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The Best Episodes of Iron Chef America Season 11

Every episode of Iron Chef America Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Iron Chef America Season 11!

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.

Genre:Reality
Network:Food Network

Season 11 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Iron Chef America" season 11 is "Guarnaschelli vs Joo", rated 8/10 from 10 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Guarnaschelli vs Joo" aired on 12/30/2012 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Flay vs. Pham".

  • Guarnaschelli vs Joo
    8.0/10 10 votes

    #1 - Guarnaschelli vs Joo

    Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 12/30/2012

    In this international competition, Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli faces off against Iron Chef UK Judy Joo. The judges are Jeffrey Steingarten, Karine Bakhoum, and Tory Belleci.

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  • Flay vs. Pham
    7.9/10 9 votes

    #2 - Flay vs. Pham

    Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/2013

    Iron Chef Bobby Flay faces off against Challenger Viet Pham. Chef Pham is co-owner of Forage, an award-winning restaurant in Salt Lake City. Judges are Simon Majumdar, Donatella Arpaia and Ben Sargent.

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  • Zakarian vs Chiarello
    7.3/10 7 votes

    #3 - Zakarian vs Chiarello

    Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 1/13/2013

    Challenger Michael Chiarello seeks redemption in his face off against Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian in this grudge match. Chef Chiarello lost to Iron Chef Zakarian in The Next Iron Chef: All-Stars. Judges are Neil Patrick Harris, Donatella Arpaia and David Burtka.

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  • Forgione vs. Kittichai
    8.0/10 11 votes

    #4 - Forgione vs. Kittichai

    Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 1/20/2013

    In this international competition, Iron Chef America Marc Forgione faces off against Iron Chef Thailand Ian Kittichai. When Chef Kittichai was last in Kitchen Stadium, he lost to Iron Chef Batali in Battle Lentils. Judges are Judy Joo, Martin Yan and Eden Grinshpan.

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  • Symon vs. Tio
    7.9/10 8 votes

    #5 - Symon vs. Tio

    Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 1/27/2013

    Iron Chef Michael Symon faces off against Challenger Chef Celina Tio. Chef Tio participated in the third season of The Next Iron Chef, for which Iron Chef Symon was a judge. Judges are Anthony Anderson, Karine Bakhoum and Michael Ruhlman.

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  • Flay vs. Wexler
    8.1/10 10 votes

    #6 - Flay vs. Wexler

    Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 2/24/2013

    Iron Chef Bobby Flay faces off against Challenger Micah Wexler. Chef Wexler is a James Beard award semi-finalist for Rising Star Chef of the Year 2012. Judges are Anthony Anderson, Karine Bakhoum and Michael Ruhlman.

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  • Flay vs. Thaimee
    8.1/10 11 votes

    #7 - Flay vs. Thaimee

    Season 11 Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/2013

    Iron Chef Bobby Flay faces off against Challenger Hong Thaimee. Chef Thaimee is Executive Chef at Ngam, a Thai restaurant in New York City. Judges are Troy Johnson, Ree Drummond and Josh Ozersky.

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  • Garces vs. Jackson
    7.4/10 8 votes

    #8 - Garces vs. Jackson

    Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 4/7/2013

    Iron Chef Jose Garces faces off against challenger Russell Jackson, a.k.a. "The Dissident Chef." Judges for this battle are John T. Edge, Anya Fernald and Jose Andres.

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  • Zakarian vs. Guarnaschelli
    8.1/10 11 votes

    #9 - Zakarian vs. Guarnaschelli

    Season 11 Episode 10 - Aired 5/5/2013

    In this first round of the Iron Chef America Tournament of Champions, Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian faces off against Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli. The winner of this single elimination contest goes on to face Iron Chef Symon in round two. The judges are G. Garvin, Trisha Yearwood and Simon Majumdar.

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  • Symon vs. Tio
    7.8/10 10 votes

    #10 - Symon vs. Tio

    Season 11 Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2013

    Iron Chef Michael Symon faces off against Challenger Chef Celina Tio. Chef Tio participated in the third season of The Next Iron Chef, for which Iron Chef Symon was a judge. Judges are Anthony Anderson, Karine Bakhoum and Michael Ruhlman.

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  • Symon vs. Zakarian
    8.2/10 7 votes

    #11 - Symon vs. Zakarian

    Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 5/19/2013

    In this second round of the Tournament of Champions, Iron Chef winner from round one, Geoffrey Zakarian, battles Iron Chef Michael Symon. The judges for this battle are Ree Drummond, Aaron Sanchez and Trisha Yearwood.

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  • Morimoto vs. Garces
    8.1/10 9 votes

    #12 - Morimoto vs. Garces

    Season 11 Episode 13 - Aired 5/26/2013

    Another round one winner, Iron Chef Jose Garces, battles Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto in round two. The Judges for this round are G. Garvin, Candice Kumai and Jeffrey Steingarten.

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  • Symon vs. Garces
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #13 - Symon vs. Garces

    Season 11 Episode 14 - Aired 6/2/2013

    In this final round of the Iron Chef America Tournament of Champions, the top two finalists battle in Kitchen Stadium. Judges Donatella Arpaia, Bobby Flay and Karine Bakhoum will crown one Grand Champion.

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  • Flay vs. Voltaggio
    8.1/10 7 votes

    #14 - Flay vs. Voltaggio

    Season 11 Episode 15 - Aired 6/30/2013

    Iron Chef Bobby Flay faces off against challenger Michael Voltaggio. Chef Voltaggio is the Owner/Executive chef of ink in Los Angeles. Mario Rizzotti, Karine Bakhoum and Hal Rubenstein are the judges for this battle.

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  • Guarnaschelli vs. Clark
    8.1/10 7 votes

    #15 - Guarnaschelli vs. Clark

    Season 11 Episode 16 - Aired 8/11/2013

    ron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli faces off against Challenger Robert Clark. Chef Clark is the owner of The Fish Counter in Vancouver, Canada. The judges for this battle are Donatella Arpaia, Art Smith and Elettra Wiedemann.

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  • Zakarian vs. Talde
    7.8/10 6 votes

    #16 - Zakarian vs. Talde

    Season 11 Episode 17 - Aired 8/25/2013

    Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian faces off against challenger Dale Talde, the Executive Chef at Talde; the judges for this battle are Anya Fernald, Martin Yan and Judy Joo.

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  • Garces Vs. Bissonnette
    7.5/10 9 votes

    #17 - Garces Vs. Bissonnette

    Season 11 Episode 18 - Aired 9/1/2013

    Iron Chef Jose Garces faces off against challenger Jamie Bissonnette. Chef Bissonnette; Judy Joo, John T. Edge and Karine Bakhoum are the judges.

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  • Guarnaschelli vs. Kalt
    8.2/10 8 votes

    #18 - Guarnaschelli vs. Kalt

    Season 11 Episode 19 - Aired 9/8/2013

    Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli faces off against challenger Stephen Kalt; judges are Karine Bakhoum, Art Smith and Elettra Wiedemann.

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  • Forgione vs. Waxman
    7.1/10 11 votes

    #19 - Forgione vs. Waxman

    Season 11 Episode 20 - Aired 9/15/2013

    Iron Chef Marc Forgione plays the role of sous chef to his father, Larry Forgione, as the two take on culinary legend and close family friend chef Jonathan Waxman.

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