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This week on Iron Chef America, challenger Sabrina Tinsley took on Iron Chef Bobby Flay. Their secret ingredient was fresh beans. The judges were restaurateur Joe Bastianich, Jenna Wolfe of The Today Show, and Jeffrey Steingarten.
Chef Tinsley offered up five dishes: Crostini with fava bean puree, soft boiled egg croquette with haricots [...]

What would be better than having one Iron Chef cook for you for Thanksgiving? How about having four cook for you? That is what happened this week as the chairman paired up Iron Chefs Flay and Symon against Iron Chefs Cora and Morimoto. The secret ingredients were items that may have been [...]

This week, Chef Jose Garces (who specialized in Latin/Spanish cuisine) of Amada restaurant took on Iron Chef Bobby Flay. The secret ingredient was melon. The judges were many of the usual suspects – Queer Eye Ted Allen, author Jeffrey Steingarten, and “The Insider” correspondent Victoria Recano.
Chef Garces prepared five dishes: breakfast with [...]

This week on Iron Chef America, chef Gabrielle Hamilton decided to take on a chef with a very different style from her own – Iron Chef Bobby Flay. The secret ingredient was zucchini. Personally, I would have loved to have sampled this challenge!
The judges were KB Network News founder Karine Bakhoum, culinary author [...]

This week, Chef April Bloomfield took on the newest Iron Chef, Michael Symon. The secret ingredient was olives, with five different types being used. The judges – culinary author Michael Ruhlman, restaurateur Donatella Arpara, and Bon Appetit writer Andrew Knowlton – were in rare form, spending much of the night arguing about the [...]

Chef Marcus Samuelsson of Aquavit took on Iron Chef Bobby Flay in the battle of corn. The judges were Oprah’s personal chef Art Smith, actress Cady Huffman, and Jeffrey Steingarten.
I thought the judges were feisty and combative tonight, almost borderline rude to Chef Samuelsson. Then, they acted the same way with Iron Chef Flay! [...]

This week, Chef Paul Bartolla took on Iron Chef Batali in a battle of heavyweight Italian cooking. The secret ingredient was rice and the judges were Ted Allen, Victoria Von Biel (executive editor of Bon Appetit), and Mario Rizzotti (culinary specialist at Academia Barilla).
Chef Bartolla served up five dishes: rice salad (which Ted [...]

This week’s episode found Chef Ken Oringer calling out Iron Chef Cat Cora to battle. The secret ingredient was coffee, which made my husband drool just hearing the word. The judges were Ted Allen (who threw me off by changing his glasses), executive chef Alexandra Guarnasch, and Oprah’s personal chef, Art Smith.
Chef Oringer presented give [...]

This week, sushi specialist Chef Tyson Cole decided to challenge Iron Chef Morimoto. The secret ingredient was ginger. Judging the competition was culinary journalist Akiko Katayama, Jeffrey Steingarten, and food blogger Pim.
Chef Cole served up five dishes: black snapper sashimi and ginger ale (which Jeffrey said was “delightful”), wild sea bass with galangal puree and [...]

This week, Iron Chef Bobby Flay was challenged by Chef Akira Back, who had trained under Morimoto. The secret ingredient was spinach. Judges were restaurateur Donatella Apara, actress Cady Huffman and Jeffrey Steingarten.
Chef Back presented six dishes: tomato and spinach gelee (Cady felt the tomato was overpowering), chawan mushi (Jeffrey got bent out of shape [...]