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A special battle for Christmas. The challenger is a winner of the prestigious MOF award in France. The Iron Chef is the first Iron Chef French, Yutaka Ishinabe. This is the only Ishinabe episode, and the only episode from the first year broadcast on Food Network. Judges: Yasuo Tanaka (Novelist), Mai Kitajima (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
Episodes
1Ishinabe vs. Maruyama Takeshi (Salmon Battle) 2Michiba VS Kobayakawa Yousei (Foie Gras Battle) 3Chen vs Indoragori Paulo (Globefish Battle) 4Chen vs Kudo Toshiyuki (Tofu Battle) 5Michiba vs Syu Tomiteru (Lobster Battle) 6Chen VS Tei Kazuhiko (Octopus Battle) 7Ishinabe vs Muto Masato (Radish Battle) 8Michiba vs Syu Tomitoku (Crab Battle) 9Ishinabe VS Oyama Eizo (Banana Battle) 10Ishinabe vs Jacques Borie (Chicken Battle)