Season 1

01 Ishinabe vs. Maruyama Takeshi (Salmon Battle) Episode 110th October 1993 02 Michiba VS Kobayakawa Yousei (Foie Gras Battle) Episode 217th October 1993 03 Chen vs Indoragori Paulo (Globefish Battle) Episode 331st October 1993 04 Chen vs Kudo Toshiyuki (Tofu Battle) Episode 47th November 1993 05 Michiba vs Syu Tomiteru (Lobster Battle) Episode 514th November 1993 06 Chen VS Tei Kazuhiko (Octopus Battle) Episode 621st November 1993 07 Ishinabe vs Muto Masato (Radish Battle) Episode 728th November 1993 08 Michiba vs Syu Tomitoku (Crab Battle) Episode 85th December 1993 09 Ishinabe VS Oyama Eizo (Banana Battle) Episode 912th December 1993 10 Ishinabe vs Jacques Borie (Chicken Battle) Episode 1019th December 1993 A special battle for Christmas. The challenger is a winner of the prestigious MOF award in France. The Iron Chef is the first Iron Chef French, Yutaka Ishinabe. This is the only Ishinabe episode, and the only episode from the first year broadcast on Food Network. Judges: Yasuo Tanaka (Novelist), Mai Kitajima (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)