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Hi Everybody,
October 10th will mark 17 years since the debut of Iron Chef in Japan. Most of us here found the show only after it began airing on Food Network in the US. Some people saw the show in all it’s subtitled glory in the early days of its American run in select local markets. And I imagine a lucky few even saw it during its original Japanese airing.
So, what is your Iron Chef story? How did you find the show? What hooked you and made you a fan? Have you ever met an Iron Chef or challenger, or eaten at one of their restaurants? How did you end up here?
On the 10th, I will have some new Japanese language episodes posted. (And maybe even a extra surprise or two.) Until then, let’s fill up the comments with our Iron Chef stories.
Keith
430 – Fatty Tuna – Sakai vs. Uki
Chairman Kaga has always dreamed of having an Iron Chef Koshien. He hopes this battle will be the first step toward realizing that dream. The challenger defeated several chefs from his region in an “Iron Chef Pot Dish Challenge.”
431 – Iwa Oyster – Nakamura vs. Toriumi
The challenger is a French chef who used to be a sculptor.
The only files available to download at this time are the subbed VOB files. (I will get the divx versions up as soon as I can.)
These are the final two subtitled battles I have to share. I hope we have a chance to see some of the other subtitled episodes on whatever site they eventually land.
In case you missed this comment, I thought I’d make a new post out of it:
tetsujin070561 Says:
July 20th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
As the “anonymous” contributor of the recent run of “new” IC battles, I must say that I am extremely disappointed with King Tuthead. He does not keep me or the users of this site informed as to the possible posting of new battles, ignores my e-mail to him offering to help with the postings, and offers few explanations for his protracted absence here. Of the last batch of five battles I mailed him, he has posted just three over a span of FOUR MONTHS.
I’m sorry to have to say this, but until this site is straighted out, there will be NO MORE NEW BATTLES at ironcheffans.info.
I can appreciate that one might be overwhelmed with excessive work obligations, but that is no excuse for the utter lack of any explanation to me or to you all. Good luck finding a new source of IC battles, King Tuthead.
I’m sorry I screwed it up for the rest of you regarding the “new” episodes. I would love to have seen them, and I hope we do see them some day.
I will be the first to admit that this site has slipped down my list of priorities over the last 6-8 months. This site has always been, and will always be, a hobby for me. I obviously have not been able to commit to it as I did when I launched it in February 2008. Don’t worry. I have no intention of taking the site down any time in the foreseeable future, so you don’t have to start furiously downloading episodes. I will post the two remaining subtitled episodes within the next seven days.
Keith
The challenger took over the kitchen of a Spanish cuisine restaurant started by a man known as the missionary for Spanish cuisine in Japan. According to the Chairman, he stands at the top of Japan’s Spanish culinary world. He is the first Spanish cuisine challenger to enter Kitchen Stadium.
What makes this episode a rare and special treat for current Iron Chef fans is that it comes from the time before Iron Chef was aired on Food Network. It was recorded from one of the local stations broadcasting the show. It is in Japanese WITH English subtitles. I know you will enjoy being able to experience this rare episode not shown in North America in over 10 years.
There are two options for viewing this episode. The pop-up player will use the usual divx encoded file. This smaller, lower quality file can also be downloaded directly using the “Download File” option. Also in the download menu this time is an option to download a higher quality VOB file (approx. 0.9GB). (You can play the VOB file in VLC Player.)
New in the video database this week: 427s – Hamaguri Clam Battle – Nakamura vs. Tozawa
While you are waiting for the episode to finish downloading, take a moment to visit my friend Kim’s new Scentsy site. There is also a link on the left side of the page. I have some of their products in the Iron Chef Collection office (OK, it’s just my living room :)) but I really like them.
After a long absence, I have returned with a new episode for you. More should follow before next weekend.
The challenger is the grandson of a very famous chef who specialized in Shanghai cuisine. He was trained by his father and became a head chef at the age of 32. He is said to be the number one young chef in Yokohama Chinatown.
What makes this episode a rare and special treat for current Iron Chef fans is that it comes from the time before Iron Chef was aired on Food Network. It was recorded from one of the local stations broadcasting the show. (In fact, it still has some local commercials intact.) It is in Japanese WITH English subtitles. I know you will enjoy being able to experience this rare episode not shown in North America in over 10 years.
There are two options for viewing this episode. The pop-up player will use the usual divx encoded file. This smaller, lower quality file can also be downloaded directly using the “Download File” option. Also in the download menu this time is an option to download a higher quality VOB file (approx. 1.6GB). (You can play the vob file in VLC Player.)
New in the video database this week: 425s – Managatsuo Battle – Nakamura vs. Son
I thought I’d add this link sent to me by frequent commenter and contributor Hevilift. Iron Chef Chen and Iron Chef Sakai are in Australia for an Iron Chef dinner. Enjoy the article.
Has anyone seen this show yet? I have downloaded the first episode, but I haven’t watched it yet. I will put that first episode up for download if there is any interest in seeing it. (I don’t plan to put up any other episodes of the series, but I thought people might be curious.)
UPDATE: I’m three minutes into the episode, and I can already tell I will not be able to watch it. It’s definitely patterned after Iron Chef America as opposed to Iron Chef. If you want to see it, I’ll put it up, but I don’t think it’s a show for me. (I should probably give it more than 3 minutes to impress me, but it’s just so painful to watch!)