Michiba VS Shu Tomitoku (Pork Battle)

S02 E01 • Sunday, Jan 9, 1994 • Jan 9 • 30m

Chen vs Wan Weiping (Squid Battle)

S02 E02 • Sunday, Jan 16, 1994 • Jan 16 • 30m

Michiba VS Hoshino Jun (Egg Battle)

S02 E03 • Sunday, Jan 23, 1994 • Jan 23 • 30m

Michiba VS Tanabe Toshio (Sea Bream Battle)

S02 E04 • Sunday, Jan 30, 1994 • Jan 30 • 30m

Chin VS Taniguchi Kouichi (Shrimp Battle)

S02 E05 • Sunday, Feb 6, 1994 • Feb 6 • 30m

Michiba VS Masaki Kazuyoshi (Anago Eel Battle)

S02 E06 • Sunday, Feb 13, 1994 • Feb 13 • 30m

Chen vs Kandagawa Toshiro (Flounder Battle)

S02 E07 • Sunday, Feb 20, 1994 • Feb 20 • 30m

Sakai VS Guy Shokr (Oyster Battle)

S02 E08 • Sunday, Feb 27, 1994 • Feb 27 • 30m

Chen vs Kondo Shinji (Wheat Battle)

S02 E09 • Sunday, Mar 6, 1994 • Mar 6 • 30m

Sakai vs Kitami Hiroyuki (Tomato Battle)

S02 E10 • Sunday, Mar 13, 1994 • Mar 13 • 30m

Chen vs Kagata Kyoko (Scallop Battle)

S02 E11 • Sunday, Mar 20, 1994 • Mar 20 • 30m

Michiba VS Otakura Hideaki (Cheese Battle)

S02 E12 • Sunday, Mar 27, 1994 • Mar 27 • 30m

Michiba VS Goto Koichiro (Rice Battle)

S02 E13 • Friday, Apr 8, 1994 • Apr 8 • 30m

Chen vs Munetaka Takahashi (Bamboo Shoots Battle)

S02 E14 • Friday, Apr 15, 1994 • Apr 15 • 30m

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)

Sakai vs Mario Nakagawa (Lamb Battle)

S02 E15 • Friday, Apr 22, 1994 • Apr 22 • 30m

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)

Michiba vs Yukio Hattori (Truffle Battle)

S02 E16 • Friday, Apr 29, 1994 • Apr 29 • 30m

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)

Chen vs Hiromi Yamada (Cabbage Battle)

S02 E17 • Friday, May 6, 1994 • May 6 • 30m

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)

Sakai vs Hiromi Funatsu (Bonito Battle)

S02 E18 • Friday, May 13, 1994 • May 13 • 30m

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)

Sakai vs Masatoshi Kimura (Duck Battle)

S02 E19 • Friday, May 20, 1994 • May 20 • 30m

Hot-flame Chinese cuisine is the challenger's specialty. Judges: Yasushi Akimoto (Music Producer), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)

Chen vs Kiyoshi Takahashi (Carrot Battle)

S02 E20 • Friday, May 27, 1994 • May 27 • 30m

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)

Michiba vs Kuniyuki Ishikawa (Natto Battle)

S02 E21 • Friday, Jun 3, 1994 • Jun 3 • 30m

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)

Michiba vs Katsumi Hanato (Sweetfish Battle)

S02 E22 • Friday, Jun 10, 1994 • Jun 10 • 30m

Kandagawa brings his apprentice to kitchen stadium for a sweetfish battle.

Sakai vs Yuji Wakiya (Sea Urchin Battle)

S02 E23 • Friday, Jun 17, 1994 • Jun 17 • 30m

Sea Urchin provides a young chef the chance to revolutionalize Chinese cooking. Judges: Tamio Kageyama (Novelist), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)

Chen vs Masahiko Miyamoto (Milk Battle)

S02 E24 • Friday, Jun 24, 1994 • Jun 24 • 30m

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)

Chen vs Koichi Tabata (Eggplant Battle)

S02 E25 • Friday, Jul 1, 1994 • Jul 1 • 30m

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)

Michiba vs Takashi Mera (Tuna Battle)

S02 E26 • Friday, Jul 8, 1994 • Jul 8 • 30m

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)

Sakai vs Tadaaki Shimizu (Homard Battle)

S02 E27 • Friday, Jul 15, 1994 • Jul 15 • 30m

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

Michiba and Chen vs Joël Bruant and Masafumi Furutaka (Sea Bass Battle)

S02 E28 • Friday, Jul 22, 1994 • Jul 22 • 30m

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

Sakai vs Mitsuru Saitoh (Beef Battle)

S02 E29 • Friday, Jul 29, 1994 • Jul 29 • 30m

Michiba vs Yasuhiko Yoshida (Eel Battle)

S02 E30 • Friday, Aug 5, 1994 • Aug 5 • 30m

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)

Sakai vs Hirohisa Koyama (Pike Eel Battle)

S02 E31 • Friday, Aug 12, 1994 • Aug 12 • 30m

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.

Chen vs Katsuyo Kobayashi (Potato Battle)

S02 E32 • Friday, Aug 19, 1994 • Aug 19 • 30m

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.

Michiba vs Keiji Nakazawa (Corn Battle)

S02 E33 • Friday, Aug 26, 1994 • Aug 26 • 30m

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)

Chen vs Hideki Ohsako (Mushroom Battle)

S02 E34 • Friday, Sep 2, 1994 • Sep 2 • 30m

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.

Michiba vs Artur J. Rütter (Bell Pepper Battle)

S02 E35 • Friday, Sep 9, 1994 • Sep 9 • 30m

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)

Michiba vs Tsutomu Hiroi (Pacific Saury Battle)

S02 E36 • Friday, Sep 16, 1994 • Sep 16 • 30m

Hiroi is a Nouvelle French Chef set to battle cutting edge Japanese master Michiba.

Sakai vs Sotetsu Fuji (Yam Potato Battle)

S02 E37 • Friday, Sep 23, 1994 • Sep 23 • 30m

Kitchen stadium becomes a temple of food as for the first time a Buddhist Priest enters for Battle: Yam

Chen vs Takashi Saito (Prawn Battle)

S02 E38 • Friday, Sep 30, 1994 • Sep 30 • 30m

Chen must face a man who was his father's trusted apprentice. When they both prepare his father's signature dish, who will win?

Sakai vs Masamitsu Takahashi (Matsutake Mushrooms Battle)

S02 E39 • Friday, Oct 7, 1994 • Oct 7 • 30m

Sakai attempts to use a traditional "Japanese" ingredient in his French cuisine

Michiba vs Xu Peirong (Shark Fin Battle)

S02 E40 • Friday, Oct 14, 1994 • Oct 14 • 30m

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)

Sakai VS Sekihata Katsuyuki (Bread Battle)

S02 E41 • Friday, Oct 21, 1994 • Oct 21 • 30m

Chen vs Koji Kobayashi (Pumpkin Battle)

S02 E42 • Friday, Oct 28, 1994 • Oct 28 • 30m

The challenger, a great Italian talent, was thought to have disappeared. He makes his return in a surprise kitchen stadium appearance.

Michiba vs Yasuo Kawada (Anglerfish Battle)

S02 E43 • Friday, Nov 4, 1994 • Nov 4 • 30m

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)

Chen vs Tadashi Sugita (Shanghai Crab Battle)

S02 E44 • Friday, Nov 11, 1994 • Nov 11 • 30m

Michiba vs Tatsuo Umemiya (Horse Mackerel Battle)

S02 E45 • Friday, Nov 18, 1994 • Nov 18 • 30m

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)

Sakai vs Seiya Kawasaki (Quail Battle)

S02 E46 • Friday, Nov 25, 1994 • Nov 25 • 30m

Quail is the perfect secret ingredient...for the challenger. Can Sakai compete against this master of wild game cooking?

Chen vs Toshikatsu Nakagawa (Noodle Battle)

S02 E47 • Friday, Dec 2, 1994 • Dec 2 • 30m

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)

Michiba vs Hiroshi Furusho (Turkey Battle)

S02 E48 • Friday, Dec 9, 1994 • Dec 9 • 30m

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)

Sakai vs Masayo Waki (Strawberry Battle)

S02 E49 • Friday, Dec 16, 1994 • Dec 16 • 30m

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?

Mr. Iron Chef 1994: Preliminaries

S02 E50 • Friday, Dec 23, 1994 • Dec 23 • 30m

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.