Iron Chef Canada
Appearance
Iron Chef Canada | |
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Genre | Cooking, Game show |
Presented by | Gail Simmons |
Starring | Chris Nuttall-Smith (floor reporter)
Jai West (Chairman) |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Producers | Corus Entertainment Proper Television[1] |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Food Network |
Release | 17 October 2018 |
Related | |
Iron Chef Iron Chef America |
Iron Chef Canada is a show on Food Network Canada which premiered October 10, 2018.[2] The show is hosted by Gail Simmons,[3] with Chris Nuttall-Smith[2] as the floor reporter, and Jai West as The Chairman.[4] The show is produced by Corus Entertainment and based on the popular Iron Chef franchise.
Besides the secret ingredient that has to be featured in every dish, the Chairman also introduces a "culinary curveball" in the middle of the competition that has to be used in at least one dish.
The chefs compete in the sponsored "Monogram Kitchen Stadium."[5]
Development
[edit]On May 30, 2019, Corus Entertainment renewed Iron Chef Canada for a second season.[6] On the Food Network Canada website, the new episodes are still counted toward the first season.[7]
Iron Chefs
[edit]Iron Chef | Seasons | Win | Loss | Draw | Total | Win %[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hugh Acheson[4] | 1 - 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33.3% |
Amanda Cohen[8] | 1 - 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
Lynn Crawford[9] | 1 - 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 75.0% |
Rob Feenie[10] | 1 - 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
Susur Lee[4] | 1 - 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 60.0% |
Anna Olson[4] | 1 - 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Episodes
[edit]Season 1
[edit]# | № | Original air date | Iron Chef | Challenger | Secret ingredient(s) | Curveball | Winner | Final score |
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1 | 1 | 17 October 2018 | Lynn Crawford | Marc Lepine | Maple | Instant coffee | Lynn Crawford | 72-68 |
2 | 2 | 24 October 2018 | Rob Feenie | Ned Bell | Stone fruit | Liquid nitrogen | Rob Feenie | 81-65 |
3 | 3 | 31 October 2018 | Susur Lee | Nick Liu | Bitter greens | Canned pumpkin | Susur Lee | 72-70 |
4 | 4 | 7 November 2018 | Hugh Acheson | Alex Chen | Tomato | Berbere | Alex Chen | 66-71 |
5 | 5 | 14 November 2018 | Amanda Cohen | René Rodriguez | Cauliflower | Nutritional yeast | Amanda Cohen | 79-67 |
6 | 6 | 21 November 2018 | Lynn Crawford | Jason Bangerter | Venison | Vegetable sheeter | Jason Bangerter | 72-77 |
7 | 7 | 28 November 2018 | Rob Feenie | John Horne | Bivalves | Salt & vinegar potato chips | Rob Feenie | 82-73 |
8 | 8 | 5 December 2018 | Susur Lee | Danny Francis | Pork | Cheese curds | Danny Francis | 71-72 |
9 | 9 | 12 December 2018 | Anna Olson | Laura White | Nuts[11] | Ginger snap | Anna Olson | 77-75 |
10 | 10 | 19 December 2018 | Hugh Acheson | Brandon Olsen | Arctic char | Preserved lemon | Hugh Acheson | 73-70 |
Season 2
[edit]# | № | Original air date | Iron Chef | Challenger | Secret ingredient(s) | Curveball | Winner | Final score |
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1 | 11 | 28 August 2019 | Susur Lee | Stefan Hartmann[12] | Offal[13] | Stout | Susur Lee | 80-62 |
2 | 12 | 4 September 2019 | Lynn Crawford | Shane Chartrand | Trout[14] | Montreal bagel | Lynn Crawford | 77-74 |
3 | 13 | 11 September 2019 | Hugh Acheson | Nick Hodge | Goat[15] | Mango | Nick Hodge | 64-72 |
4 | 14 | 18 September 2019 | Amanda Cohen | Duncan Ly | Eggs[16] | Red pepper jelly | Amanda Cohen | 76-65 |
5 | 15 | 25 September 2019 | Rob Feenie | Ivana Raca | Cheddar cheese[17] | Ice wine | Rob Feenie | 79-66 |
6 | 16 | 2 October 2019 | Susur Lee | Paul Boehmer | Tiny fish | Soda crackers | Paul Boehmer | 70-77 |
7 | 17 | 9 October 2019 | Lynn Crawford | Scott Vivian | Bacon | Dates | Lynn Crawford | 71-59 |
8 | 18 | 16 October 2019 | Amanda Cohen | Jonathan Gushue | Squash | Dulce | Amanda Cohen | 76-74 |
9 | 19 | 23 October 2019 | Rob Feenie | Fisun Ercan | Beef | Lapsang Souchong Tea | Tie | 73-73 |
10 | 20 | 30 October 2019 | Susur Lee | Pino Posteraro | Crab | Cucumber Gin | Susur Lee | 60-54 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Iron Chef Canada". Corus. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ a b Scott, Katie (17 October 2018). "Gail Simmons and Chris Nuttall-Smith, from 'Iron Chef Canada,' talk making show uniquely Canadian - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ Schwartz, Susan (19 October 2018). "Iron Chef Canada appearance 'a childhood dream' for Jonathan Cheung | Montreal Gazette". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Iron Chef Canada | Cast Bios". Food Network Canada. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ David, Greg (18 September 2018). "Iron Chef Canada reigns supreme on October 17 | TV, eh?". www.tv-eh.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ McTeague, Michelle; Jaricot, Catrina; Grimshaw, Stacey (30 May 2019). "CORUS ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS 40 OUTSTANDING CANADIAN ORIGINAL SERIES FOR 2019-2020". Toronto, Ontario: Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Iron Chef Canada | Episode Guide". foodnetwork.ca.
- ^ Minuk, Susan (5 December 2018). "Chef Amanda Cohen stars in Iron Chef Canada". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Ottawa's best cooks go into battle on Iron Chef". Ottawa: CBC News. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ MacLean, Robyn (13 June 2019). "Canadian food DYK: Chef Rob Feenie was the first Canadian to win Iron Chef America". Eat North. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Anna Olson joins Iron Chef Canada". Television Asia Plus. 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Vancouver chefs Pino Posteraro and Stefan Hartmann will compete on Iron Chef Canada's upcoming season". The Georgia Straight. 7 August 2019.
- ^ Campbell, Scott (29 August 2019). "Iron Chef Canada returns with new kitchen battles to Oct. 30 finale". InsideOttawaValley.com.
- ^ "Trout bout: Shane Chartrand set for televised culinary battle on Iron Chef Canada | Edmonton Journal". 29 August 2019.
- ^ Forster, Tim (13 September 2019). "Plateau Chef Wins 'Iron Chef Canada' With Tex-Mex Goat Dishes". Eater Montreal.
- ^ "Chorney-Booth: New cookbook shares recipes from some of Calgary's best chefs | Calgary Herald". 13 September 2019.
- ^ North, Eat (7 March 2018). "One day in Toronto: Top Chef Canada competitor Ivana Raca". Eat North.
External links
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- Iron Chef
- Food Network (Canadian TV channel) original programming
- 2018 Canadian television series debuts
- 2010s Canadian cooking television series
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- 2020s Canadian reality television series
- Cooking competitions in Canada
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