Editing Iron Chef (section)

==International editions==

===''Iron Chef America''===
====''Iron Chef USA''====

Around Christmas 2001, the [[UPN]] network presented two one-hour episodes of ''[[Iron Chef USA]]'' hosted by [[William Shatner]] as "The Chairman of the American Culinary Academy".  Competition took place inside "Kitchen Arena" (built in Garden Arena in the Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel).  Commentary was provided by [[Michael Burger]] and [[Anthony Dias Blue]], with floor reporting by [[Sissy Biggers]].  The show featured four Iron Chefs: Iron Chef American [[Todd English]] (whose specialty is actually Mediterranean food), Iron Chef French Jean Francois Meteigner, Iron Chef Italian [[Alessandro Stratta]], and Iron Chef Asian [[Roy Yamaguchi]].  In the show's only two battles, English defeated [[Kerry Simon]] in a dungeness crab battle, and Stratta defeated [[Marcus Samuelsson]] in a turkey battle.

These shows were neither a critical nor popular success, perhaps because the show focused little on cooking&mdash;a major part of the Japanese program. The show had a small audience section with bleachers, and the audience yelled relentlessly during the show (sounding much like a sports audience). Shatner walked around the kitchen sampling the more expensive items, the chefs refused to say what they were doing, and the cameras rarely showed the food preparation.

====''Iron Chef America''====
{{Main|Iron Chef America}}
{{see also|The Next Iron Chef}}

In 2004, Food Network announced that it would air an Iron Chef special, called "[[Iron Chef America]]: Battle of the Masters", featuring Sakai and Morimoto dueling with American Iron Chefs [[Bobby Flay]], [[Mario Batali]], and [[Wolfgang Puck]], all Food Network personalities and renowned American [[celebrity chef]]s. (Morimoto and Flay battled in two previous Iron Chef specials that were made after the original series aired.) The specials featured [[Alton Brown]] as the announcer and [[Mark Dacascos]] playing the role of The Chairman (in the storyline, this chairman is the nephew of Takeshi Kaga).

The show received high ratings and rave reviews and in October 2004, and Food Network began taping weekly episodes that premiered starting in January 2005.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}  Some changes were made to the show, most notably replacing Puck with Morimoto as an Iron Chef (a fourth Iron Chef, [[Cat Cora]], was added later), and the location was moved from [[Los Angeles]] to [[New York City]]. The fifth Iron Chef, [[Michael Symon]], was added after his win in ''[[The Next Iron Chef]]''. In 2009, Chef [[Jose Garces]] became the sixth Iron Chef following his own victory in the second season of that show. In 2010, Chef Marc Forgione won its third season, becoming the seventh Iron Chef on Iron Chef America.  Chef [[Geoffrey Zakarian]] won that show's fourth season in 2011, making him the eighth Iron Chef. In 2012, Chef [[Alexandra Guarnaschelli]], who had served as Sous Chef on Iron Chef episodes, became the ninth after winning the fifth season of ''The Next Iron Chef'', while Stephanie Izard became the tenth and final Iron Chef.

Even though both [[Todd English]] and [[Kerry Simon]] from ''Iron Chef USA'' competed on ''Iron Chef America'', the episodes did not mention their IC-USA appearances.

====''Iron Chef Gauntlet''====
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''Iron Chef Gauntlet'' is a two-season reformat of ''Iron Chef America'' where seven chefs from around the country compete in an elimination contest, with the last chef remaining facing a "[[running the gauntlet|gauntlet]]" challenge of defeating three other Iron Chefs in order to earn the title. It aired from 2017 to 2018

====''Iron Chef Showdown''====
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''Iron Chef Showdown'' was a reimagining of ''America'' that also aired on Food Network for a single season of 10 episodes from 2017 to 2018.

====''Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend''====
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''Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend'' premiered on [[Netflix]] on June 15, 2022. Brown and Dacascos return to their respective roles, with Brown joined by [[Kristen Kish]] as co-host. There are eight episodes.<ref name="Netflix">{{cite web |last1=Rice |first1=Lynette |title=All New 'Iron Chef' Coming To Netflix In June; Alton Brown Returns As Host With Kristen Kish |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/iron-chef-quest-netflix-alton-brown-1235014048/ |website=Deadline |access-date=May 3, 2022 |date=May 2, 2022}}</ref>

===''Iron Chef Israel''===
====''Krav Sakinim''====
In 2007, ''Krav Sakinim'' ({{langx|he|קרב סכינים}}, Knife Fight), a show based on ''Iron Chef'', began airing on [[Israel]]'s [[Israel 10|Channel 10]]. Each episode features a different prominent Israeli chef, who competes against one of the show's featured foreign chefs. All Israeli winners compete against one another in the finals and the winner competes against a foreign chef for the title of season champion. Season 1 featured only [[France|French]] chef [[Stéphane Froidevaux]], who won the season's finale, while season 2 saw the inclusion of [[Italy|Italian]] chef Alfredo Russo,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/960454.html |title=One dish too many |website=Haaretz |access-date=March 19, 2008}}</ref> meaning both [[Michelin Guide|Michelin star]] holders would have to compete against each other for a spot in the final bout. The show is actively hosted by actor Oded Menashe and the regular commentators are chef Yaron Kastenboim and catering company owner Ran Shmueli. While in season 1, the panel of judges was made up mostly of celebrities from the entertainment industry, season 2 features renowned persons from the culinary industry, such as restaurant critics and chefs. The competitors prepare a three-course meal, with each dish given a score of up to 10 points by each member of the panel and commentators, accumulating up to 150 points per chef (compared to 90 points in season 1, where the commentators had relatively more points to give).

===''Iron Chef UK''===
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In 2010, UK public television network [[Channel 4]] debuted ''Iron Chef UK'', based on ''Iron Chef''. The show airs five days a week, and is hosted by [[Olly Smith]] and [[Nick Nairn]].<ref name="guardian-uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/apr/26/iron-chef-uk-review|title=Iron Chef UK|last=Wollaston|first=Sam |date=2010-04-27|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=29 April 2010}}</ref> The four Iron Chefs are [[Tom Aikens]], [[Martin Blunos]], Sanjay Dwivedi and [[Judy Joo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertainment/tv/todays-tv/2010/04/26/iron-chef-uk-115875-22212037/|title=Iron Chef UK|last=Simon|first=Jane |date=2010-04-26|newspaper=The Daily Mirror|access-date=29 April 2010}}</ref> Like the original ''Iron Chef'', the competitions are held in Kitchen Stadium and presided over by The chairman. Judging occurs in two rounds, with the first round being appetizers, and the second being the main courses. Two challengers prepare the appetizer, producing one appetizer each, while the Iron Chef prepares two. These are judged, and the standing for the team versus the Iron Chef are announced. Then the second half begins: the challenging team and the Iron Chef return to the kitchen to prepare the main course. The two challengers each prepare one dish, while the Iron Chef prepares two. Judging resumes, and the results are announced. Either the Challenging team wins, or the Iron Chef wins in overall score, and the best dish from the challenging team is also announced.  The challengers with the best dish returns on Friday to compete against the best Iron Chef of the week.

===''Iron Chef Australia''===
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The [[Seven Network]] announced in August 2010 that an Australian version was planned, in part to capitalize on the success of the highly popular ''[[MasterChef Australia]]''.<ref name="announce">{{cite news|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/tv/iron-chef-australia-to-take-on-masterchef/story-e6freqj6-1225907013229|title=Iron Chef Australia to take on MasterChef|newspaper=The Courier-Mail|date=19 August 2010|access-date=27 August 2010}}</ref><ref name="announce2">{{Cite news
 |title       = Seven confirms Iron Chef Australia
 |work        = The Spy Report
 |publisher   = Media Spy
 |date        = 19 August 2010
 |url         = http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/08/19/seven-confirms-iron-chef-australia/
 |access-date  = 27 August 2010
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100826185412/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/08/19/seven-confirms-iron-chef-australia/
 |archive-date = 26 August 2010
}}</ref>

The Australian Iron Chefs were [[Neil Perry]], [[Guy Grossi]] and [[Guillaume Brahimi]], while the show features a static judging panel composed of food critics Larissa Dubecki, Simon Thomsen and Leo Schofield. Mark Dacascos reprises his role as The chairman from ''Iron Chef America'', and the program is hosted by [[Grant Denyer]], with additional commentary provided by Richard Cornish.<ref name="judgesironchefshost">{{Cite news
 |title       = Iron Chef Australia host and judges revealed
 |work        = The Spy Report
 |publisher   = Media Spy
 |date        = 27 August 2010
 |url         = http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/08/27/iron-chef-australia-host-and-judges-revealed/
 |access-date  = 27 August 2010
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100831095558/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/08/27/iron-chef-australia-host-and-judges-revealed/
 |archive-date = 31 August 2010
}}</ref><ref name="ironchefsevenannouncement">{{Cite news
 |title       = Seven reveals Iron Chef Australia host
 |work        = The Spy Report
 |publisher   = Media Spy
 |date        = 10 September 2010
 |url         = http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/09/10/seven-reveals-iron-chef-australia-host/
 |access-date  = 10 September 2010
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100912021646/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/09/10/seven-reveals-iron-chef-australia-host/
 |archive-date = 12 September 2010
}}</ref>

''Iron Chef Australia'' began airing on October 19, 2010, attracting an audience of 1.13 million viewers for its first episode.<ref name="icaratings">{{Cite news
 |title       = Ratings: Seven wins, tepid start for Iron Chef
 |work        = The Spy Report
 |publisher   = Media Spy
 |date        = 20 October 2010
 |url         = http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/10/20/ratings-seven-wins-tepid-start-for-iron-chef/
 |access-date  = 20 October 2010
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20101023053751/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/10/20/ratings-seven-wins-tepid-start-for-iron-chef/
 |archive-date = 23 October 2010
}}</ref>
It was cancelled at the end of its first season.

===''Iron Chef Thailand''===
{{Main|th:เชฟกระทะเหล็ก ประเทศไทย|Iron Chef Thailand}}
{{see also|The Next Iron Chef Thailand}}
On January 25, 2012, the first ever episode of ''Iron Chef Thailand'' broadcast on [[Channel 7 (Thailand)|BBTV Channel 7]] and is produced by Heliconia H Group. Santi Svetavimala played his role as chairman of this version from inception until his departure on March 21, 2020, after 8 years of initial launch. In this version of Iron Chef, there are four Iron Chefs: Chumpol Chaengprai (Thai cuisine), Boontham Pakpo (Japanese cuisine), Pongtawat "Ian" Chalermkittichai (Western cuisine) and Chaitep "Mr. Lee" Pattarapornpaisarn (Chinese cuisine). The program is hosted by [[Shahkrit Yamnam]] and the field reporter is DJ Pong (Nattapong Taengkasem). The format is different at first version, in the first half of the program, there are three challengers who competing with each other to find out who is the best chef, the winner will competing against the Iron Chef on the second half of the program, this format was used for only three episodes.

On February 22, 2012, the format of ''Iron Chef Thailand'' was changed to: the first 30 minutes of the program is where the Challenger Chef will present his/her "Signature Dish with a Special Ingredient" to the guests. Then followed by the actual "Iron Chef Battle" in similar to Iron Chef Japan where the host will asked the Challenger Chef to select the Iron Chef he/she wants to challenge, after the Challenger Chef has selected the Iron Chef, the chairman will reveal the "Secret Ingredient" and once the Chairman says "Allez Cuisine" the battle begins. The battle time is 60 minutes, where they will need to complete at least four dishes, the order in which Chefs present to the judges will be determined by a coin toss conducted by the host. The last 30 minutes of the program is "Cooking with Iron Chef" segment, guests learned how to cook from the Iron Chef and win the "Best Student" at the end of the program.

The program underwent to several major changes since after first format revamped in February 2012 with further changes on the set in April 2015 which introduced new Iron Chefs to the stage. By November 2017 saw changes to the host, after Shahkrit Yamnam leaves from his role and their set were revamped. The most recent format revamped of ''Iron Chef Thailand'' was on June 18, 2022, with more modern set arrived to the stage, and introduced "One-On-One Battle" and "Fast & Delicious" segments, at the end of this program, a higher score from the judges who given to the winner as Challenger Chef will received Iron Chef Trophy to the program.

''Iron Chef Thailand'' is now a longest-tenure franchise program from outside of Japan as originator, following the cancellation of Iron Chef America and even adopted "The Next Iron Chef Thailand" as reality program in similar to American format.

===''Iron Chef Vietnam''===
{{Main|Iron Chef Vietnam}}
{{see also|The Next Iron Chef Vietnam}}
The Vietnamese version was set to air from June 6, 2012, on [[Vietnam Television|VTV3]]. In this version there are only three Iron Chefs: David Thái, Long Chef and Yu Zhi Da. The ultimate winner would be a 2013 Iron Chef.

===''Iron Chef Indonesia''===
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There have been two adaptations of ''Iron Chef'' for Indonesian television.

====''Allez Cuisine''====
The first [[Indonesia]]n adaptation of ''Iron Chef'' series, also known as ''Allez Cuisine'', which came from Chairman Kaga's catchphrase in the original series, was aired on [[Indosiar]] from March 1, 2003, until August 12, 2006. The Kitchen Stadium owner role was played by Derry Drajat, and the main commentator was Gunardjo, an Indonesian food expert. The show featured three Super Chefs or Iron Chefs. Episodes were 1 hour long. The show also featured a mini-game segment with 6 competitors featuring the main ingredient of the episode. The mini game segment usually lasts for 2 minutes. After the main cooking segment was finished, the Super Chef will give verdict on the results of the mini-game and declare the mini-game winner.

====''Iron Chef Indonesia''====
The second ''Iron Chef'' series, also known as ''Iron Chef Indonesia'', was aired on [[RCTI]] from April 22, 2017, until November 19, 2017. Just like the first series, the concept of this show was still a battle between one of the three Super Chefs or Iron Chefs that has been selected by a Challenger Chef to serve the three or four dishes with a predetermined main ingredients. The winner will be announced by the chairman based on the scores that have been given by the guest judges. The chairman role was played by Edward Akbar, the field reporter by Yuda Bustara, and the commentator by Kevindra Prianto Soemantri, with guest judges selected from chefs, celebrities, businesspersons, and executives every week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://media.iyaa.com/article/2017/04/iron-chef-indonesia-pertarungan-chef-kelas-dunia-dan-challenger-segera-di-rcti-3588216.html|title='IRON CHEF INDONESIA', PERTARUNGAN CHEF KELAS DUNIA DAN CHALLENGER SEGERA DI RCTI|access-date=14 April 2017}}</ref>

===''Iron Chef Canada''===
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On October 17, 2018, ''Iron Chef Canada'' premiered on [[Flavour Network|Food Network Canada]],<ref name="Canada">{{cite web |title=Iron Chef Canada |url=https://www.corusent.com/properties/iron-chef-canada/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026225654/https://www.corusent.com/properties/iron-chef-canada/ |archive-date=October 26, 2018 |access-date=October 26, 2018 |website=Corus}}</ref> the first Iron Chef spin-off in [[Canada]].

The chairman in this version is [[Jai West]] (in the storyline, the chairman is the grandnephew of [[Takeshi Kaga]]).<ref name="Canada" />  It is hosted by [[Gail Simmons]], with play-by-play done by floor reporter Chris Nuttall-Smith. The Iron Chefs in this version include [[Hugh Acheson]], [[Amanda Cohen]], [[Lynn Crawford]], [[Rob Feenie]], [[Susur Lee]], and [[Anna Olson]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.corusent.com/news/food-network-canada-unwraps-a-holiday-surprise-anna-olson-joins-iron-chef-canada/|title=Food Network Canada Unwraps a Holiday Surprise: Anna Olson Joins Iron Chef Canada}}</ref>

The competition is similar to early seasons of''Iron Chef America,'' with two key differences introduced in that show's latter seasons:

1) Both the Iron Chef and the challenger must serve their first dish to the panel of judges within the first 20 minutes of competition (the Chairman does not taste these dishes).  This dish is scored separately from the remainder of the dishes.

2) With 30 minutes remaining in the competition, the Chairman introduces a "culinary curve ball", a kitchen device or an additional ingredient which the chefs must use for at least one of their remaining dishes.<ref name="Canada" />

=== ''Iron Chef: Brazil'' ===
'''''Iron Chef: Brazil''''' was first announced alongside ''Quest for an Iron Legend'' and ''Mexico''.<ref name="Netflix" />  The series debuted on August 10, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Norton |first1=Romey |title=Iron Chef: Brazil season 1 review - it's back with a Brazilian taste and perspective |url=https://readysteadycut.com/2022/08/10/review-iron-chef-brazil-season-1-netflix-reality-series/ |website=Ready Steady Cut |date=August 10, 2022}}</ref>

=== ''Iron Chef Mexico'' ===
'''''Iron Chef Mexico''''' premiered on [[Netflix]] on September 21, 2022.<ref name="Netflix" /><ref>{{cite web |title="Iron Chef México" ya tiene fecha de estreno en Netflix, y esto es lo que debes saber antes de verlo |url=https://www.infobae.com/que-puedo-ver/2022/08/02/iron-chef-mexico-ya-tiene-fecha-de-estreno-en-netflix-y-esto-es-lo-que-debes-saber-antes-de-verlo/ |website=[[infobae]] |language=es-ES |date=August 2, 2022}}</ref>