Theme : Andouille Sausage

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

Theme : American Kobe beef

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

Theme : Eggplant

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

Theme : Barramundi

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

Theme : Squid

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

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

Theme : Bigeye tuna

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

Theme : Bacon

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

Theme: Fennel

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

Theme : Dungeness crab

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

Theme : Tofu

Chefs : Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto battles against Chef Patricia Yeo

Theme : Lobster

Chefs : Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto battles against Chef Christophe Eme

Theme : Honey

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

Theme : Venison

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

Theme : Cranberries

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

Theme : Chickpeas

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

Theme : Lentils

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

Theme : Beets

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