Iron Chef - Season 2
Season 2
Network
DatesJan 9, 1994 - Dec 23, 1994
Episodes
Season 2Episode 160 min
Michiba vs Shu Tomitoku (Pork)
Jan 9, 1994
Season 2Episode 260 min
Chen vs Wan Weiping (Squid)
Jan 16, 1994
Season 2Episode 360 min
Michiba vs Hoshino Jun (Egg)
Jan 23, 1994
Season 2Episode 460 min
Michiba vs Tanabe Toshio (Sea Bream)
Jan 30, 1994
Season 2Episode 560 min
Chen vs Taniguchi Kouichi (Shrimp)
Feb 6, 1994
Season 2Episode 660 min
Michiba vs Masaki Kazuyoshi (Anago Eel )
Feb 13, 1994
Season 2Episode 760 min
Chen vs Kandagawa Toshiro (Flounder)
Feb 20, 1994
Season 2Episode 860 min
Sakai vs Guy Shokr (Oyster)
Feb 27, 1994
Season 2Episode 960 min
Chen vs Kondo Shinji (Wheat)
Mar 6, 1994
Season 2Episode 1060 min
Sakai vs Kitami Hiroyuki (Tomato)
Mar 13, 1994
Season 2Episode 1160 min
Chen vs Kagata Kyoko (Scallop)
Mar 20, 1994
Season 2Episode 1260 min
Michiba vs Otakura Hideaki (Cheese)
Mar 27, 1994
Season 2Episode 1360 min
Michiba vs Goto Koichiro (Rice)
Apr 8, 1994
Season 2Episode 1460 min
Chen vs Munetaka Takahashi (Bamboo Shoots)
The challenger is the first to come from Kyoto. Kyoto-style cuisine has a 1,200 year tradition. The challenger was picked by the chairman of the Kyoto Chefs Association. He decided to become a chef way back in elementary school after receiving a knife from his grandfather. Takahashi, "Kyoto style cuisine is basically mild. It is light in flavor. So I have confidence in controlling flavors at a very fine level." Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
Apr 15, 1994
Season 2Episode 1560 min
Sakai vs Mario Nakagawa (Lamb)
Sakai must face a former apprentice. Which will prevail - Sakai's traditional methods or Nakagawa's nouveau "third wave" style?
Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
Apr 22, 1994
Season 2Episode 1660 min
Michiba vs Yukio Hattori (Truffle)
Commentator Dr. Hattori issues a challenge to Michiba and is rewarded with an incredible secret ingredient.
Judges: Joel Robuchon (Chef), Mai Kitajima (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
Apr 29, 1994
Season 2Episode 1760 min
Chen vs Hiromi Yamada (Cabbage)
Italian chef Hiromi was a legend. After beset by personal tragedy and financial ruin, he seeks redemption in Kitchen Stadium.
Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Politician), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
May 6, 1994
Season 2Episode 1860 min
Sakai vs Hiromi Funatsu (Bonito)
Sakai faces the first sushi master in a fish battle for the ages.
Judges: Daijiro Hashimoto (Governor of Kochi), Mai Kitajima (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
May 13, 1994
Season 2Episode 1960 min
Sakai vs Masatoshi Kimura (Duck)
Hot-flame Chinese cuisine is the challenger's specialty.
Judges: Yasushi Akimoto (Music Producer), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
May 20, 1994
Season 2Episode 2060 min
Chen vs Kiyoshi Takahashi (Carrot)
It's a rematch from the World Chinese Cooking contest. Kiyoshi won 3rd, but Chen won 2nd. This time it's war.
Judges: Yasushi Akimoto (Songwriter/Producer), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
May 27, 1994
Season 2Episode 2160 min
Michiba vs Kuniyuki Ishikawa (Natto)
Fermented soy beans are the featured ingredient in this battle between two master chefs.
The challenger is a certified Maestro of the the Japanese Cuisine Seminar Group, a Japanese chefs organization that has over 20,000 members. Michiba is also a certified Maestro and the leader of the group. Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Ristuko Tanaka (Actress), Masaaki Hirono (Rosanjin Scholar)
Jun 3, 1994
Season 2Episode 2260 min
Michiba vs Katsumi Hanato (Sweetfish)
Kandagawa brings his apprentice to kitchen stadium for a sweetfish battle.
Jun 10, 1994
Season 2Episode 2360 min
Sakai vs Yuji Wakiya (Sea Urchin)
Sea Urchin provides a young chef the chance to revolutionalize Chinese cooking.
Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
Jun 17, 1994
Season 2Episode 2460 min
Chen vs Masahiko Miyamoto (Milk)
The challenger has been the top chef at one of Japan's 3 star French eateries.
Judges: Kazuyoshi Okuyama (Director), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
Jun 24, 1994
Season 2Episode 2560 min
Chen vs Koichi Tabata (Eggplant)
The challenger is a nomad. He's worked in 200 plus restaurants, so cooking in the new environment of Kitchen Stadium is no challenge.
Judges: Toshio Yamaguchi (Politician), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
Jul 1, 1994
Season 2Episode 2660 min
Michiba vs Takashi Mera (Tuna)
Knife skills will be put to the test in battle tuna. The challenger carries one of the longest knives in Japan.
Despite his father being against it, the challenger began to apprentice at age 17. He is well versed in Tea Ceremony dining. He is now head chef at a restaurant visited by many Japanese Prime Ministers. He has chosen to battle Michiba because he does not like the way the Iron Chef uses non-traditional ingredients in Japanese dishes.
The theme ingredient cost approximately $10,000.
Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Politician), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
Jul 8, 1994
Season 2Episode 2760 min
Sakai vs Tadaaki Shimizu (Homard (Lobster))
Shimizu is a sous chef at the world famous Tour D'Argent. Both chefs appreciate the quality of these expensive lobsters.
Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto, Shyoko Tamura, Masaaki Hirano
Jul 15, 1994
Season 2Episode 2860 min
Michiba and Chen vs Joël Bruant and Masafumi Furutaka (Sea Bass)
Paul Bocuse sends two trusted apprentices to take not one, but two, iron chefs. This is the first time two Iron Chefs have been in Kitchen Stadium at the same time.
Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Politician), Kazuko Katoh (Actress), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano
Jul 22, 1994
Season 2Episode 2960 min
Sakai vs Mitsuru Saito (Beef)
Jul 29, 1994
Season 2Episode 3060 min
Michiba vs Yasuhiko Yoshida (Eel)
Kandagawa sends another apprentice to take down the Iron Chef in this slippery battle eel. If this challenger does not defeat Michiba, Kandagawa himself will come to Kitchen Stadium to challenge the Iron Chef.
Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
Aug 5, 1994
Season 2Episode 3160 min
Sakai vs Hirohisa Koyama (Pike Eel)
Still smarting from his challenger's defeat in Sea Urchin Battle, leading gourmet writer Masuhiro Yamamoto sends another contender - Koyama, who is so popular he is a recurring character in a cooking-themed manga.
Aug 12, 1994
Season 2Episode 3260 min
Chen vs Katsuyo Kobayashi (Potato)
Chen faces the second female chef in kitchen stadium. She is a television icon to many Japanese housewives. Both chefs enjoy fame. One's an Iron Chef, the other hosts a popular cooking show. Spuds will fly in battle potato.
Aug 19, 1994
Season 2Episode 3360 min
Michiba vs Keiji Nakazawa (Corn)
Considered the bad boy of French cooking, Keiji takes on Michiba in a battle of culinary rebels. The challenger earned the nickname Hound Dog after a 2 hour argument with Joel Robuchon about his food. He has over 10,000 recipes written down in French. He writes in French, thinks in French, and even says he dreams in French.
Judges: Yasushi Akimoto (Song Writer), Julie Dreyfus (Actress),Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
Aug 26, 1994
Season 2Episode 3460 min
Chen vs Hideki Ohsako (Mushroom)
Aguri Suzuki (Race car driver) and Ukyo Katayama (Race car Driver) recommend the hybrid French-Italian challenger.
Osako is a heavyweight contender out to challenge Iron Chef Chinese in this mushroom battle.
Sep 2, 1994
Season 2Episode 3560 min
Michiba vs Artur J. Rütter (Bell Pepper)
The challenger is a German-born French cuisine specialist. The challenger has traveled through numerous countries collecting recipes and cooking for VIPs. Will his deficiency in the Japanese language hinder his cooking?
Judges: Shigesato Itoi (Copy Writer), Kazuko Katoh (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
Sep 9, 1994
Season 2Episode 3660 min
Michiba vs Tsutomu Hiroi (Saury)
Hiroi is a Nouvelle French Chef set to battle cutting edge Japanese master Michiba.
Sep 16, 1994
Season 2Episode 3760 min
Sakai vs Sotetsu Fuji (Yam Potato)
Kitchen stadium becomes a temple of food as for the first time a Buddhist Priest enters for Battle: Yam
Sep 23, 1994
Season 2Episode 3860 min
Chen vs Takashi Saito (Prawn)
Chen must face a man who was his father's trusted apprentice. When they both prepare his father's signature dish, who will win?
Sep 30, 1994
Season 2Episode 3960 min
Sakai vs Masamitsu Takahashi (Matsutake Mushrooms)
Sakai attempts to use a traditional "Japanese" ingredient in his French cuisine
Oct 7, 1994
Season 2Episode 4060 min
Michiba vs Xu Peirong (Shark Fin)
The 50th battle in Kitchen Stadium. The challenger is the best in Hong Kong and considered one of the top three chefs in all of China. He says he has never lost in a competition he has entered. Can he keep his winning streak going in Kitchen Stadium?
Judges: Shigesato Itoi (Copy Writer), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Composer), Asako Kishi (Culinary Critic)
Oct 14, 1994
Season 2Episode 4160 min
Sakai vs Sekihata Katsuyuki (Bread)
Oct 21, 1994
Season 2Episode 4260 min
Chen vs Koji Kobayashi (Pumpkin)
The challenger, a great Italian talent, was thought to have disappeared. He makes his return in a surprise kitchen stadium appearance.
Oct 28, 1994
Season 2Episode 4360 min
Michiba vs Yasuo Kawada (Anglerfish)
Michiba attacks a rising young apprentice from his hometown who critics have nicknamed "Little Michiba", in this angler assault. He uses the borderless cooking approach that made Iron Chef Michiba successful. Because of the time required to filet the theme fish, this battle is 15 minutes longer than usual.
Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Lower House Member), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Culinary Critic)
Nov 4, 1994
Season 2Episode 4460 min
Chen vs Sugita Tadashi (Shanghai Crab)
Nov 11, 1994
Season 2Episode 4560 min
Michiba vs Tatsuo Umemiya (Horse Mackerel)
An actor known for his cooking skills wants a chance to see what it is like to battle in Kitchen Stadium.
Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Lower House Member), Hisoko Monda (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
Nov 18, 1994
Season 2Episode 4660 min
Sakai vs Seiya Kawasaki (Quail)
Quail is the perfect secret ingredient...for the challenger. Can Sakai compete against this master of wild game cooking?
Nov 25, 1994
Season 2Episode 4760 min
Chen vs Toshikatsu Nakagawa (Noodle)
This challenger is the right hand man of famous chef Zhou Tomitoku. He won the bronze medal at the All China Cooking Skills Contest, beating out 300 other chefs. Noodle Battle Special Rule: Challenger will cook for 60 minutes, then tasting. Iron Chef will cook for 50 minutes, then cook for his final 10 minutes after challenger tasting is completed.
Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Culinary Critic)
Dec 2, 1994
Season 2Episode 4860 min
Michiba vs Hiroshi Furusho (Turkey)
The challenger is a favorite of the manager of the Yakult Swallows baseball team. He is the chef at the hotel where they stay when they come to Osaka to play the Hanshin Tigers. He was once the head chef at the Japanese embassy to Morocco. He is skilled at preparing Cajun food. Many members of the Yakult Swallows are present to watch the battle.
Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
Dec 9, 1994
Season 2Episode 4960 min
Sakai vs Masayo Waki (Strawberry)
Christmas day brings a strawberry battle and a female competitor. Sakai has a poor track record against women competitors. Will victory be his Christmas present?
Dec 16, 1994
Season 2Episode 5060 min
Mr. Iron Chef 1994: Preliminaries
The three battles that make up the "Mr. Iron Chef 1994" tournament. Four challengers battle each other and the winner faces an Iron Chef in the first episode of the next year.
Dec 23, 1994
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