Iron Chef – Season 1

Ishinabe vs. Maruyama Takeshi (Salmon Battle)

Michiba VS Kobayakawa Yousei (Foie Gras Battle)

Chen vs Indoragori Paulo (Globefish Battle)

Chen vs Kudo Toshiyuki (Tofu Battle)

Michiba vs Syu Tomiteru (Lobster Battle)

Chen VS Tei Kazuhiko (Octopus Battle)

Ishinabe vs Muto Masato (Radish Battle)

Michiba vs Syu Tomitoku (Crab Battle)

Ishinabe VS Oyama Eizo (Banana Battle)

Ishinabe vs Jacques Borie (Chicken Battle)

A special battle for Christmas. The challenger is a winner of the prestigious MOF award in France. The Iron Chef is the first Iron Chef French, Yutaka Ishinabe. This is the only Ishinabe episode, and the only episode from the first year broadcast on Food Network. Judges: Yasuo Tanaka (Novelist), Mai Kitajima (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)