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Season 2 of Iron Chef Americia starts on July 10, 2005.

July 10, 2005
Mario Batali vs Todd English

July 17, 2005
Cat Cora vs. Kerry Simon

July 24, 2005
Bobby Flay vs Adam Perry Lang

July 31, 2005
Morimoto vs Aaron Sanchez

August 7, 2005
Mario Batali vs Traci Des Jardins

August 14, 2005
Cat Cora vs. Sam Choy

Sepetember 11, 2005
Bobby Flay vs. Michelle Bernstein

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Season 1 Schedule

January 16, 2005
Bobby Flay vs. Rick Bayless

January 23, 2005
Mario Batali vs. Roberto Trevino

January 30, 2005
Bobby Flay vs. Ming Tsai

February 6, 2005
Battle of the Masters (Superbowl Sunday)

February 13, 2005
Mario Batali vs. Michael Laiskonis

February 20, 2005
Masaharu Morimoto vs. Rob Feenie

February 27, 2005
Bobby Flay vs. Govind Armstrong

March 6, 2005, 2005
Masaharu Morimoto vs. Roberto Donna

March 20, 2005, 2005
Mario Batali vs. Scott Campbell

March 27, 2005, 2005
Battle of the Masters (?)

More goodies can be found at:
http://foodnetwork.com/food/show_ia_the_series

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-Iron Chef America Season 1 Taping Schedule-
posted 10/9/04
Details are accurate to the best of knowledge at the time this was written
and information is subject to change.

Thursday, October 7

Masaharu Morimoto vs. Roberto Donna
Challenger Roberto Donna is an Italian cuisine specialist and James Beard Award winner.

Judges:

• Anderson Cooper (CNN)
• Victoria Riccardi (Food Writer)
• Akiko Katayama (Japanese Food Writer).

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Friday, October 8

Masaharu Morimoto vs. Rob Feenie
Challenger Rob Feenie is owner and executive chef of Lumière Restaurant in Vancouver, Canada and a Food Network Canada host.

Judges:

• Barbara Fairchild (Executive Editor of Bon Appetit magazine)
• Victoria Riccardi (Food Writer)
• Akiko Katayama (Japanese Food Writer).

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Mario Batali vs. Scott Campbell
Challenger Scott Campbell is chef/owner of SQC Restaurant and Bar in Manhattan.

Judges:

• Ted Allen (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
• Soledad O’Brien (CNN)
• Barbara Fairchild (Executive Editor of Bon Appetit magazine).

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Monday, October 11

Bobby Flay vs. Govind Armstrong
Challenger Govind Armstrong is chef/owner of the popular Los Angeles restaurant, Table 8.

Judges:

• Tim Zagat (Zagat Guides)
• Jeffery Steingarten (Food Writer, Vogue magazine)
• 3rd Judge TBD

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Bobby Flay vs. Ming Tsai
Challenger Ming Tsai is chef/owner of the world-renowned East/West bistro Blue Ginger in Wellesley, MA, and author of Blue Ginger and Simply Ming.

Judges:

• Ted Allen (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
• Jeffery Steingarten (Food Writer, Vogue magazine)
• Vishakha Desai (President of the Asia Society).

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Tuesday, October 12

Mario Batali vs. Robert Trevino
Challenger Robert Trevino is chef/owner of three San Juan, Puerto Rico restaurants The Parrot Club, Dragonfly, and Aguaviva.

Judges:

• Nina Zagat (Zagat Guides)
• Jeffery Steingarten (Food Writer, Vogue magazine)
• 3rd Judge TBD

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Cat Cora vs. Alex Lee
New Iron Chef Cat Cora trained under two of France's three-star Michelin chefs: George Blanc and Roger Verge. She worked in New York as a sous chef at The Old Chatham Shepherding Company under Chef Melissa Kelly and also worked with top chefs in NYC such as Larry Forgione and anne Rosenzweig before heading west where she was offered the position of Chef de Cuisine in Napa Valley's Bistro Don Giovanni. Cat was Executive Chef at Postino in the Bay Area for six years. Her Greek heritage, combined with her Jackson, Mississippi roots make for a powerful package. Her first cookbook, Cat Cora’s Kitchen, is in bookstores now.

Challenger Alex Lee is Executive Chef at Restaurant Daniel in New York City.

Judges:

• Aaron Brown (CNN)
• Jeffery Steingarten (Food Writer, Vogue magazine)
• 3rd Judge TBD.

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Wednesday, October 13

Bobby Flay vs. Rick Bayless
Challenger Rick Bayless is author of the classic Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico and owner of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo restaurants in Chicago.

Judges:

• Katrina Markoff (Haut Chocolatier)
• Peter Elliot (Bloomberg Radio)
• Jeffery Steingarten (Food Writer, Vogue magazine).

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Mario Batali vs. Michael Laiskonis
Challenger Michael Laiskonis is Pastry Chef at Tribute restaurant just outside Detroit in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Judges:

• Katrina Markoff (Haut Chocolatier)
• Peter Elliot (Bloomberg Radio)
• Jeffery Steingarten (Food Writer, Vogue magazine)

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Mario Batali vs. Anita Lo
Challenger Anita Lo is chef/owner, Annisa restaurant in New York City.

Judges:

• Dana Cowin (Editor-In-Chief, Food and Wine magazine)
• Peter Elliot (Bloomberg Radio)
• Victoria Riccardi (Food Writer).

• The Iron Chefs will be Iron Chef Morimoto, Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, and Cat Cora.
   
• Martial arts expert Mark Dacascos will act as the "Chairman".
  He starred in TV series "The Crow: Stairway to Heaven" as Eric Draven.  You can also check out his official site: http://www.dacascos.com/
   
• Alton Brown of Good Eats will be the commentator. He will fill the role of Dr. Hattori and Fukui-san, providing the play-by-play and insights on the ingredients being utilized.
   
• Kevin Brauch of The Thirsty Traveler is filling in as Ota, the floor reporter.