[DOC] [TLE] April 23 - The Making Of... - Game Show NewsNet [PAR] In a castle in Japan, an eccentric gourmand (played originally by famed 
Japanese stage actor Takeshi Kaga) has spent his entire fortune to carve out a 
gourmet ... The cornerstone of this Gourmet Academy would be a giant cooking 
arena, the first ... Which led Food Network to create their own version with help 
from Fuji TV. [DOC] [TLE] Iron Chef - Wikipedia [PAR] Iron Chef is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. 
The series, which ... The host of the show is the flamboyant Takeshi Kaga, known 
on the show as Chairman Kaga ... There, visiting chefs from "around the world" 
would compete against his Gourmet Academy, led by his three (later four) Iron 
Chefs. [DOC] [TLE] IRON CHEF - GEOCITIES.ws [PAR] Says Chairman Takeshi Kaga -- Head of the Gourmet Academy at Kitchen 
Stadium ... Stadium, where Master Chefs pit their artistic creations against each 
other. ... The show's premise is that the eccentric Takeshi Kaga has secretly 
collected the best ... He delights in staging food battles between his honored Iron 
Chefs and... [DOC] [TLE] Shocking facts about Food Network and its stars | Fox News [PAR] Oct 18, 2013 ... The new book 'From Scratch: Inside the Food Network' is full of ... that they were 
out of their minds for wanting to broadcast cooking shows ... Rachael Ray her 
very own show to deciding who will be its next star via a reality competition show. 
... But the actor who portrayed him, Takeshi Kaga, who also played... [DOC] [TLE] August 27, 2008 [PAR] Some scholars believe he initially called off his marriage, as he'd fallen in love 
with a friend of the ... team on this critically acclaimed TV show Friday Night 
Lights Folklore affirms that spheres made from .... On this Food Network show, 
Takeshi Kaga plays an eccentric gourmet who pits his own cooks against others 
Iron Chef... [DOC] [TLE] Iron Chef Japan Fan Reviews & Ratings - TV.com [PAR] The Food Network could have taken the lower road and played this show for .... 
Chefs compete against the greatest chefs in Japan, the Iron Chefs. ... invite from 
Chairman Takeshi Kaga) and picks and Iron Chef to battle with. ... The Iron Chefs 
each have their own particular area that they excel most in, ... Gourmet geniuses. [DOC] [TLE] Culinary Detective: My look inside "Kitchen Stadium" on Iron Chef ... [PAR] Dec 18, 2004 ... The chefs (each with 2 assistants) cook in side-by-side kitchens known, ... The 
Food Network realized the appeal and following that Iron Chef had ... Each of 
these men is a successful restaurateur and television host in his own right and all 
... Stadium a team of announcers calls all the play by play action. [DOC] [TLE] Iron Chef - All The Tropes [PAR] Oct 1, 2015 ... Affably Evil: Well, as evil as you can be on a cooking show. ... wants to take down 
all the Iron Chefs - Michiba in particular - just to stroke his own ego. ... Wielded by 
Takashi Mera in Battle Tuna against Iron Chef Michiba. .... Supposedly, Food 
Network did that to get around a clause in Takeshi Kaga's original... [DOC] [TLE] Iron Chef America Fan Reviews & Ratings - page 2 of 2 - TV.com [PAR] Latest Iron Chef America review: this show is basically the same thing japans "
iron chef" ... is matched up against a challenger  a well-known chef in their 
own right. ... from the quirky personality and garish wardrobe of Chairman 
Takeshi Kaga. ... its run and Food Network decided to film its own version of the 
culinary battle... [DOC] [TLE] Iron Chef (Japan). | Iron Chefs...Allez Cuisine! | Pinterest | Iron Chef ... [PAR] Iron Chef is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. .... 
This man is my latest hero: Takeshi Kaga who played Chairman Kaga in Iron 
Chef ..... The Iron Chefs share their best recipes with Food Network Magazine. ... 
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Question: On this Food Network show, Takeshi Kaga plays an eccentric gourmet who pits his own cooks against others
Answer: "Iron Chef"