The cult cookery competition which originates from Japan has reached the shores of the UK where each day a team of four eager challengers enter the legendary Kitchen Stadium, the culinary battle ground presided over by The Chairman.

It is here that The Chairman has gathered four of the UK’s most notable and competitive chefs, Martin Blunos, Judy Joo, Sanjay Dwivedi and Tom Aikens and he has challenged mere mortals to come and cook against them in the ultimate high energy high octane cook off.

Each day of the week a team of intrepid challengers take on one resident Iron Chef, cooking dishes based on a ‘special ingredient’ of The Chairman’s choosing. All the dishes are judged by a panel of expert food critics and at the end of the programme either the team or the Iron Chef are declared the winner.

The end of the week culminates in the Friday Final where the strongest Challenger of the team takes on an Iron Chef alone in a head to head stand-off. The Chairman ups the stakes by introducing more unusual and challenging special ingredients and such is his faith in his Iron Chefs, there is a £1000 prize for the challenger who can overthrow one.

The show’s anchored by wine expert Olly Smith whilst the cooking action is co-commentated by Michelin star chef Nick Nairn.