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 (24)
1. Batali vs. Besh
Aired 26 February 2006
Theme : Andouille Sausage Chefs : Iron Chef Mario Batali takes on "French" specialty chef John Besh
2. Flay vs. MacMillan
Aired 5 March 2006
Theme : American Kobe beef Chefs : Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on Contemporary American specialist Beau MacMillan
3. Cora vs. Shook & Dotolo
Aired 12 March 2006
Theme : Eggplant Chefs : Iron Chef Cat Cora takes on Eclectic specialists Jon Shook & Vinny Dotolo
4. Flay vs. Pagano
Aired 30 April 2006
Theme : Barramundi Chefs : Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on Hell's Kitchen (US) runner up Ralph Pagano
5. Morimoto vs. Donna (Rematch)
Aired 7 May 2006
Theme : Squid James Beard Award winner Roberto Donna returns to Kitchen Stadium for a rematch against Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto
6. Flay vs. Tourondel
Aired 14 May 2006
Theme : Goat Cheese Chefs : Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on Laurent Tourondel, chef and owner of New York's BLT Steak, BLT Prime, and BLT Fish
7. Batali vs. Lefebvre
Aired 21 May 2006
Theme : Bigeye tuna Chefs : Iron Chef Mario Batali takes on Los Angeles-based chef Ludovic Lefebvre, head chef at Bastide.
8. Flay vs. Lee
Aired 4 June 2006
Theme : Bacon Chefs : Iron Chef Bobby Flay battles against chef Susur Lee, owner of two restaurants in Toronto
9. Morimoto vs. Eme
Aired 19 June 2006
Theme : Lobster Chefs : Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto battles against Chef Christophe Eme
10. Flay vs. Ouattara
Aired 10 July 2006
Theme : Frozen peas Chefs : Chef Morou Ouattara faces Iron Chef Bobby Flay.
11. Cora vs. Scheib
Aired 17 July 2006
Theme : Dungeness crab Chefs : Iron Chef Cat Cora battles Former White House chef Walter Scheib
12. Batali vs. Tramonto & Gand
Aired 30 July 2006
Theme: Fennel Chefs : Iron Chef Mario Batali battles against Chef Gale Gand and Rick Tramonto
13. Cora vs. Psilakis
Aired 14 August 2006
Theme : Puff pastry Chefs : Challenger chef Michael Psilakis goes up against Iron Chef Cat Cora.
14. Morimoto vs. Yeo
Aired 11 September 2006
Theme : Tofu Chefs : Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto battles against Chef Patricia Yeo
15. Flay vs. DeChellis
Aired 18 September 2006
Theme : Chicken eggs Chefs : Chef Josh DeChellis challenges Iron Chef Bobby Flay in this battle of chicken eggs.
16. Flay vs. Bull
Aired 8 October 2006
Theme : Wild boar Chefs : Texas Chef David Bull battles Iron Chef Bobby Flay.
17. Cora vs. Faulkner
Aired 29 October 2006
Theme : Honey Iron chef Cat Cora faces pastry chef Elizabeth Faulkner in Kitchen Stadium. Judges: Mo Rocca; Jeffrey Steingarten; Paquito D'Rivera.
18. Cora vs. Campanaro
Aired 5 November 2006
Theme : Venison Cat Cora faces New York chef Joey Campanaro. Judges: Michael Gelman; Karine Bakhoum; Jeffrey Steingarten.
19. Flay/De Laurentiis vs. Batali/Ray
Aired 12 November 2006
Theme : Cranberries Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay team up and compete against Rachael Ray and Mario Batali in Kitchen Stadium.
20. Batali vs. Blais
Aired 3 December 2006
Theme : Chickpeas Atlanta chef Richard Blais faces Iron Chef Mario Batali. Judges: Jeff Corwin; Maureen Petrosky; Drew Nieporent.
21. Cora vs. Royal
Aired 10 December 2006
Theme : Ostrich Chefs : Southern chef Walter Royal challenges Iron Chef Cat Cora in this intense battle of ostrich meat.
22. Flay vs. Vinczencz
Aired 1 January 2007
Theme : Citrus fruit Florida chef Johnny Vinczencz faces off with Bobby Flay. Judges: Pamela Denison; Julie Chen; Ed Levine.
23. Batali vs. Chalmerkittichai
Aired 7 January 2007
Theme : Lentils Ian Chalermkittichai and Mario Batali face off in Kitchen Stadium. Judges: Joel Hale; Karine Bakhoum; Monisha Bharadwaj.
24. Morimoto vs. Cantu
Aired 21 January 2007
Theme : Beets Chicago chef Homaro Cantu challenges Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. Judges: Melissa Clarke; Naomi Moriyama; Jeffrey Steingarten.