About this season
Iron Chef America: The Series is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. The show is produced by Food Network, which also carried a dubbed version of the original Iron Chef. Like the original Japanese program, the program is a culinary game show. In each episode, a new challenger chef competes against one of the resident "Iron Chefs" in a one-hour cooking competition based on a secret ingredient or ingredients, and sometimes theme. The show is presented as a successor to the original Iron Chef, as opposed to being a remake. The Chairman is portrayed by actor and martial artist Mark Dacascos, who is introduced as the nephew of the original Japanese chairman Takeshi Kaga. The commentary is provided solely by Alton Brown, & Kevin Brauch is the floor reporter. The music is written by composer Craig Marks, who released the soundtrack titled "Iron Chef America & The Next Iron Chef" by the end of 2010. In addition, regular ICA judge and Chopped host Ted Allen provided additional floor commentary for two special battles: Battle First Thanksgiving and Battle White House Produce.
Episodes (14)
1. Iron Chef Batali vs Todd English
Aired 10 July 2005
Theme :Black bass The ingredient is black bass as Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto takes on challenger Aaron Sanchez.
2. Iron Chef Cora vs Kerry Simon
Aired 17 July 2005
Theme : Lamb Bobby Flay faces David Burke in the culinary competition.
3. Iron Chef Flay vs Adam Lang
Aired 24 July 2005
Theme : Pizza dough A pizza-dough battle pits Iron Chef Mario Batali against chef Todd English.
4. Iron Chef Morimoto vs Aaron Sanchez
Aired 31 July 2005
Theme : Chicken Iron Chef Bobby Flay faces famed barbecue chef Adam Perry Lang.
5. Iron Chef Batali vs Traci Des Jardins
Aired 7 August 2005
Theme : Hamburger A hamburger battle pits Iron Chef Cat Cora against challenger Kerry Simon.
6. Iron Chef Cora vs Sam Choy
Aired 14 August 2005
Theme : Turkey Bobby Flay competes against Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger.
7. Iron Chef Flay vs Michelle Bernstein
Aired 11 September 2005
Theme : Sweet Onions Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on challenger Michelle Bernstein.
8. Morimoto vs. Symon
Aired 2 October 2005
Theme : Asparagus Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto takes on challenger Michael Symon.
9. Batali vs. Murphy
Aired 16 October 2005
Theme : Crawfish Iron Chef Mario Batali faces Seattle chef Tamara Murphy.
10. Iron Chef Morimoto vs Tom Douglas
Aired 6 November 2005
Theme : Clams Iron Chef Cat Cora takes on Hawaiian challenger Sam Choy.
11. Iron Chef Flay vs The Too Hot Tamales
Aired 13 November 2005
Theme : Shrimp Iron Chef Mario Batali takes on challenger Traci Des Jardins.
12. Batali vs. Dufresne
Aired 8 January 2006
Theme : Tilapia New York City chef Wylie Dufresne battles Mario Batali.
13. Flay vs. Burke
Aired 15 January 2006
Theme : Lamb Bobby Flay faces David Burke in the culinary competition.
14. Cora vs. Fraser
Aired 22 January 2006
Theme : Pork Los Angeles Chef Neal Fraser takes on Iron Chef Cat Cora.