Iron Chef Australia

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Iron Chef Australia
Genre Cooking, Game show
Presented by Grant Denyer
Mark Dacascos
StarringRichard Cornish (commentator)
JudgesLarissa Dubecki
Simon Thomsen
Leo Schofield
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Producer Shine Australia
Production locations Docklands Studios Melbourne, Docklands, Melbourne, Australia
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original network Seven Network
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release19 October (2010-10-19) 
23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)
Related
Iron Chef
Iron Chef America

Iron Chef Australia is an Australian cooking show based on the Japanese show Iron Chef , as well as its American adaptation Iron Chef America . The program is a sort of culinary game show, with each episode seeing a challenger chef competing against one of the resident "Iron Chefs" in a one-hour cooking competition based on a theme ingredient.

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The show was put into production by the Seven Network mainly to capitalise on the success of the Network Ten cooking show MasterChef Australia , [1] and is produced by that show's current production company Shine Australia. It premiered on Seven on 19 October 2010.

Overview

Iron Chef Australia features production design and presentation similar to Iron Chef America. In addition Mark Dacascos reprises his role as The chairman from Iron Chef America. The show is recorded at Docklands Studios in Melbourne. [2]

In contrast to previous versions of the format, the show features a static judging panel composed of food critics Larissa Dubecki, Simon Thomsen and Leo Schofield. The programme is hosted by Grant Denyer, with additional commentary provided by Richard Cornish.

The Iron Chefs

Iron ChefSpecialtyWinLossDrawTotalWin %
Guillaume Brahimi French 2002100%
Guy Grossi Italian 110250.0%
Neil Perry Asian 2002100%

Results

EpisodeAirdateIron ChefChallengerTheme IngredientWinner
119 October 2010Neil PerryMatt Stone Coconut Neil Perry
226 October 2010Guy GrossiJudyta Slupnicki Duck Guy Grossi
32 November 2010Guillaume BrahimiChris Badenoch Chocolate Guillaume Brahimi
49 November 2010Guy GrossiHerb Faust Lamb Herb Faust
516 November 2010Neil PerrySasha Meier Squid Neil Perry
623 November 2010Guillaume BrahimiDan Hong Fungi Guillaume Brahimi

Reception

The premiere episode of the show debuted with an average of 1.129 million viewers, coming in seventh in ratings for the night. It competed against and was bettered by Top Gear Australia , another Australian adaptation of a popular international TV series. [3]

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References

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  2. "Blood, sweat and cheers: Inside Iron Chef Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
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