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The Best Episodes of Iron Chef America

Every episode of Iron Chef America ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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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Best Episodes Summary

"Morimoto vs. Marino" is the best rated episode of "Iron Chef America". It scored 9.3/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/10/2010. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Flay vs. Kelly".

  • Morimoto vs. Marino
    9.3/1012 votes
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    #1 - Morimoto vs. Marino

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 1/10/2010

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flay vs. Kelly
    8.9/107 votes
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    #2 - Flay vs. Kelly

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2007

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flay/Valladolid vs. Morimoto/Zimmern
    8.8/1012 votes
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    #3 - Flay/Valladolid vs. Morimoto/Zimmern

    Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 1/1/2011

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flay & Garces vs. Morimoto & Zakarian
    8.8/108 votes
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    #4 - Flay & Garces vs. Morimoto & Zakarian

    Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 12/14/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Iron Chef Batali vs Todd English
    8.7/107 votes
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    #5 - Iron Chef Batali vs Todd English

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2005

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Batali vs. Murphy
    8.7/106 votes
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    #6 - Batali vs. Murphy

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/16/2005

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flay/De Laurentiis vs. Batali/Ray
    8.7/106 votes
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    #7 - Flay/De Laurentiis vs. Batali/Ray

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 11/12/2006

    Theme : Cranberries Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay team up and compete against Rachael Ray and Mario Batali in Kitchen Stadium.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Zakarian vs. Ferraro
    8.7/107 votes
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    #8 - Zakarian vs. Ferraro

    Season 10 Episode 16 - Aired 5/6/2012

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Iron Chef Flay vs Michelle Bernstein
    8.6/105 votes
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    #9 - Iron Chef Flay vs Michelle Bernstein

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/11/2005

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Iron Chef Flay vs The Too Hot Tamales
    8.6/107 votes
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    #10 - Iron Chef Flay vs The Too Hot Tamales

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/13/2005

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Batali vs. Dufresne
    8.6/107 votes
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    #11 - Batali vs. Dufresne

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/2006

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Batali vs. Besh
    8.6/108 votes
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    #12 - Batali vs. Besh

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/26/2006

    Theme : Andouille Sausage Chefs : Iron Chef Mario Batali takes on "French" specialty chef John Besh

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Batali vs. Blais
    8.6/1012 votes
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    #13 - Batali vs. Blais

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 12/3/2006

    Theme : Venison Cat Cora faces New York chef Joey Campanaro. Judges: Michael Gelman; Karine Bakhoum; Jeffrey Steingarten.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Batali vs. Carmellini
    8.6/108 votes
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    #14 - Batali vs. Carmellini

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/9/2007

    Theme: Blue foot chicken

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cora vs. Smith
    8.6/1011 votes
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    #15 - Cora vs. Smith

    Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 4/11/2010

    Theme: Grapes Seattle chef Holly Smith challenges Iron Chef Cat Cora.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flay vs. Stone
    8.6/1010 votes
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    #16 - Flay vs. Stone

    Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 5/30/2010

    Theme: Skipjack tuna "Take Home Chef" host Curtis Stone challenges Iron Chef Bobby Flay.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Forgione vs. Curtin
    8.6/1012 votes
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    #17 - Forgione vs. Curtin

    Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/2011

    Iron Chef Marc Forgione battles young New York-based chef Nick Curtin in Kitchen Stadium.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cora vs. Lee
    8.5/1012 votes
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    #18 - Cora vs. Lee

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/3/2005

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Iron Chef Batali vs Traci Des Jardins
    8.5/108 votes
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    #19 - Iron Chef Batali vs Traci Des Jardins

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/7/2005

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flay vs. MacMillan
    8.5/1010 votes
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    #20 - Flay vs. MacMillan

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/5/2006

    Theme : American Kobe beef Chefs : Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on Contemporary American specialist Beau MacMillan

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flay vs. Andres
    8.5/108 votes
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    #21 - Flay vs. Andres

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 4/1/2007

    Theme: Goat

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Zakarian vs. Darin
    8.5/108 votes
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    #22 - Zakarian vs. Darin

    Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 7/1/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flay vs. Vinczencz
    8.4/109 votes
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    #23 - Flay vs. Vinczencz

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 1/1/2007

    Theme : Beets Chicago chef Homaro Cantu challenges Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. Judges: Melissa Clarke; Naomi Moriyama; Jeffrey Steingarten.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Batali vs. Clark
    8.4/1010 votes
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    #24 - Batali vs. Clark

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/2007

    Theme: Sugar

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cora vs. Stupak
    8.4/1011 votes
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    #25 - Cora vs. Stupak

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 2/10/2008

    Theme: Elk

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A