Iron Chef America: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Iron Chef America Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Symon/Zakarian vs.Team Mairinger
Oct 12, 2013
Iron Chefs Michael Symon and Geoffrey Zakarian go face to face with a team of Austro-German chefs, led by Bernhard Mairinger, Executive Chef at Bierbeisl in Beverly Hills, Calif.,
Zakarian/Guarnaschelli vs. Mendelsohn/Vigneron
Oct 26, 2013
Iron Chefs Geoffrey Zakarian and Alex Guarnaschelli face off against chefs Spike Mendelsohn and Marcel Vigneron in this spooky trick-or-treat battle. Judges are Audra McDonald, Jos
Flay/Symon vs. Zakarian/Guarnaschelli
Nov 10, 2013
Iron Chef veterans and reigning Thanksgiving Battle victors Bobby Flay and Michael Symon are challenged by the new kids in Kitchen Stadium, Iron Chefs Geoffrey Zakarian and Alex Gu
Symon vs. Morimoto vs. Garces
Nov 30, 2013
Three teams go head to head to head in this festive holiday battle as Iron Chefs are paired with Cooking Channel chefs: Michael Symon with Ching-He Huang, Masaharu Morimoto with G.
Flay & Garces vs. Morimoto & Zakarian
Dec 14, 2013
Iron Chefs Bobby Flay and Jose Garces take on Iron Chefs Masaharu Morimoto and Geoffrey Zakarian in a frozen wonderland, where food must be served on elaborate places carved from h
Big Game Day: Symon/Forgione vs Morimoto/Garces
Jan 26, 2014
Two teams of Iron Chefs skirmish in a Big Game Day clash. (Michael Symon and Marc Forgione vs. Masaharu Morimoto and Jose Garces) Judges are Donatella Arpaia, Mike Greenberg and Ca
Vegas High Rollers: Flay vs. Sosa
Mar 2, 2014 · 60 min
It's Vaya con Vegas, baby, as the Chairman rolls the dice and pits Iron Chef Bobby Flay against challenger Angelo Sosa in a fight for the culinary title. The judges for this battle
Grill Masters: U.S.A. vs. Australia
May 25, 2014
Team USA (Iron Chefs Bobby Flay, Marc Forgione and Alex Guarnaschelli) battles Team Australia (Chefs Adrian Richardson, Darren Robertson and Tobie Puttock) in a Grill Masters compe
Dessert Luau: Guarnaschelli/Iuzzini vs. Zakarian/Falkner
Jun 7, 2014
Iron Chefs paired with pastry-chef maestros conjure up tropical desserts. Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and Johnny Iuzzini take on the team of Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian and Elizab
Ultimate Bar Food: Flay/Anderson vs. Morimoto/Majumdar
Jul 19, 2014
Iron Chefs paired with amateur cooks raise the bar on common food fare in a food fight brawl. Iron Chef Bobby Flay and actor Anthony Anderson take on Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto an
Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad 60's Meal
Sep 6, 2014 · 60 min
Iron Chefs Alex Guarnaschelli and Marc Forgione are paired with bartenders for a battle that celebrates the food of the 1960s. The panel of judges includes Willie Degel, Judy Joo a
Ghosts of Holiday Ingredients Past
Sep 7, 2014
Three teams go head to head to head in this festive holiday battle as Iron Chefs are paired with Cooking Channel chefs. Michael Symon is paired with Ching-He Huang, Masaharu Morimo