This is the list of the episodes for the American cooking television series and competition Iron Chef America, produced by Food Network. The series is based on the Japanese series Iron Chef and is a cooking competition in which a challenger chef "battles" one of the resident "Iron Chefs" by cooking five or more dishes in a one-hour time slot based around a secret ingredient or ingredients, and sometimes theme. In most episodes, three judges score the meal in three categories, with 10 points available to each judge for taste, 5 points for creativity, and 5 points for presentation, for a possible total of 60 points. Exceptions are noted for individual episodes.
Episodes
Battle of the Masters: 2004 Iron Chef America was first aired as a mini-series entitled Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters. For Battle of the Masters, two of the original Iron Chefs competed along with three Food Network personalities in various match ups with one another.
EpisodeShow #Iron ChefChallenger Iron ChefSecret ingredientWinnerFinal score Game Show NewsNet0IASP05A special behind-the-scenes preview episode. No battles took place.1IANS01Bobby FlayHiroyuki SakaiTroutBobby Flay55–512IANS02Mario Batali Masaharu MorimotoSpiny lobsterMario Batali57–513IANS03 Wolfgang PuckMasaharu MorimotoEggsWolfgang Puck52–474IANS04Bobby Flay & Masaharu MorimotoMario Batali & Hiroyuki SakaiFruits de mer (scallops, langoustine, and sea urchin)Bobby Flay & Masaharu Morimoto71–55
This is Wolfgang Puck's only battle as an Iron Chef. The secret ingredient selection was composed of white and brown Chicken eggs, Ostrich eggs, Salmon roe, Flying Fish roe, and Caviar. This episode had four judges, and thus a maximum possible score of 80.
Season 1: 2005 EpisodeShow #Iron ChefChallengerChallenger specialtySecret ingredient(s) or themeWinnerFinal scoreGame Show NewsNet - Iron Chef America: The Series1IA1A09Bobby FlayRick BaylessTraditional MexicanBuffaloBobby Flay50–492IA1A07Mario BataliRoberto TreviñoNuevo LatinoCatfishMario Batali52–433IA1A06Bobby FlayMing TsaiEast-WestDuckMing Tsai48–434IA1A10Mario BataliMichael LaiskonisDessertChocolate and CoconutMario Batali50–455IA1A03Masaharu Morimoto Rob FeenieFrench-AsianCrabRob Feenie45–396IA1A05Bobby FlayGovind ArmstrongSeasonal CalifornianSquashBobby Flay48–367IA1A01Masaharu Morimoto Roberto DonnaNorthern ItalianScallopsMasaharu Morimoto50–338IA1A04Mario BataliScott Q. CampbellNew AmericanCheeseMario Batali53–409IA1A02Mario BataliAnita LoAsian FusionMushroomsAnita Lo54–4510IA1A08Cat CoraAlex LeeContemporary FrenchPotatoesCat Cora47–46
Roberto Donna completed only two of the required five dishes. The cheeses in this battle consisted of five traditional Italian cheeses: mascarpone, ricotta, Parmigiano-Reggiano, gorgonzola and mozzarella.
Season 2: 2005 EpisodeShow #Iron ChefChallengerChallenger specialtySecret ingredient(s) or themeWinnerFinal scoreGame Show NewsNet - Iron Chef America: Season 21IA0204Mario BataliTodd EnglishMediterraneanPizza doughMario Batali47–452IA0213Cat CoraKerry Simon Modern AmericanHamburgerKerry Simon49.1–493IA0201Bobby FlayAdam Perry LangBarbecueChickenBobby Flay49–484IA0203Masaharu MorimotoAarón SanchezLatin AmericanBlack bassDraw45–455IA0202Mario BataliTraci Des JardinsFrench-CaliforniaShrimpTraci Des Jardins47–416IA0211Cat CoraSam ChoyHawaiian/ChineseClamsCat Cora51.5–45.757IA0207Bobby FlayMichelle BernsteinNuevo Latin/FusionSweet onionMichelle Bernstein47–418IA0214Masaharu MorimotoMichael SymonAmerican/MediterraneanAsparagusMasaharu Morimoto53.5–449IA0208Mario BataliTamara Murphy Pan-MediterraneanCrawfishMario Batali50–4810IA0206Masaharu MorimotoTom DouglasNorthwest Pan PacificWild Chinook salmonTom Douglas48–4511IA0205Bobby FlayMary Sue Milliken & Susan FenigerSouthwesternTurkeyDraw42–4212IA0212Mario BataliWylie DufresneMolecular gastronomyTilapiaMario Batali46–43.513IA0209Bobby FlayDavid BurkeContemporary American/FrenchLambBobby Flay51–4814IA0210Cat CoraNeal FraserNew AmericanPorkNeal Fraser47–41
Kerry Simon is the first judge to compete as a challenger on Iron Chef America, having judged battle Trout and battle Spiny Lobster, though this episode does not mention him being a judge. Consisted of ground chuck and sirloin beef, eighty-percent lean and twenty-percent fat. Simon’s win over Cora is the thinnest margin of victory in all of Iron Chef America. Tamara Murphy is the first female challenger to lose to the Iron Chef. The three previous female competitors won their respective battles. In this match Milliken and Feniger only had one sous-chef to adhere to the three-to-a-kitchen rule.
Season 3: 2006–2007 EpisodeShow #Iron ChefChallengerChallenger specialtySecret ingredient(s) or themeWinnerFinal scoreGame Show NewsNet - Iron Chef America: Season 31IA0301Mario BataliJohn BeshFrench/CajunAndouilleJohn Besh55–492IA0302Bobby FlayBeau MacMillanOrganic Contemporary AmericanAmerican Kobe beefBeau MacMillan49–463IA0303Cat CoraJon Shook & Vinny DotoloEclecticEggplantCat Cora51–504IA0304Bobby FlayRalph PaganoNew AmericanBarramundiBobby Flay56–425IA0310Masaharu MorimotoRoberto DonnaNorthern ItalianSquidRoberto Donna54–486IA0306Bobby Flay Laurent TourondelFrenchGoat cheeseLaurent Tourondel52–437IA0305Mario Batali Ludovic LefebvreFrenchBigeye tunaMario Batali53–478IA0312Bobby Flay Susur LeeChinese FusionBaconDraw46–469IA0307Masaharu Morimoto Christophe EmeFrenchLobsterMasaharu Morimoto53–4010IA0315Bobby Flay Morou OuattaraAfrican / Middle Eastern / French FusionFrozen peasBobby Flay54–4711IA0308Cat CoraWalter ScheibAmericanDungeness crabWalter Scheib55–4912IA0309Bobby FlayJosh DechellisAsianChicken eggsBobby Flay47–4313IA0311Cat CoraMichael PsilakisGreekPuff pastryCat Cora50–4814IA0314Mario BataliRick Tramonto & Gale GandFrench (Tramonto), Pastry (Gand)FennelMario Batali54–4615IA0316Masaharu MorimotoPatricia YeoAsian FusionTofuMasaharu Morimoto59–5516IA0322Bobby FlayDavid BullAmerican RegionalWild boarBobby Flay49–4317IA0317Cat CoraElizabeth FalknerDessertsHoneyCat Cora39–3818IA0313Cat CoraJoey CampanaroAmerican/MediterraneanVenisonCat Cora45–4219IA0319 Giada De Laurentiis & Bobby FlayRachael Ray & Mario BataliItalian (De Laurentiis), Quick and Easy (Ray)CranberriesRachael Ray & Mario Batali53–4620IA0318Mario BataliRichard BlaisModern AmericanChickpeasMario Batali51–4821IA0320Cat CoraWalter RoyalSouthern RegionalOstrichWalter Royal51–4322IA0324Bobby Flay Johnny VinczenczCaribbean cuisineCitrus fruitBobby Flay50–4623IA0321Mario Batali Ian ChalermkittichaiModern ThaiLentilsMario Batali53–4824IA0323Masaharu MorimotoHomaro CantuMolecular gastronomyBeetsHomaro Cantu52–51
Roberto Donna is the first chef to request a re-match. First aired on Food Network Canada on May 3, 2006. Eme brought only one sous-chef to the competition; his other sous-chef was needed to operate his restaurant in his absence. Eme is married to actress Jeri Ryan, who later served as a judge on ICA. Chef Morou won a Washington D.C. preliminary competition in December, 2005 for the chance to compete on the show. Patricia Yeo is the first former ICA sous chef (under Bobby Flay) to compete against an Iron Chef. Elizabeth Falkner was a sous chef under Cat Cora for several ICA episodes. This was a special 90-minute episode that pitted two guest Food Network personalities against each other. Each personality was paired with an Iron Chef.
Walter Royal had a third sous chef for the first five minutes of the competition. This sous chef, who primarily participated by peeling potatoes, was a 12-year-old working in a mentor program with Chef Royal.
This first aired on the Throwdown! with Bobby Flay Marathon on January 1, 2007.
Season 4: 2007 EpisodeShow #Iron ChefChallengerChallenger specialtySecret ingredient(s) or themeWinnerFinal scoreGame Show NewsNet - Iron Chef America: Season 41IA0403Bobby FlayGraham BowlesProgressiveChocolateBobby Flay49–472IA0404Bobby Flay Lynn CrawfordContemporary CanadianPeanutsBobby Flay51–483IA0409Mario Batali & Tony Abou-Ganim Robert Gadsby & Bridget AlbertProgressive American (Gadsby), Cocktails (Abou-Ganim & Albert)MangoMario Batali & Tony Abou-Ganim80–634IA0410Bobby FlayMarc MurphyFrench-ItalianBreakfastBobby Flay54–455IA0405Bobby Flay José AndrésModern SpanishGoatJosé Andrés55–486IA0406Masaharu MorimotoLinton HopkinsSouthernSablefishMasaharu Morimoto45–407IA0401Mario BataliChris CosentinoItalianGarlicMario Batali46–448IA0402Cat CoraDavid MyersModern FrenchOystersCat Cora55–549IA0408Masaharu MorimotoTim LoveUrban SouthwesternChilesTim Love48–4710IA0407Bobby FlayPeter KellyModern AmericanCowboy ribeyePeter Kelly51–48
First aired on Food Network Canada on February 11, 2007. Lynn Crawford is the first Canadian woman to compete in Kitchen Stadium. She is a Food Network Canada personality as part of the series Restaurant Makeover. This episode featured a guest mixologist paired with each competing chef. The mixologists were required to prepare a drink to accompany each dish that also highlighted the secret ingredient. The drinks were judged on a 10-point scale (6 for taste, two each for presentation and creativity) which was added to the chef's score for the final score, thus giving a total possible score of 90 points per team.Game Show NewsNet - Iron Chef America: Season 4
Consisted of bacon, various breads, chicken eggs, maple syrup, orange juice, and pork sausage. Chosen to highlight grilling as a cooking method as part of Food Network's "Grillin' & Chillin'" Week. Peter Kelly’s brother James served as one of his sous chefs.
Season 5: 2007 EpisodeShow #Iron ChefChallengerChallenger specialtySecret ingredient(s) or themeWinnerFinal scoreGame Show NewsNet - Iron Chef America: The Series1IA0502Bobby FlayBen FordRegional AmericanBlue foot chickenBobby Flay44–352IA0508Mario BataliTony LiuPan-EuropeanOpahMario Batali55–473IA0509Cat CoraAlex GuarnaschelliFrench-AmericanFarmers' MarketCat Cora45–414IA0501Mario BataliAndrew CarmelliniUrban ItalianParmigiano-ReggianoMario Batali56–555IA0504Cat CoraMark TarbellSeasonal OrganicApplesMark Tarbell50–446IA0506Bobby FlayKurt BoucherFrench-AmericanArctic charBobby Flay46–397IA0510Mario BataliCharles ClarkNew AmericanHalibutMario Batali51–508IA0507Cat CoraMary DumontFrench-AmericanMilk and creamCat Cora51–469IASP07Michael SymonRicky MooreContemporary AmericanTraditional ThanksgivingMichael Symon51–4310IASP08Cat Cora & Paula DeenTyler Florence & Robert IrvineSouthern (Deen), Contemporary American (Florence), International (Irvine)SugarCat Cora & Paula Deen49–4711IA0503Cat CoraTodd RichardsModern SouthernCarrotsCat Cora48–4612IA0505Masaharu Morimoto Fortunato NicotraSeasonal ItalianKampachiMasaharu Morimoto59–50
Consisted of fresh ingredients purchased from the Green Market at Union Square in New York City, including a variety of winter vegetables, fruit and guinea fowl. An ICA special based around Symon's debut battle as an Iron Chef. Other than his preference for farm-fresh ingredients, no formal specialty was announced for Moore. This is the cuisine style attributed to Agraria in Washington, D.C., where Moore is executive chef. Consisted of traditional American Thanksgiving staples: turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberries, corn, and pumpkin. An ICA special which featured two teams of Food Network personalities facing off in a holiday dessert battle, with each team having one sous chef instead of the usual two. First aired on Food Network on January 20, 2008, after the first two episodes of Season 6 were broadcast.
Season 6: 2008