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.
The best episode of "Iron Chef America" is "Morimoto vs. Marino", rated 9.3/10 from 12 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Morimoto vs. Marino" aired on 1/10/2010 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Flay vs. Kelly".
Theme: Figs Aspen chef Dena Marino enters kitchen stadium to take on acclaimed Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. Will Chef Marino's clean flavors impress the judges enough to take home the win? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme.
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Theme: Garlic San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino faces Mario Batali. Judges: Ted Allen; Jeffrey Steingarten; Donatella Arpaia.
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Two Iron Chefs are teamed up with special guests in this All-Star Kitchen Stadium battle. Marcela Valladolid, who appears on Food Network's 'Mexican Made Easy' is paired with Iron Chef Bobby Flay; and Andrew Zimmern, of Travel Channel's 'Bizarre Foods,' joins Iron Chef Masuhara Morimoto. Judges are Penn Jillette, Donatella Arpaia Stewart and Simon Majumdar.
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Iron Chefs Bobby Flay and Jose Garces take on Iron Chefs Masaharu Morimoto and Geoffrey Zakarian in a frozen wonderland, where food must be served on elaborate places carved from huge blocks of ice. Judges are Anthony Anderson, Alfred Portale and Karine Bakhoum.
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Theme :Black bass The ingredient is black bass as Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto takes on challenger Aaron Sanchez.
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Theme : Crawfish Iron Chef Mario Batali faces Seattle chef Tamara Murphy.
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Theme : Cranberries Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay team up and compete against Rachael Ray and Mario Batali in Kitchen Stadium.
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Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian faces off against challenger Michael Ferraro, executive chef at Delicatessen and Macbar in New York City. Judges are David Rosengarten, Ching-He Huang and Phil Rosenthal.
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Theme : Sweet Onions Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on challenger Michelle Bernstein.
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Theme : Shrimp Iron Chef Mario Batali takes on challenger Traci Des Jardins.
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Theme : Tilapia New York City chef Wylie Dufresne battles Mario Batali.
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Theme : Andouille Sausage Chefs : Iron Chef Mario Batali takes on "French" specialty chef John Besh
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Theme : Venison Cat Cora faces New York chef Joey Campanaro. Judges: Michael Gelman; Karine Bakhoum; Jeffrey Steingarten.
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Theme: Blue foot chicken
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Theme: Grapes Seattle chef Holly Smith challenges Iron Chef Cat Cora.
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Theme: Skipjack tuna "Take Home Chef" host Curtis Stone challenges Iron Chef Bobby Flay.
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Iron Chef Marc Forgione battles young New York-based chef Nick Curtin in Kitchen Stadium.
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Theme : Potato The Chairman introduces a NEW Iron Chef into the mix, pitting new Iron Chef, Cat Cora against reknowned chef, Alex Lee. See who's cuisine reigns supreme.
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Theme : Hamburger A hamburger battle pits Iron Chef Cat Cora against challenger Kerry Simon.
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Theme : American Kobe beef Chefs : Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on Contemporary American specialist Beau MacMillan
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Chicago Chef Lee Wolen busts out of his shell for a battle against Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian that is anything but quiet. Judges Nancy Silverton and Simon Majumdar are on hand to determine the winner.
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Theme : Beets Chicago chef Homaro Cantu challenges Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. Judges: Melissa Clarke; Naomi Moriyama; Jeffrey Steingarten.
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