Iron Chef America — Season 3

Feb 26, 2006

Theme : Andouille Sausage Chefs : Iron Chef Mario Batali takes on "French" specialty chef John Besh

Mar 5, 2006

Theme : American Kobe beef Chefs : Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on Contemporary American specialist Beau MacMillan

Mar 12, 2006

Theme : Eggplant Chefs : Iron Chef Cat Cora takes on Eclectic specialists Jon Shook & Vinny Dotolo

Apr 30, 2006

Theme : Barramundi Chefs : Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on Hell's Kitchen (US) runner up Ralph Pagano

May 7, 2006

Theme : Squid James Beard Award winner Roberto Donna returns to Kitchen Stadium for a rematch against Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto

May 14, 2006

Theme : Goat Cheese Chefs : Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on Laurent Tourondel, chef and owner of New York's BLT Steak, BLT Prime, and BLT Fish

May 21, 2006

Theme : Bigeye tuna Chefs : Iron Chef Mario Batali takes on Los Angeles-based chef Ludovic Lefebvre, head chef at Bastide.

Jun 4, 2006

Theme : Bacon Chefs : Iron Chef Bobby Flay battles against chef Susur Lee, owner of two restaurants in Toronto

Jun 19, 2006

Theme : Lobster Chefs : Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto battles against Chef Christophe Eme

Jul 10, 2006

Theme : Frozen peas Chefs : Chef Morou Ouattara faces Iron Chef Bobby Flay.

Jul 17, 2006

Theme : Dungeness crab Chefs : Iron Chef Cat Cora battles Former White House chef Walter Scheib

Jul 30, 2006

Theme: Fennel Chefs : Iron Chef Mario Batali battles against Chef Gale Gand and Rick Tramonto

Aug 14, 2006

Theme : Puff pastry Chefs : Challenger chef Michael Psilakis goes up against Iron Chef Cat Cora.

Sep 11, 2006

Theme : Tofu Chefs : Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto battles against Chef Patricia Yeo

Sep 18, 2006

Theme : Chicken eggs Chefs : Chef Josh DeChellis challenges Iron Chef Bobby Flay in this battle of chicken eggs.

Oct 8, 2006

Theme : Wild boar Chefs : Texas Chef David Bull battles Iron Chef Bobby Flay.

Oct 29, 2006

Theme : Honey Iron chef Cat Cora faces pastry chef Elizabeth Faulkner in Kitchen Stadium. Judges: Mo Rocca; Jeffrey Steingarten; Paquito D'Rivera.

Nov 5, 2006

Theme : Venison Cat Cora faces New York chef Joey Campanaro. Judges: Michael Gelman; Karine Bakhoum; Jeffrey Steingarten.

Nov 12, 2006

Theme : Cranberries Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay team up and compete against Rachael Ray and Mario Batali in Kitchen Stadium.

Dec 3, 2006

Theme : Chickpeas Atlanta chef Richard Blais faces Iron Chef Mario Batali. Judges: Jeff Corwin; Maureen Petrosky; Drew Nieporent.

Dec 10, 2006

Theme : Ostrich Chefs : Southern chef Walter Royal challenges Iron Chef Cat Cora in this intense battle of ostrich meat.

Jan 1, 2007

Theme : Citrus fruit Florida chef Johnny Vinczencz faces off with Bobby Flay. Judges: Pamela Denison; Julie Chen; Ed Levine.

Jan 7, 2007

Theme : Lentils Ian Chalermkittichai and Mario Batali face off in Kitchen Stadium. Judges: Joel Hale; Karine Bakhoum; Monisha Bharadwaj.

Jan 21, 2007

Theme : Beets Chicago chef Homaro Cantu challenges Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. Judges: Melissa Clarke; Naomi Moriyama; Jeffrey Steingarten.