2011 Festival: October 14-16, 2011; Application Deadline is Monday, September 26, 2011

CLICK HERE to download the 2011 TMY Iron Chef Competition Guidelines.
CLICK HERE to complete the online 2011 Iron Chef Competition Application.

This fun competition, inspired by the love of nutritious foods from diverse ethnicities, will follow the format of the famous Japanese “Iron Chef” culinary game show. The TMY Iron Chef Competition is open to High School and College Culinary program students. The TMY Iron Chef Pro Competition is an invitation-only event showcasing Tucson’s Top Chefs. .

Our version will pit Iron Chef Teams from local high schools and culinary institutes against one another, judged by chefs, celebrities, and dieticians. Student Teams will have 60 minutes to prepare a two course meal of one salad or appetizer and one entrée including a starch or vegetable. Teams will be assigned an ethnic or cultural culinary theme. Menus will be judged on presentation, nutrition value, taste, texture and reflection of cultural heritage theme.

The Iron Chef competition will take place in the 2011 Kitchen Stadium, presented by American Culinary Foundation/ Chef’s Association of Southern AZ with support from Arizona Restaurant Supply.

Read about 2009 and 2010 TMY Iron Chef winner Ryan Clark here.