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The Best Episodes of Iron Chef America

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,...

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  1. 8.9/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Flay vs. Kelly

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    S4:E7

    Theme: Garlic San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino faces Mario Batali. Judges: Ted Allen; Jeffrey Steingarten; Donatella Arpaia.

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  2. 8.7/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Iron Chef Batali vs Todd English

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    S2:E1

    Theme :Black bass The ingredient is black bass as Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto takes on challenger Aaron Sanchez.

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  3. 8.7/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Batali vs. Murphy

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    S2:E9

    Theme : Crawfish Iron Chef Mario Batali faces Seattle chef Tamara Murphy.

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  4. 8.6/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Iron Chef Flay vs Michelle Bernstein

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    S2:E7

    Theme : Sweet Onions Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on challenger Michelle Bernstein.

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  5. 8.6/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Iron Chef Flay vs The Too Hot Tamales

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    S2:E11

    Theme : Shrimp Iron Chef Mario Batali takes on challenger Traci Des Jardins.

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  6. 8.6/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Batali vs. Dufresne

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    S2:E12

    Theme : Tilapia New York City chef Wylie Dufresne battles Mario Batali.

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  7. 8.6/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Batali vs. Carmellini

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    S5:E4

    Theme: Blue foot chicken

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  8. 8.5/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Cora vs. Lee

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    S1:E10

    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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  9. 8.5/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Iron Chef Batali vs Traci Des Jardins

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    S2:E5

    Theme : Hamburger A hamburger battle pits Iron Chef Cat Cora against challenger Kerry Simon.

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  10. 8.5/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Flay vs. Andres

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    S4:E5

    Theme: Goat

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  11. 8.5/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Zakarian vs. Darin

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    S13:E7

    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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  12. 8.4/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Batali vs. Clark

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    S5:E7

    Theme: Sugar

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  13. 8.4/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Garces vs Spence

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    S13:E10

    Seattle Chef Carolynn Spence brings her Pacific Northwest cuisine into Kitchen Stadium to battle Iron Chef Jose Garces. Marcel Vigneron and Leslie Bargar Suter serve as judges in this crustaceous battle.

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  14. 8.3/10(20 votes)

    #14 - Iron Chef Flay vs Rick Bayless

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    S1:E1

    Theme : Mushroom The first all women team challenge Iron Chef Batali in a courageous battle to the finish. See who's cuisine reigns supreme!

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  15. 8.3/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Flay vs.Tsai

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    S1:E3

    Theme : Duck Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on Challenger Ming Tsai in a battle to remember! See these two great culinary stars go head to head!

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  16. 8.3/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Iron Chef Morimoto vs Rob Feenie

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    Theme : Duck Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on Challenger Ming Tsai in a battle to remember! See these two great culinary stars go head to head!

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  17. 8.3/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Iron Chef Flay vs Govind Armstrong

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    S1:E6

    Theme : Crab Iron Chef Morimoto takes on Vancouver’s favorite, Challenger Rob Feenie in this international battle! See who’s cuisine reigns supreme!

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  18. 8.3/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Batali vs. Lo

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    S1:E9

    Theme : Mushroom The first all women team challenge Iron Chef Batali in a courageous battle to the finish. See who's cuisine reigns supreme!

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  19. 8.3/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Iron Chef Morimoto vs Tom Douglas

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    S2:E10

    Theme : Clams Iron Chef Cat Cora takes on Hawaiian challenger Sam Choy.

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  20. 8.3/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Flay vs. Burke

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    S2:E13

    Theme : Lamb Bobby Flay faces David Burke in the culinary competition.

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  21. 8.2/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Iron Chef Batali vs Michael Laiskonis

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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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  22. 8.2/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Batali vs. Campbell

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    S1:E8

    Theme : Cheese Iron Chef Batali takes on Challenger Scott Campbell. It’s a gooey battle to the extreme. See who’s cuisine reigns supreme!

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  23. 8.2/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Iron Chef Flay vs Adam Lang

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    S2:E3

    Theme : Pizza dough A pizza-dough battle pits Iron Chef Mario Batali against chef Todd English.

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  24. 8.2/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Flay vs. Bowles (Chocolate Battle)

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    S4:E1

    Theme: Mango Mixologists Tony Abou-Ganim and Bridget Albert compete alongside chefs Mario Batali and Robert Gadsby, respectively, to pair five original dishes with unique drinks.

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  25. 8.2/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Flay vs. Boucher

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    S5:E6

    Theme: Arctic char

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Best Episodes Summary

"Flay vs. Kelly" is the best rated episode of "Iron Chef America". It scored 8.9/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/27/2007. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Iron Chef Batali vs Todd English".