If memory serves me correctly, last year, I’ve spoken a number of times about having contributors for the site, and I’m pleased that, as 2021 begins, we have our first two!
Please welcome Carlos as a contributor to the site. Carlos is an Orlando resident and Disney fan who enjoys sharing Iron Chef facts and memories, including some lesser-known ones. He’s come with a number of tips and tidbits that you probably did not know about before and is excited to continue to share throughout the year. Look for his first contributions in the “Beyond Kitchen Stadium” section of the site!
I’m also pleased to welcome Greg as a site contributor as well. Greg’s contributions will be coming throughout the year over time as part of our “deeper dive” strategy into Iron Chef Japan’s original run.
Throughout 2020, I’ve continued to receive requests from site members about watching episodes on this site or downloading episodes from this site or its archives. Under my leadership, this site will continue to respect the rights of the original copyright holders meaning that, until the licensing agreement changes to allow us direct access to show materials, we are unable to directly host episode recordings or episode download links (including torrent files and other P2P opportunities) on site-owned properties. Any site posts or comments which do so are subject to removal and the accounts used for those subject to ban or blocking.
The rights to Iron Chef Japan may have changed recently with respect to the USA-based Food Network channel – they seem to have pulled that content from their lineup. Cooking Channel has as well. I would love to host a show schedule here so folks can find when the show might be on a network they have access to. So far I haven’t found it available on any streaming platform such as Netflix or Amazon Prime, though there are some Twitch channels that love the show (https://www.twitch.tv/ironchef_episodes).
If you’re interested in becoming a site contributor, writer, researcher, etc – please reach out by GMail and contact me at ironcheffansinfo@gmail.com and let me know what you’d be interested in sharing on the site! We have plenty of new spaces for recipes, anecdotes, and rare content honoring the Iron Chef shows!
Scott Richardson
25 January, 2021