The Best Episodes of Iron Chef America Season 12
Every episode of Iron Chef America Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Iron Chef America Season 12!
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.
Season 12 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Iron Chef America" season 12 is "Symon/Zakarian vs.Team Mairinger", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Symon/Zakarian vs.Team Mairinger" aired on 10/12/2013 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Zakarian/Guarnaschelli vs. Mendelsohn/Vigneron".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - Symon/Zakarian vs.Team Mairinger
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2013
Iron Chefs Michael Symon and Geoffrey Zakarian go face to face with a team of Austro-German chefs, led by Bernhard Mairinger, Executive Chef at Bierbeisl in Beverly Hills, Calif., to celebrate this Bavarian holiday. Judges are Valerie Bertinelli, Karine Bakhoum and Eugene Remm.
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#2 - Zakarian/Guarnaschelli vs. Mendelsohn/Vigneron
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/2013
Iron Chefs Geoffrey Zakarian and Alex Guarnaschelli face off against chefs Spike Mendelsohn and Marcel Vigneron in this spooky trick-or-treat battle. Judges are Audra McDonald, Josh Elliott and Donatella Arpaia.
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- 7.3/10 34 votes
#3 - Flay/Symon vs. Zakarian/Guarnaschelli
Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/2013
Iron Chef veterans and reigning Thanksgiving Battle victors Bobby Flay and Michael Symon are challenged by the new kids in Kitchen Stadium, Iron Chefs Geoffrey Zakarian and Alex Guarnaschelli in this Thanksgiving battle. Judges are Laurence Fishburne, Gina Torres and Donatella Arpaia.
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- 7.7/10 7 votes
#4 - Symon vs. Morimoto vs. Garces
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/2013
Three teams go head to head to head in this festive holiday battle as Iron Chefs are paired with Cooking Channel chefs: Michael Symon with Ching-He Huang, Masaharu Morimoto with G. Garvin and Jose Garces with Bobby Deen. Judges are Simon Majumdar, Karine Bakhoum and Ed Schoenfeld.
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- 8.8/10 8 votes
#5 - 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.
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- 8.0/10 6 votes
#6 - Big Game Day: Symon/Forgione vs Morimoto/Garces
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 1/26/2014
Two teams of Iron Chefs skirmish in a Big Game Day clash. (Michael Symon and Marc Forgione vs. Masaharu Morimoto and Jose Garces) Judges are Donatella Arpaia, Mike Greenberg and Caroline Manzo.
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- 7.6/10 5 votes
#7 - Vegas High Rollers: Flay vs. Sosa
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 3/2/2014
It's Vaya con Vegas, baby, as the Chairman rolls the dice and pits Iron Chef Bobby Flay against challenger Angelo Sosa in a fight for the culinary title. The judges for this battle are Hal Rubenstein, Judy Joo and Billy Harris.
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- 8.3/10 7 votes
#8 - Grill Masters: U.S.A. vs. Australia
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2014
Team USA (Iron Chefs Bobby Flay, Marc Forgione and Alex Guarnaschelli) battles Team Australia (Chefs Adrian Richardson, Darren Robertson and Tobie Puttock) in a Grill Masters competition. The judges are Donatella Arpaia, Ryan Kwanten and Elizabeth Karmel.
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#9 - Dessert Luau: Guarnaschelli/Iuzzini vs. Zakarian/Falkner
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 6/7/2014
Iron Chefs paired with pastry-chef maestros conjure up tropical desserts. Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and Johnny Iuzzini take on the team of Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian and Elizabeth Falkner. Judges are Judy Joo, Michael Ruhlman and Sherry Yard.
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- 7.6/10 8 votes
#10 - Ultimate Bar Food: Flay/Anderson vs. Morimoto/Majumdar
Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 7/19/2014
Iron Chefs paired with amateur cooks raise the bar on common food fare in a food fight brawl. Iron Chef Bobby Flay and actor Anthony Anderson take on Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto and food writer Simon Majumdar. The judges are Billy Harris, Donatella Arpaia and Adam Fleischman.
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- 7.5/10 6 votes
#11 - Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad 60's Meal
Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 9/6/2014
Iron Chefs Alex Guarnaschelli and Marc Forgione are paired with bartenders for a battle that celebrates the food of the 1960s. The panel of judges includes Willie Degel, Judy Joo and Simon Majumdar.
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