This week in Iron Chef history, April 26 – May 2:
- 216 (4/29/1994) – Truffle – Michiba vs. Yukio Hattori
- 317 (4/28/1995) – Tilefish – Michiba vs. Keisuke Tamano
- 418 (4/26/1996) – Lettuce – Chen vs. He Yiewen
- 516OA – (5/2/1997) – Sea Bass – Sakai vs. Kiyoyasu Sasaki
- 614 (5/1/1998) – Bamboo Shoot – Morimoto vs. Tetsuo Hagiwara
- 716 (4/30/1999) – Scallion – Morimoto vs. Yusuke Yamashita (Cod Roe (715) OT Battle)
TWICH Notes: This weeks episodes include the legendary butt-kicking that Michiba lays on Dr. Hattori in the Truffle battle. Next, Michiba takes on a man who heads one of Kandagawa’s restaurants. Chen takes on one of the top Cantonese chefs in Japan. Our ICC episode features a challenger trained by the legendary Paul Bocuse. Morimoto gets challenged by a traditional Japanese chef, again. And finally, we get the OT battle to follow up last week’s Cod Roe match up.
New in the database this week: 516OA – Sea Bass