanese master - Flay celebrated by climbing up and standing on the stove or grill or food preparation surface which is a major mistake, as the Japanese consider shoes to be extremely dirty (removing shoes upon entering a house is de rigueur, crossing your legs and thereby pointing the sole of your shoe towards another person is a major insult, etc.) - and the Japanese chef was horrified that anyone worthy of being called a chef could possibly have acted with such disrespect toward the chefs’ sacred cooking implements.

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Ego filled cooks last about half as long as "Gun Dudes" but reach three times the audience.