| Genre: | Cooking show |
| Presenter: | Olly Smith Nick Nairn |
| Starring: | Tom Aikens Martin Blunos Sanjay Dwivedi Judy Joo |
| Director: | Jonathan Bullen |
| Executive Producer: | Adam MacDonald |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 25 |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Company: | IWC Media |
| Network: | Channel 4 |
| Related: | Iron Chef Iron Chef America |
Iron Chef UK is a British competition-based cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef and Food Network's Iron Chef America. It was produced by IWC Media and broadcast on Channel 4 in 2010.
The show aired during daytime, five days a week at 5pm in 2010, and was hosted by Olly Smith and Nick Nairn.[1] The four Iron Chefs were Tom Aikens, Martin Blunos, Sanjay Dwivedi and Judy Joo.[2] Like the original Iron Chef, the competitions were held in Kitchen Stadium and presided over by the Chairman. Judging occurred in two rounds, with the first round being appetisers, and the second being the main courses. Two challengers prepared an appetiser each, while professional chefs, the Iron Chefs prepared two dishes. They were judged, and the scores for the challenging team versus the Iron Chef were announced. Then the second half of the team and the Iron Chef returned to the kitchen to prepare the main course. The two challengers each prepared a dish and the Iron Chef prepared two. Judging resumed, and results announced. As well as announcing whether the Challenging team, or the Iron Chef won, the best dish from the challenging team was also announced. The challengers with the best dish returned on the following Friday to compete with the best Iron Chef of the week. Dishes were scored out of 25—15 for taste, 5 for design, and 5 for originality in the use of the special ingredient.
The first episode aired on 26 April 2010. Liz Moore from Northern Ireland was the first finalist.
The show has been seen worldwide by countries including India, Finland, New Zealand, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.[3]
| Iron Chef | Number of wins | Number of losses | Average score | Highest score | Lowest score | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Aikens | 5 | 1 | 22.3 | 25 | 18.5 | 83% | |
| Judy Joo | 4 | 1 | 20.0 | 24.75 | 13.5 | 80% | |
| Sanjay Dwivedi | 3 | 0 | 18.5 | 22.5 | 14.5 | 100% | |
| Martin Blunos | 2 | 2 | 18.1 | 21.5 | 14 | 50% |