About The Iron Chef Events
in Sydney and Melbourne

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The “Iron Chef” phenomenon emerged in the early 1990’s as a popular TV show in Japan.

Its original format, fast paced action and unique commentary style galvanized a cult following the world over. The synopsis was that a man had a fantasy that became a reality in the form of a giant cooking arena – Kitchen Stadium The motivation for spending his fortune to create Kitchen Stadium was to encounter new original cuisines which could be called true artistic creations. To realize his dream, he secretly started choosing the top chefs of various styles of cooking, and he named his men the Iron Chefs: the invincible men of culinary skills. Every battle, reputations were on the line in Kitchen Stadium, where master chefs pit their artistic creations against each other.

In Sydney June 2010 and  Melbourne June 2011 JTB Events Department produced the  Iron Chef Events.The events brought two of the greatest Iron Chefs of the original Iron Chef series together, collaborating with locally acclaimed chefs to create true culinary masterpieces. All the action in the kitchens was relayed via live feed to large screens in the Venue Ballrooms and live demonstrations on stage by Iron Chef Chen was an exciting feature of the evening, as was participation behind the scenes of some lucky audience members. All this accompanied with entertaining commentary by two renowned  food critics resulted in a unique and unforgetable experience.An event of this magnitude is something rarely seen in Australia and a must for connoisseurs of good food, good wine and good times….

To read about customers experiences at the latest Iron Chef Event in Melbourne please visit the event facebook page :-  www.facebook.com/ironchefevent  Stay tuned for the announcement of the date and location of next year’s event later this year….Information on the Iron Chefs  can be found below :- 

Iron Chef French Hiroyuki Sakai  - 坂井 宏行

Date of Birth:  April 2, 1942

Place of Birth : Kagoshima, Japan

Current age: 68

Cooking Style: French

Restaurant Name:-La Rochelle

Resturant Location:- Shibuya -Tokyo,Japan

Number of Iron Chef Battles fought:86

Number of Iron Chef Battles fought:- 70

Number of Iron Chef Battles won:- 15

Number of Iron Chef Battles tied:-1

Ratio:- 83%

Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai’s signature restaurant La Rochelle is located in the trendy central Tokyo suburb of Shibuya.  La Rochelle proudly offers creative French cuisine that will pleasantly surprise, you. Cutting-edge interior design greets you at this elegant restaurant…..you will never forget the serenity of the venue, hospitality of the staff and the spectacular view from the 32nd floor in central Tokyo.

In 2009 Chef Sakai was named a recipient of the Gendai no Meiko (Contemporary Master Craftsmen) awards, honoring Japan’s foremost artisans in various fields.

Iron Chef Chinese Kenichi Chen – 陳建一

Date of Birth:- January 5, 1956 -Tokyo,Japan

Current age: 54

Cooking Style: Chinese

Restaurant Name:-Szechwan

Resturant Location:-Asakusa,Tokyo,Japan

Number of Iron Chef Battles fought: 92

Number of Iron Chef Battles won:- 67

Number of Iron Chef Battles lost:- 22

Number of Iron Chef Battles tied:- 3

Ratio: 76%

Kenichi Chen had a run of 14 consecutive victories, the longest of any Iron Chef.

Chen Kenichi is the longest serving Iron Chef and has fought an amazing 97 battles. Outside of the program he is responsible for running the Shisen Hanten Group of restaurants and continues to develop his Szechewan cooking which is considered among the most progressive cuisines in the world. Known for his good-humored and expressive face, Chen aims to offer happiness through his food, promoting his overall philosophy “Cooking is love”.