Episode
Iron Chef: Michiba vs Minoru Noda (Matsutake Mushroom Battle)
Overview
The challenger is the head chef at a members only Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles. He watches the Iron Chef episodes that air on TV in California. (Pre-Food Network IC days.) He was born in Los Angeles, but he went to Japan to live with his grandparents when he was 6 months old. He was part of a comedy duo in his teens, but he had to give that up. And while he is an American, he wishes he could be a chef in Japan. The theme ingredients cost about $4,000. Judges: Junichi Ishida (Actor), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 36
- Air date
- 1995-09-08
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Michiba vs Minoru Noda (Matsutake Mushroom Battle) is Episode 36 in Season 3 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1995-09-08. The runtime is 30 min.
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