Iron Chef

Former challenger Kandagawa retaliates against the Iron Chefs by sending his head chef, Keisuke Tamano, who challenges Michiba to an ultimate grudge battle.

Chairman Kaga welcomes Korean cuisine for the first time to Kitchen Stadium; Lee Myong Suk is the female evangelist of Korean cuisine in Japan.

The old and new of French cuisine battle each other; challenger Isao Yanagidate opens the door to a long-term battle between Club Mistral and Club des Trentes.

Challenger Etsuo Joh, the god of sauces in classic French cuisine, takes on Iron Chef Japanese Rokusaburo Michiba.

Chairman Kaga invites the very first diner cook to compete at Kitchen Stadium; Katsuo Omiya, trained in the French tradition, challenges Iron Chef Sakai to a tearful battle.

Dissatisfied with the results of their last encounter, Club Mistral is back for a rematch; Kazutaka Okabe challenges Sakai to a rematch of extreme grandeur.

In this battle of blue crab, challenger Akaboshi Sou -- a favorite cook of the royal family -- takes on Iron Chef Michiba.

The esteemed chef and owner of the Italian restaurant Sabatini in Roppongi has sent his protégé, Yukihiro Noda, to go head-to-head with Iron Chef Chen in a fierce battle of sardines.

In the battle of sole at Kitchen Stadium, Iron Chef Sakai faces off against chef Takayoshi Kawai, who heads the kitchen of the Pan Pacific Hotel in San Francisco.

Chef Haruyoshi Omino competes against French-trained chef Sakai.

Chef Li Jinlun, the world-renowned master of Cantonese food from the prestigious Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Japan, heads to Kitchen Stadium to battle against Iron Chef Chen.

Iron Chef Sakai battles against Shinichi Suematsu, a nature-loving challenger from Nara who is known for his one-of-a-kind Italian dishes.

Cooking show celebrity Hisama Hirano is invited to Kitchen Stadium to go head-to-head with Iron Chef Chen.

One of the fastest-rising chefs from Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, chef Kenji Kaji is invited to battle with Iron Chef Michiba at Kitchen Stadium.

This battle is a fierce tag-team event between the Cuomo brothers and Iron Chefs Sakai and Michiba in an Italian-inspired duel.

Female chef Yoshiko Takemasa is so fastidious that she only cooks fish caught by rods, not nets, to ensure no bruising.

Chef Joel Bruant, an apprentice of the emperor of French cuisine Paul Bocuse, hopes to once again defeat Iron Chef Sakai.

Minoru Noda has traveled all the way from Los Angeles to challenge Iron Chef Michiba in an ultimate Japanese battle.

Chairman Kaga brings in Philippe Aubron, a French chef from Provence, to challenge Iron Chef Sakai in a heated crayfish battle.

Challenger Tsuguo Fujiwara, the managing director of the Chinese Chef's Association, takes on Iron Chef Chen in a battle of sea cucumber.

Challenger Sadaharu Nakajima takes on Iron Chef Sakai in a sticky battle of rice; Nakajima hopes his rice salad with smoked salmon and melon wins over Sakai's roast abalone and rice.

It's a night of tiebreakers when Japanese television star Kumbi Lin challenges Iron Chef Michiba in a doubleheader.

It's a night of tiebreakers when Japanese television star Kumbi Lin challenges Iron Chef Michiba in a doubleheader.

Masahiko Hagiwara takes on Iron Chef Chen in this battle of shrimp.