The BEST episodes of Iron Chef America

Every episode of Iron Chef America ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Iron Chef America!

Based upon the Japanese cult sensation, Iron Chef America carries on the legend of Kitchen Stadium and the famed "secret ingredient." Each week, world-class chefs battle the legendary Iron Chefs of America: Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, Masaharu Morimoto, Jose Garces, Alex Guarnaschelli, Michael Symon and Marc Forgione. Alton Brown serves as Commentator, Kevin Brauch as Floor Reporter and Mark Dacascos is Chairman.

Last Updated: 2/20/2023Network:Food Network
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Batali vs. Blais
star
10.00
29 votes

#1 - Batali vs. Blais

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 12/3/2006

Theme : Chickpeas Atlanta chef Richard Blais faces Iron Chef Mario Batali. Judges: Jeff Corwin; Maureen Petrosky; Drew Nieporent.

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Flay vs. Lee
star
10.00
1 votes

#2 - Flay vs. Lee

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/4/2006

Theme : Bacon Chefs : Iron Chef Bobby Flay battles against chef Susur Lee, owner of two restaurants in Toronto

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Cora vs. Fraser
star
9.25
4 votes

#3 - Cora vs. Fraser

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/2006

Theme : Pork Los Angeles Chef Neal Fraser takes on Iron Chef Cat Cora.

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Flay vs. Lang
star
9.00
5 votes

#4 - Flay vs. Lang

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2005

Theme : Chicken Iron Chef Bobby Flay faces famed barbecue chef Adam Perry Lang.

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Flay vs. Christensen
star
9.00
1 votes

#5 - Flay vs. Christensen

Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/24/2011

Theme : Chum salmon Raleigh Chef Ashley Christensen battles Iron Chef Bobby Flay in Kitchen Stadium.

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Symon vs. Mooking
star
9.00
2 votes

#6 - Symon vs. Mooking

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/29/2011

Theme : Hot dogs Toronto chef Roger Mooking ("Everyday Exotic") battles Iron Chef Michael Symon in Kitchen Stadium.

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Garces vs. Medina
star
9.00
29 votes

#7 - Garces vs. Medina

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2011

Theme : Mexican chocolate Mexico City native Chef Julian Medina enters Kitchen Stadium to challenge the master of Latin food, Iron Chef Jose Garces. Which chef has the flavor, and which will fall flat?

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Symon vs. Fraser
star
9.00
1 votes

#8 - Symon vs. Fraser

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/23/2010

Theme: Cauliflower Special Condition: Solo Battle (no Sous Chefs) Neal Fraser battles Michael Symon one-on-one...literally. When challenger chef Fraser dares to enter Kitchen Stadium with no help, Iron Chef Symon answers his daring by doing the same.

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Flay vs. Staib
star
8.50
2 votes

#9 - Flay vs. Staib

Season 9 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/2/2011

Theme: Short Ribs

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Morimoto vs. Donna
star
8.33
6 votes

#10 - Morimoto vs. Donna

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/6/2005

Theme : Scallops In this battle to the finish, Iron Chef Morimoto takes on Challenger Roberto Donna. See whose cuisine reigns supreme.

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Batali vs. Murphy
star
8.33
3 votes

#11 - Batali vs. Murphy

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/16/2005

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

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Symon/Burrell vs. Cora/Irvine
star
8.33
3 votes

#12 - Symon/Burrell vs. Cora/Irvine

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2011

Theme : Deep freeze (multiple courses with a specified ingredient, containing a frozen element) Michael Symon and Anne Burrell team up to take on Cat Cora and Robert Irvine.

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Flay vs. Hughes
star
8.33
3 votes

#13 - Flay vs. Hughes

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2011

Cooking Channel host Chuck Hughes battles Iron Chef Bobby Flay.

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Batali vs. Des Jardins
star
8.25
4 votes

#14 - Batali vs. Des Jardins

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/7/2005

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

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Morimoto vs. Sanchez
star
8.17
6 votes

#15 - Morimoto vs. Sanchez

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2005

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

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Flay vs. Allegretti
star
8.12
34 votes

#16 - Flay vs. Allegretti

Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/8/2012

Theme : Canned Tuna Iron Chef Bobby Flay faces off against challenger Alain Allegretti, executive chef at La Promenade des Anglais in New York City. Judges are Simon Majumdar, Cady Huffman and Candice Kumai

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Forgione vs. Wong
star
8.00
1 votes

#17 - Forgione vs. Wong

Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/23/2011

Theme: Halloween candy

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Morimoto vs. Cohen
star
8.00
1 votes

#18 - Morimoto vs. Cohen

Season 8 - Episode 20 - 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! -- Theme: Broccoli -- Special Condition: Vegetarian Battle (no meats)

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Morimoto vs. Chauhan
star
8.00
1 votes

#19 - Morimoto vs. Chauhan

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/4/2010

Theme: Leeks Chicago chef Maneet Chauhan is the challenger against Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto.

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Morimoto vs. Wadi
star
8.00
1 votes

#20 - Morimoto vs. Wadi

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2010

Theme: Mackerel Minneapolis based chef Sameh Wadi enters kitchen stadium for an exciting battle against Iron Chef Morimoto. Will Chef Wadi's Moroccan inspired cuisine excite the judges and earn him a win, or will Iron Chef Morimoto take home the honor? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!

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Symon vs. Okuwa
star
8.00
1 votes

#21 - Symon vs. Okuwa

Season 8 - Episode 17 - 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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Morimoto vs. Zakarian
star
8.00
1 votes

#22 - Morimoto vs. Zakarian

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/2/2010

Theme: Sardines A culinary battle between New York chef Geoffrey Zakarian and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto.

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Symon vs Appleman
star
8.00
1 votes

#23 - Symon vs Appleman

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/1/2009

Theme: Suckling pig

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Symon vs. Goldman
star
8.00
1 votes

#24 - Symon vs. Goldman

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/2010

theme: Chocolate and chiles Duff Goldman from Food Network's Ace of Cakes takes on Iron Chef Michael Symon in a culinary showdown. Duff isn't here just to make cakes, he's in it to win it with sweet and savory creations. Will he be able to withstand the heat of Kitchen Stadium, or will he feel the singe of defeat to Iron Chef Symon? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!

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Zakarian vs. Wolen
star
7.91
11 votes

#25 - Zakarian vs. Wolen

Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/15/2018

Chicago Chef Lee Wolen busts out of his shell for a battle against Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian that's anything but quiet. Judging for this battle are Nancy Silverton and Simon Majumdar. Theme: Clams

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