Iron Chef Canada

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.

Iron Chef Canada
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 (2018-10-17)
Related
Iron Chef Iron Chef America

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

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

Iron Chef	Seasons	Win	Loss	Draw	Total	Win %
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

Season 1

#	№	Original air date	Iron Chef	Challenger	Secret ingredient(s)	Curveball	Winner	Final score
1	1	17 October 2018 (2018-10-17)	Lynn Crawford	Marc Lepine	Maple	Instant coffee	Lynn Crawford	72-68
2	2	24 October 2018 (2018-10-24)	Rob Feenie	Ned Bell	Stone fruit	Liquid nitrogen	Rob Feenie	81-65
3	3	31 October 2018 (2018-10-31)	Susur Lee	Nick Liu	Bitter greens	Canned pumpkin	Susur Lee	72-70
4	4	7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)	Hugh Acheson	Alex Chen	Tomato	Berbere	Alex Chen	66-71
5	5	14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)	Amanda Cohen	René Rodriguez	Cauliflower	Nutritional yeast	Amanda Cohen	79-67
6	6	21 November 2018 (2018-11-21)	Lynn Crawford	Jason Bangerter	Venison	Vegetable sheeter	Jason Bangerter	72-77
7	7	28 November 2018 (2018-11-28)	Rob Feenie	John Horne	Bivalves	Salt & vinegar potato chips	Rob Feenie	82-73
8	8	5 December 2018 (2018-12-05)	Susur Lee	Danny Francis	Pork	Cheese curds	Danny Francis	71-72
9	9	12 December 2018 (2018-12-12)	Anna Olson	Laura White	Nuts[11]	Ginger snap	Anna Olson	77-75
10	10	19 December 2018 (2018-12-19)	Hugh Acheson	Brandon Olsen	Arctic char	Preserved lemon	Hugh Acheson	73-70

Season 2

#	№	Original air date	Iron Chef	Challenger	Secret ingredient(s)	Curveball	Winner	Final score
1	11	28 August 2019 (2019-08-28)	Susur Lee	Stefan Hartmann[12]	Offal[13]	Stout	Susur Lee	80-62
2	12	4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)	Lynn Crawford	Shane Chartrand	Trout[14]	Montreal bagel	Lynn Crawford	77-74
3	13	11 September 2019 (2019-09-11)	Hugh Acheson	Nick Hodge	Goat[15]	Mango	Nick Hodge	64-72
4	14	18 September 2019 (2019-09-18)	Amanda Cohen	Duncan Ly	Eggs[16]	Red pepper jelly	Amanda Cohen	76-65
5	15	25 September 2019 (2019-09-25)	Rob Feenie	Ivana Raca	Cheddar cheese[17]	Ice wine	Rob Feenie	79-66
6	16	2 October 2019 (2019-10-02)	Susur Lee	Paul Boehmer	Tiny fish	Soda crackers	Paul Boehmer	70-77
7	17	9 October 2019 (2019-10-09)	Lynn Crawford	Scott Vivian	Bacon	Dates	Lynn Crawford	71-59
8	18	16 October 2019 (2019-10-16)	Amanda Cohen	Jonathan Gushue	Squash	Dulce	Amanda Cohen	76-74
9	19	23 October 2019 (2019-10-23)	Rob Feenie	Fisun Ercan	Beef	Lapsang Souchong Tea	Tie	73-73
10	20	30 October 2019 (2019-10-30)	Susur Lee	Pino Posteraro	Crab	Cucumber Gin	Susur Lee	60-54