List of Iron Chef America episodes

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This is a 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 theme ingredient.

Most of the episodes have aired in a different order than their production order.

1 Episodes
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 0: 2004

Iron Chef America was first aired as a mini-series entitled Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters. As it aired before the main series premiered, it is considered to be the pilot and "season 0" for the series. 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.

Episode	Show #	Iron Chefs	"Challenger" Iron Chef	Secret Ingredient	Winner
0	IASP05	A special behind-the-scenes preview episode. No battles took place.
1	IANS01	Bobby Flay	Hiroyuki Sakai	Trout	Bobby Flay
2	IANS02	Mario Batali	Masaharu Morimoto	Spiny lobster	Mario Batali
3	IANS03	Wolfgang Puck ¹	Masaharu Morimoto	Eggs (various)	Wolfgang Puck
4	IANS04	Bobby Flay & Masaharu Morimoto	Mario Batali & Hiroyuki Sakai	Fruits de Mer (Fruits of the Sea)	Bobby Flay & Masaharu Morimoto

Note 1: This is Wolfgang Puck's first and only battle as an Iron Chef.

[edit] Season 1: 2005

Episode	Air Date	Iron Chef	Challenger	Challenger specialty	Secret Ingredient	Winner
IA1A01	March 6, 2005	Masaharu Morimoto	Roberto Donna²	Italian	Scallops	Masaharu Morimoto
IA1A02	April 3, 2005	Mario Batali	Anita Lo	Contemporary American	Mushrooms (various)	Anita Lo
IA1A03	February 20, 2005	Masaharu Morimoto	Rob Feenie	French-Asian	Crabs (various)	Rob Feenie
IA1A04	March 20, 2005	Mario Batali	Scott Q. Campbell	New American	Cheese (various)	Mario Batali
IA1A05	February 27, 2005	Bobby Flay	Govind Armstrong	Seasonal California	Squash (various)	Bobby Flay
IA1A06	January 30, 2005	Bobby Flay	Ming Tsai	Chinese Fusion	Duck	Ming Tsai
IA1A07	January 23, 2005	Mario Batali	Roberto Trevino	Latin American	Catfish	Mario Batali
IA1A08	April 3, 2005	Cat Cora	Alex Lee	Contemporary French	Potato (various)	Cat Cora
IA1A09	January 16, 2005	Bobby Flay	Rick Bayless	Traditional Mexican	Buffalo	Bobby Flay
IA1A10	February 13, 2005	Mario Batali	Michael Laiskonis	Neo-classical	Chocolate and coconut	Mario Batali

Note 2: Roberto Donna was not able to complete the required set of 5 dishes. He only managed to finish two.

[edit] Season 2: 2005

Episode	Show #	Iron Chef	Challenger	Challenger specialty	Secret Ingredient	Winner
1	IA0204	Mario Batali	Todd English	Mediterranean	Pizza dough	Mario Batali
2	IA0213	Cat Cora	Kerry Simon	Modern American	Hamburger	Kerry Simon
3	IA0201	Bobby Flay	Adam Perry Lang	Barbecue	Chicken	Bobby Flay
4	IA0203	Masaharu Morimoto	Aarón Sanchez	Latin American	Black bass	Draw
5	IA0202	Mario Batali	Traci Des Jardins	French-California	Shrimp (various)	Traci Des Jardins
6	IA0211	Cat Cora	Sam Choy	Hawaiian/Chinese	Clams (various)	Cat Cora
7	IA0207	Bobby Flay	Michelle Bernstein	Nuevo Latin/Fusion	Onion	Michelle Bernstein
8	IA0214	Masaharu Morimoto	Michael Symon	American/Mediterranean	Asparagus	Masaharu Morimoto
9	IA0208	Mario Batali	Tamara Murphy³	Pan-Mediterranean	Crawfish	Mario Batali
10	IA0206	Masaharu Morimoto	Tom Douglas	Northwest Pan Pacific	Wild Chinook salmon	Tom Douglas
11	IA0205	Bobby Flay	"The Two Hot Tamales" (Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger)⁴	Southwest	Turkey	Draw
12	IA0212	Mario Batali	Wylie Dufresne	Eclectic New American	Tilapia	Mario Batali
13	IA0209	Bobby Flay	David Burke	Contemporary American/French	Lamb	Bobby Flay
14	IA0210	Cat Cora	Neal Fraser	New American	Pork	Neal Fraser

Note 3: Tamara Murphy becomes the first female challenger to lose to the Iron Chef.
Note 4: In this match Milliken and Feniger only had one sous-chef compared to two for Flay; to balance out the three-to-a-kitchen rule.

[edit] Season 3: 2006–2007

Episode	Show #	Iron Chef	Challenger	Challenger specialty	Secret Ingredient	Winner
1	IA0301	Mario Batali	John Besh	French	Andouille	John Besh
2	IA0302	Bobby Flay	Beau MacMillan	Organic Contemporary American	American Kobe beef	Beau MacMillan
3	IA0303	Cat Cora	Jon Shook & Vinny Dotolo	Eclectic	Eggplant	Cat Cora
4	IA0304	Bobby Flay	Ralph Pagano	New American	Barramundi	Bobby Flay
5	IA0310	Masaharu Morimoto	Roberto Donna⁷	Italian	Squid	Roberto Donna
6	IA0306	Bobby Flay	Laurent Tourondel	French	Goat cheese	Laurent Tourondel
7	IA0305	Mario Batali	Ludovic Lefebvre	French	Bigeye tuna	Mario Batali
8⁸	IA0312	Bobby Flay	Susur Lee	Chinese/Asian Fusion	Bacon	Draw
9	IA0307	Masaharu Morimoto	Christophe Eme⁹	French	Lobster	Masaharu Morimoto
10	IA0315	Bobby Flay	Morou Ouattara¹⁰	African/Middle Eastern/French Fusion	Frozen peas	Bobby Flay
11	IA0308	Cat Cora	Walter Scheib	American	Dungeness crab	Walter Scheib
12	IA0309	Bobby Flay	Josh Dechellis	Asian	Chicken eggs	Bobby Flay
13	IA0311	Cat Cora	Michael Psilakis	Greek	Puff pastry	Cat Cora
14	IA0314	Mario Batali	Rick Tramonto & Gale Gand	Pastry (Gand)	Fennel	Mario Batali
15	IA0316	Masaharu Morimoto	Patricia Yeo¹¹	Asian/Fusion	Tofu	Masaharu Morimoto
16	IA0322	Bobby Flay	David Bull	American Regional	Wild boar	Bobby Flay
17	IA0317	Cat Cora	Elizabeth Falkner¹²	Pastry	Honey	Cat Cora
18	IA0313	Cat Cora	Joey Campanaro	American/Mediterranean	Venison	Cat Cora
19¹³	IA0319	Giada De Laurentiis & Bobby Flay	Rachael Ray & Mario Batali	Italian (De Laurentiis), Quick & Easy (Ray)	Cranberries	Rachael Ray & Mario Batali
20	IA0318	Mario Batali	Richard Blais	Modern American	Chickpeas	Mario Batali
21	IA0320	Cat Cora	Walter Royal¹⁴	Southern Regional	Ostrich	Walter Royal
22¹⁵	IA0324	Bobby Flay	“The Caribbean Cowboy” Johnny Vinczencz	Caribbean Islands	Citrus	Bobby Flay
23	IA0321	Mario Batali	Ian Chalermkittichai	Modern Thai	Lentils	Mario Batali
24	IA0323	Masaharu Morimoto	Homaro Cantu	Postmodern	Beets	Homaro Cantu

⁷ Roberto Donna becomes the first "Revenger" chef on the show -- coming back for a re-match.
⁸ Episode was first aired on Food Network Canada on May 3rd, 2006.
⁹ Eme brought only one sous-chef to the competition; his other sous-chef was needed to operate his restaurant in his absence.
¹⁰ Chef Morou won a Washington D.C. preliminary competition in December, 2005 for the chance to compete on the show.
¹¹ Patricia Yeo is the first former ICA sous chef (under Bobby Flay) to compete as an actual chef.
¹² Elizabeth Faulkner was a former sous chef under Cat Cora for several ICA episodes.
¹³ 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.
¹⁴ Walter Royal had an additional (3rd) sous chef for the first five minutes of the competition. This sous chef, who primarily participated by skinning potatoes, was a 12-year old working in a mentor program with Chef Royal.
¹⁵ This first aired on the Throwdown! with Bobby Flay Marathon on January 1st, 2007.

[edit] Season 4: 2007

Episode	Show #	Iron Chef	Challenger	Challenger specialty	Secret Ingredient	Winner
1¹⁶	IA0403	Bobby Flay	Graham Bowles	Progressive	Chocolate	Bobby Flay
2	IA0404	Bobby Flay	Lynn Crawford¹⁷	Contemporary Canadian	Peanuts	Bobby Flay
3¹⁸	IA0409	Mario Batali & Tony Abou-Ganim	Robert Gadsby & Bridget Albert	Progressive American (Gadsby), Mixology (Abou-Ganim & Albert)	Mango	Mario Batali & Tony Abou-Ganim
4	IA0410	Bobby Flay	Marc Murphy	French-Italian	Breakfast¹⁹	Bobby Flay
5	IA0405	Bobby Flay	José Andrés	Modern Spanish	Goat	José Andrés
6	IA0406	Masaharu Morimoto	Linton Hopkins	Southern	Sablefish	Masaharu Morimoto
7	IA0401	Mario Batali	Chris Cosentino	Italian	Garlic	Mario Batali
8	IA0402	Cat Cora	David Myers	Modern French	Oysters	Cat Cora
9	IA0408	Masaharu Morimoto	Tim Love	Urban Western	Chiles	Tim Love
10	IA0407	Bobby Flay	Peter Kelly	Modern American	Ribeye²⁰	Peter Kelly

¹⁶ First aired on Food Network Canada on 11 February 2007.
¹⁷ Lynn Crawford was the third Canadian chef (after Feenie and Lee) and first Canadian woman to compete in Kitchen Stadium. She is a Food Network Canada personality as part of the series Restaurant Makeover.
¹⁸ This episode featured guest "Mixologists" paired with each competing chef. The Mixologists were required to prepare drinks to go with each chef's five dishes that also highlighted the secret ingredient. This was also the second time a Challenger was sided with an Iron Chef.
¹⁹ Consisted of bacon, various breads, chicken eggs, maple syrup, orange juice, and pork sausage.
²⁰ Chosen to highlight grilling as a cooking method as part of Food Network's "Grillin' & Chillin'" Week.

[edit] Season 5: 2007

Episode	Show #	Iron Chef	Challenger	Challenger specialty	Secret Ingredient	Winner
1	IA0502	Bobby Flay	Ben Ford	Regional American	Blue foot chicken	Bobby Flay
2	IA0508	Mario Batali	Tony Liu	Pan-European	Opah	Mario Batali
3	IA0509	Cat Cora	Alexandra Guarnaschelli	Eclectic French-American	Farmers' Market²¹	Cat Cora
4	IA0501	Mario Batali	Andrew Carmellini	Urban Italian	Parmigiano-Reggiano	Mario Batali
5	IA0504	Cat Cora	Mark Tarbell	Seasonal Organic	Apples	Mark Tarbell
6	IA0506	Bobby Flay	Kurt Boucher	French-American	Arctic char	Bobby Flay
7	IA0510	Mario Batali	Charles Clark	New American	Halibut	Mario Batali
8	IA0507	Cat Cora	Mary Dumont	French-American	Milk and cream	Cat Cora
9²²	IASP07	Michael Symon	Ricky Moore	Contemporary American²³	Thanksgiving²⁴	Michael Symon
10²⁵	IASP08	Cat Cora & Paula Deen	Tyler Florence & Robert Irvine	Southern (Deen), Contemporary American (Florence), Fusion (Irvine)	Sugar	Cat Cora & Paula Deen
11	IA0503	Cat Cora	Todd Richards	Modern Southern	Carrots	Cat Cora
12²⁶	IA0505	Masaharu Morimoto	Fortunato Nicotra	Seasonal Italian	Kampachi	Masaharu Morimoto

²¹Consisted of fresh ingredients purchased from a local farmer's market. The offerings mostly comprised of various produce and Cornish game hens.
²²An ICA special based around the first battle of the newest Iron Chef.
²³Other than his propensity for farm-fresh ingredients, no formal speciality was announced for Moore. This is the cuisine style attributed to Agraria in Washington, D.C., of which Moore is executive chef.^[1]
²⁴Consisted of traditional American Thanksgiving staples - turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberries, corn, and pumpkin.
²⁵An ICA special which featured two teams of Food Network personalities (including one Iron Chef) facing off in a "holiday dessert" battle, with each team having one sous chef instead of the usual two.
²⁶First aired on Food Network on January 20, 2008, after the airings of the first two episodes of Season 6.

[edit] Season 6: 2008

Episode	Show #	Iron Chef	Challenger	Challenger specialty	Secret Ingredient	Winner
1	IA0601	Mario Batali	Jamie Oliver	Fresh and Organic	Cobia	Mario Batali
2²⁶	IA0602	Michael Symon	Guy Rubino	Modern Asian	Rabbit	Michael Symon
3²⁷	IA0603	Cat Cora	Alex Stupak	Pastry	Chocolate	Alex Stupak
4	IA0605	Bobby Flay	Kent & Kevin Rathbun^[2]	Modern Western	Elk	Kent & Kevin Rathbun
5	IA0607	Cat Cora	Lee Hillson	Mediterranean	Ham	Cat Cora
6	IA0608	Bobby Flay	Akira Back	Modern Asian	Spinach	Bobby Flay
7	IA0604	Masaharu Morimoto	Tyson Cole	Contemporary Japanese	Ginger	Masaharu Morimoto
8	IA0610	Cat Cora	Ken Oringer	Contemporary Euro-Asian	Coffee beans	Ken Oringer
9	IA0612	Bobby Flay	Martin Rios	Traditional Southwestern	Tomato	Bobby Flay
10	IA0609	Bobby Flay	Bob Iacovone	Continental Creole	Langoustine	Bobby Flay
11	IA0611	Mario Batali	Paul Bartolotta	Mediterranean	Rice	Mario Batali
12	IA0606	Bobby Flay	Marcus Samuelsson	Modern Scandinavian / world cuisine	Corn	Bobby Flay

²⁶First aired on Food Network on January 1, 2008, following a marathon replay of The Next Iron Chef.
²⁷First aired on Food Network Canada on February 10, 2008 as part of a chocolate-themed program marathon.