Iron Chef America
Iron Chef America: Season 9

Air Date

January 2, 2011

Episodes

20 episodes

Iron Chef America

Season 9

Episodes

1. Symon/Burrell vs. Cora/Irvine

January 2, 2011

Theme : Deep freeze (multiple courses with a specified ingredient, containing a frozen element) Michael Symon and Anne Burrell team up to take on Cat Cora and Robert Irvine.

2. Flay vs. Hughes

January 9, 2011

Theme : Canadian lobster It's network vs. network when Cooking Channel host Chuck Hughes uses his "Day Off" to enter into battle at Kitchen Stadium. Will Iron Chef Bobby Flay defend the honor of the Chairman, or will the new kid on the block take him down?

3. Forgione vs. Cantrel

January 23, 2011

Theme : Gruyère cheese New York-based chef Nicolas Cantrel enters Kitchen Stadium to take on the newest addition to the Chairman's Iron Chef team, Marc Forgione. Will the Iron Chef do the Chairman proud, or will Chef Cantrel take down the newly crowned?

4. Garces vs. Solomonov

January 30, 2011

Theme : Passion fruit It's a Philadelphia showdown as Chef Michael Solomonov takes on Iron Chef Jose Garces. Will Kitchen Stadium be filled with brotherly love, or sibling rivalry?

5. Garces vs. Medina

February 13, 2011

Theme : Mexican chocolate Mexico City native Chef Julian Medina enters Kitchen Stadium to challenge the master of Latin food, Iron Chef Jose Garces. Which chef has the flavor, and which will fall flat?

6. Morimoto vs. Sedlar

February 20, 2011

Theme : Quail Chefs: Chef John Rivera Sedlar and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto square off.

7. Symon vs. Hearst

March 6, 2011
60 min

Theme : Mozzarella Chef Emma Hearst is the youngest challenger ever to enter Kitchen Stadium! She challenges old pro Iron Chef Michael Symon. Will youth and exuberance trump age and experience?

8. Cora vs. Schneider

April 10, 2011

Theme : Leg of lamb Challenging Chef David Schneider channels his inner Ares as he enters Kitchen Stadium to battle Iron Chef Cat Cora in a showdown of Greek cuisine. Who's cuisine will reign supreme?

9. Garces vs. Paley

April 17, 2011

Theme : Radish Challenging Chef Vitaly Paley abandoned a career behind the piano for a career behind the burners. Will he play a song of victory against Iron Chef Garces?

10. Morimoto vs. Pasternack

May 1, 2011

Theme : Wreckfish New York chef David Pasternak and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto square off in Kitchen Stadium.

11. Flay vs. Stein

May 15, 2011

Theme : Mussels Chicago chef Todd Stein is the challenger against Iron Chef Bobby Flay.

12. Symon vs. Mooking

May 29, 2011

Theme : Hot dogs Toronto chef Roger Mooking ("Everyday Exotic") battles Iron Chef Michael Symon in Kitchen Stadium.

13. Flay vs. Christensen

July 24, 2011

Theme : Chum salmon Raleigh Chef Ashley Christensen battles Iron Chef Bobby Flay in Kitchen Stadium.

14. Symon vs. Johnson

July 31, 2011

Theme: Cucumber

15. Morimoto vs. Tila

August 7, 2011

Theme: Seaweed

16. Garces vs. Casella

August 28, 2011

Theme: Hawaiian Snapper

17. Cora vs. Carter

September 4, 2011

Theme: Okra

18. Flay vs. Staib

October 2, 2011

Theme: Short Ribs

19. Forgione vs. Wong

October 23, 2011

Theme: Halloween candy

20. Flay vs. Knibb

November 27, 2011

Theme: Caviar West coast chef, Jason Knibb challenges Bobby Flay to a special seafood showdown. Whose cuisine will reign supreme?