Iron Chefs are expert chefs who compete against contestants on Iron Chef America, each with their own area of specialization. They are highly regarded and have impressive records. The show features hour-long cooking battles with a secret ingredient, judged by a panel. Mario Batali, Bob Flay, Morimoto, Cat Cora, and Michael Symon are all Iron Chefs with different styles and backgrounds.
The Iron Chefs are the in-house team of experts pitted against contestants on the popular cooking show Iron Chef America. Each Iron Chef has a different area of cooking specialization, though competition may force them to cook in many different styles. The Iron Chefs have impressive records both on and off the TV show, and are widely regarded as among America’s toughest and most creative chefs.
In Iron Chef America, the top contestants are pitted against the in-house chefs in an hour-long cooking battle. Given a secret ingredient that isn’t disclosed until shortly before the battle begins, the chefs must create 4-6 dishes to be judged by a distinguished judging panel. The show is based on the Japanese original and is one of the most popular shows on the Food Network roster. In order to keep the competition on their toes, the in-house chefs, called Iron Chefs, are well-known culinary wizards with highly regarded reputations and a history of success.
Mario Batali, the master of Italian show cooking, is a jovial man who never objects to a joke or two or taunting the other team during competition. In his successful career, this Iron Chef has opened a number of notable restaurants, including the acclaimed, Michelin-starred Santa Ristorante ed Enoteca. Batali has the best winning record on the show, with 19 wins in 23 fights.
Iron Chef BobFlay is a food network, producer and star of numerous shows for the station. Master of the grill and Southwestern food specialist, Flay is known to be a top contender. His restaurants, including several Mesa Grills, Bar Americain in Manhattan, and most recently, Bobby’s Burger Place in Smithtown, New York, are hugely popular and well-regarded. Flay has appeared on eight shows for Food Network, including his long stint on Iron Chef America.
The American show is based on the original Japanese show Iron Chef, in which Matsuhiro Morimoto was one of the original Iron Chefs. Moving on to the US version, Chef Morimoto boasts the best win rate, with 72 wins out of 85 battles. Morimoto is an internationally renowned Japanese cuisine specialist, boasting restaurants in New York and Mumbai, India.
Cat Cora, the only iron female chef, bases her cooking style on Greek and Aegean cuisine. Known as a tough competitor, Cora nonetheless shares a quick shot of Ouzo, a Greek liqueur, with her sous chefs at the end of each battle, often inviting the other team to join her. Cora has the lowest win rate of the Iron Chefs, but still proves her superiority in battles. In 2007, a special competition pitted Cat Cora and celebrity chef Paula Dean against Food Network, which hosts Tyler Florence and Robert Irvine in a dessert battle. The battle ended with Cora demonstrating her dominance and winning in a landslide.
The newest of the Iron Chefs, Michael Symon, earned his spot on the show through a reality contest The Next Iron Chef. In his outside career, Symon runs two successful restaurants, Lola and Lolita, and specializes in Mediterranean cuisine. While relatively new to the show, Symon displays impressive talent, winning 2 of his first three fights, clearly proving himself worthy of joining his fellow Iron Chefs.
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