The Best Episodes of Iron Chef America Season 8
Every episode of Iron Chef America Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Iron Chef America Season 8!
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 8 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Iron Chef America" season 8 is "Symon/Psilakis vs. Carro Brothers", rated 8.2/10 from 9 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Symon/Psilakis vs. Carro Brothers" aired on 1/1/2010 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Batali & Lagasse vs. Flay & Comerford".
8.2/10 9 votes#1 - Symon/Psilakis vs. Carro Brothers
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2010
Theme: Lemons Italian brothers Nicola and Fabrizio Carro enter kitchen stadium to take on Iron Chef Michael Symon paired with Chef Michael Psilakis. Will the brothers take down the Michael's with their classic cuisine, or will Symon and Psilakis wow the judges with their paired dishes? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
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- 7.6/10 8 votes
#2 - Batali & Lagasse vs. Flay & Comerford
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/2010
Theme: White House garden produce Michelle Obama shows up in the Season 8 premiere and informs the chefs that the White House garden will be their secret ingredient. Teaming up to create the "ultimate meal for America" are Emeril Lagasse and Mario Batali, who will compete against Bobby Flay and White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford.
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- 9.3/10 12 votes
#3 - 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.
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- 7.6/10 11 votes
#4 - Garces vs. Yang & Chirchi
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/17/2010
Theme: Hawaiian Moi Seattle based chef Rachel Yang enters Kitchen Stadium to take on the winner of the Next Iron Chef. Will her fusion of Korean and French cuisine win over the judges, or will she fall flat to the newest Iron Chef? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
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- 7.9/10 8 votes
#5 - Morimoto vs. Wadi
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 1/24/2010
Theme: Mackerel
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- 7.8/10 5 votes
#6 - Flay vs. Smith
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 1/31/2010
Theme: Avocado Candian TV Personality and Chef Michael Smith enters Kitchen Stadium to take on Iron Chef Bobby Flay. Smith prides himself on his organic and local produce and doesn't disappoint by bringing that to Kitchen Stadium. But will it be enough to overpower Iron Chef Flay's flavorful dishes? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
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- 7.9/10 9 votes
#7 - Symon vs. Goldman
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 2/6/2010
Theme: Chocolate and Chili
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- 7.9/10 8 votes
#8 - Symon vs. Mendelsohn
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 3/7/2010
Theme: Prosciutto Food 2 personality Spike Mendelson enters Kitchen Stadium to take on Iron Chef Michhael Symon. Will Spike's flare in the kitchen win over the judges or will he fall flat to Iron Chef Symon's bold cuisine? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
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- 7.6/10 17 votes
#9 - Cora vs. Ballesteros
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 3/21/2010
Theme: Ricotta Chef Julieta Ballesteros enters Kitchen Stadium to take on Iron Chef Cat Cora. Will Chef Ballesteros' Spanish cuisine win over the judges or will be fall to Iron Chef Cora's Mediterranean and southern cuisine? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
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- 7.8/10 12 votes
#10 - Morimoto vs. Chauhan
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 4/4/2010
Theme: Leeks Chicago chef Maneet Chauhan is the challenger against Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto.
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- 8.6/10 11 votes
#11 - Cora vs. Smith
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 4/11/2010
Theme: Grapes Seattle chef Holly Smith challenges Iron Chef Cat Cora.
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- 7.9/10 8 votes
#12 - Morimoto vs. Zakarian
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 5/2/2010
Theme: Sardines A culinary battle between New York chef Geoffrey Zakarian and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto.
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- 7.6/10 7 votes
#13 - Garces vs. Liken
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 5/9/2010
Theme: Bleu Cheese
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- 8.1/10 12 votes
#14 - Symon vs. Fraser
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 5/23/2010
Theme: Cauliflower Neal Fraser battles Michael Symon.
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- 8.6/10 10 votes
#15 - 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.
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- 8.0/10 6 votes
#16 - Flay vs. Thiam
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 6/20/2010
Theme: Papaya
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- 8.1/10 8 votes
#17 - Simon vs. Brown
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 6/27/2010
Theme: Wahoo New York chef Ed Brown challenges Iron Chef Michael Symon.
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- 8.0/10 6 votes
#18 - Symon vs. Okuwa
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 7/4/2010
Theme: Uni Makoto Okuwa, a former sous chef to Masaharu Morimoto, enters Kitchen Stadium for the first time as a challenger and takes on Michael Symon.
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- 8.3/10 6 votes
#19 - Morimoto vs. Hines
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 8/1/2010
Theme: Pacific cod Seattle chef Maria Hines is the challenger against Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto.
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- 7.8/10 12 votes
#20 - Symon vs. Crenn
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 8/8/2010
Theme: Yoghurt "Next Iron Chef" alum Dominique Crenn battles Iron Chef Michael Symon.
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- 8.0/10 8 votes
#21 - Morimoto vs. Cohen
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 8/29/2010
Theme: Broccoli New York based Vegetarian Chef Amanda Cohen enters Kitchen Stadium to take on Iron Chef Morimoto. Will her vegetarian delicacies win over the judges, or will Morimoto take home the win? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
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- 7.4/10 9 votes
#22 - Cora vs. Kostow
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 9/5/2010
Theme: Oatmeal Chef Christopher Kostow of The Restaurant at Meadowood in Napa Sonoma California enters Kitchen Stadium to take on fellow Californian Iron Chef Cat Cora. Can Chef Kostow delicate treatment of the ingredients earn him a win, or will he face defeat? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme.
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- 8.2/10 8 votes
#23 - Garces vs. Pomeroy
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 9/12/2010
Theme: Truffles Portland based Chef Naomi Pomeroy enters kitchen stadium to take on the newest Iron Chef Jose Garces.
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- 7.7/10 7 votes
#24 - Cora vs. Mullen
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 9/19/2010
Theme: Barracuda New York Chef extraordinaire Seamus Mullen enters Kitchen Stadium for the first time since competing in Next Iron Chef season 2 to take on Iron Chef Cat Cora. Will Chef Mullen take what he learned in the Next Iron Chef competition and bring his A game to Kitchen stadium, or will be feel the heat of defeat to Iron Chef Cora? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
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- 8.2/10 12 votes
#25 - Garces vs. Fukushima
Season 8 Episode 25 - Aired 9/26/2010
Theme: Mahi-Mahi Chefs Katsuya Fukushima and Ruben Garcia of Café Atlantico enter Kitchen Stadium to challenge our newest Iron Chef Jose Garces. As Chefs under Jose Andres, they turn out inventive and unconventional cuisine in Washington, DC. Will their creativity in Kitchen Stadium win the judges over, or will Iron Chef Garces take home the win? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
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