Overview
Total Episodes: 40
Episode 1
Runtime: 30m
1999-01-07
Opening battle of the New Year features the Grand Chef of Hei Chin Rou. After two of his men lost to Chen, the Grand Master decides that he will be the next opponent to Chen so he can regain the pride of Hei Chin Rou.
Theme Ingredient: Spiny Lobster
Judges: Tenmeh Kanoh (Photographer), Hisako ...
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Episode 2
Runtime: 30m
1999-01-14
Niigata prefecture is known for its rice and sake. The challenger represents the indigenous style of Niigata. Former Iron Chef Michiba speaks highly of the ryokan where the challenger is the chef. He is a rice connoisseur.
Episode 3
Runtime: 30m
1999-01-21
Iron Chef Italian Kobe once again faces the challenge of a native Italian with other Italian chefs cheering the challenger on and the colorful bell pepper as the theme.
Episode 4
Runtime: 30m
1999-01-28
Toshiro Kandagawa is not happy with the results from the Ohta Faction challengers so far. Two have tried to defeat Morimoto, and two have failed. Ohta responds by choosing a challenger that is skilled at using salt. This challenger first met Ohta when he was only 15. Eight years later, he was one of...
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Episode 5
Runtime: 30m
1999-02-04
The Royal Park Hotel's Grand Chef Mitsuo Shimamura's last two proteges defeated the Iron Chefs. Iio is Shimamura's right hand man, and his strongest yet to enter Kitchen Stadium.
Episode 6
Runtime: 30m
1999-02-11
See who slips in the battle of banana, Iron Chef Kobe or Hironobu Tsujiguchi.
Episode 8
Runtime: 30m
1999-02-25
Chen takes on Ryozo Asao, the heir to a French restaurant dynasty, with sturgeon, a kind of fish known for its caviar.
Episode 9
Runtime: 30m
1999-03-04
The first hour of the Morimoto Retrospective: Michiba & Morimoto tour New York City
Episode 10
Runtime: 30m
1999-03-11
The second hour of the Morimoto retrospective.
Episode 11
Runtime: 30m
1999-03-18
Today's challenger is endorsed by Tenmei Kanoh: photographer and frequent Iron Chef judge. A native of Niigata prefecture, this French-trained chef takes the route of using local ingredients in his dishes as is done in regional French restaurants.
Episode 12
Runtime: 30m
1999-03-25
Newcomer Seiya Masahara takes on Iron Chef Morimoto over anglerfish, a deep-sea delicacy.
Episode 13
Runtime: 30m
1999-04-01
Specializing in Chinese imperial cuisine, Tsui Yu Fun challenges Iron Chef Chen's Szechuan-style cooking in the battle of Chinese cabbage.
Episode 14
Runtime: 30m
1999-04-08
While Japanese cuisine tends to tradition-bound. This challenger refuses to be bound by old rules. He respects the basics, but is always looking for new ways to expand. He entered cooking at the age of 18. He joined a group with a 178-year tradition in Edo-style cooking. Because of the theme involve...
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Episode 15
Runtime: 30m
1999-04-15
A master of Roman cuisine devotes himself to proving that his Italian cuisine is better than the Iron Chef's.
Episode 16
Runtime: 30m
1999-04-22
Morimoto faces the newest challenger from the Ohta faction, who want to prove that the Iron Chef and his innovative cooking methods are too bizarre. The challenger relies on saki to add traditional flavors.
Episode 17
Runtime: 30m
1999-04-29
The Cod Roe battle ended in a tie, leading the chefs to battle with green onions (scallions).
Episode 18
Runtime: 30m
1999-05-06
The Kihachi sends its third challenger into Kitchen Stadium. So far the Iron Chefs have been successful against these well trained chefs. Can Chen continue the winning streak against Takeshi Okubo?
Episode 19
Runtime: 30m
1999-05-13
The Iron Chef must face an authentic French chef who is endorsed by some of the top culinary experts of the day. The battle mimics the Sopexa, the most famous French culinary battle in Japan.
Episode 20
Runtime: 30m
1999-05-20
The Iron Chefs have been on a 3-6 slump that has left Chairman Kaga too upset to host today's challenger: an Italian chef endorsed by Masaki Kanda. Dr. Yukio Hattori has to step in as acting chairman as the challenger chooses Iron Chef Chen who has lost his last two matches and is under incredible p...
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Episode 21
Runtime: 30m
1999-05-27
Japanese Iron Chef Emeritus Michiba and Japanese Iron Chef Morimoto travel to Indonesia
Episode 23
Runtime: 30m
1999-06-10
Osada is the head chef of Nangoku-shuka, the Chinese restaurant that brought shark fin soup to Japan. The Prince of Pasta shows up to battle the newest challenger in this Chinese versus Italian battle.
Episode 24
Runtime: 30m
1999-06-17
The secret ingredient isn't an ingredient at all, but actually a style. The chairman, however, gives the chefs five themes to focus their sushi: tuna, kohada, anago, eggs, and kanpyo.
Episode 25
Runtime: 30m
1999-06-24
Iron Chef Sakai travels back to his home of Kagoshima prefecture to contemplate his 40 years as a chef. As he reminisces and reunites with old friends, he receives a challenge from an old classmate of his who forged his own culinary path in hotel kitchens. Chairman Kaga welcomes the challenger and d...
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Episode 26
Runtime: 30m
1999-07-01
A Canadian superchef was inspired by an episode he watched. He brings his fine French cuisine to battle Morimoto.
Episode 27
Runtime: 30m
1999-07-08
Michiba returns to Kitchen Stadium, this time with his assistant as the competitor he's sponsoring. Yuji Tateno enters Kitchen Stadium prepared to battle an Iron Chef and to change the minds of the world-famous Zagats, culinary experts. What dish will exemplify sea urchin the best?
Episode 28
Runtime: 30m
1999-07-15
Kyoto's Gion festival inspires the Chairman to find a Kyoto cuisine expert. The combatants must create dishes focused on the flavor of the pike conger.
Episode 29
Runtime: 30m
1999-07-22
The two chefs battle it out over jumbo mushrooms. The challenger is a mushroom expert, so Kobe has his work cut out for him.
Episode 30
Runtime: 30m
1999-07-29
In this special episode, the 300th competitor enters kitchen stadium. The chairman has Chen face a French challenger with an ingredient that does not lend itself to his cooking style.
Episode 31
Runtime: 30m
1999-08-05
When the 300th challenger entered kitchen stadium, everyone expected an epic battle. This tie breaker is part two of the massive battle.
Episode 32
Runtime: 30m
1999-08-12
The challenger is an Italian chef who has impressed some of the biggest names in Kubuki-za theater. Will he impress the judges in Kitchen Stadium?
Episode 33
Runtime: 30m
1999-08-19
Morimoto faces a like-minded challenger who like he frequents the United States and has a unique, unbounded approach to cooking. Watanabe is the head chef of Tableaux, top of the Global Dining Group of trendy themed nightspots popular with the younger generation.
Episode 34
Runtime: 30m
1999-08-26
Today's challenger is the protege of Noboru Inoue, one of the pioneers of traditional French cuisine in Japan. They believe French chefs in Japan today are straying too far from its roots and want to challenge Iron Chef French Sakai to set the record straight. The sea ray rules the ocean, who will r...
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Episode 36
Runtime: 30m
1999-09-09
Two Iron Chefs will enter kitchen stadium, but only one can advance. Chen versus Kobe in a pork battle for the ages.
Episode 37
Runtime: 30m
1999-09-16
Steamed Bell Pepper custard and Bell Pepper Royale with Pike Eel feature in this match between Morimoto and Sakai.
Episode 38
Runtime: 30m
1999-09-23
Chen versus Sakai in what is supposed to be the grand finale of the tournament. Both Iron Chefs go all out with dishes like a classic lobster bisque and a cutting edge egg mousse and gratin au chili lobster.
As the tournament nears its end, Sakai has been crowned King of Iron Chefs. Or has he? Th...
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Episode 39
Runtime: 30m
1999-09-23
A Continuation of King Of Iron Chef's Tournament Finals Part 1. The winner of the Homard Battle between Chen Kenichi and Hiroyuki Sakai will be revealed
Episode 40
Runtime: 30m
1999-09-23
Alain Passard vs. Sakai, the winner of the King of the Iron Chef Tournament. The theme is Longgang Chicken.
The challenger for this final Kitchen Stadium battle has been here before. He competed against Iron Chef Komei Nakamura in the 1997 Iron Chef World Cup. That battle ended in a tie. Chairman...
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