Iron Chef America is the American adaptation of the very popular Japanese series Iron Chef. In the U.S. adaptation, popular chefs challenge the four Iron Chefs: Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, Masaharu Morimoto, and Cat Cora. William Shatner is the "chairman" who presides over the proceedings in the "Kitchen Arena." Celebrities and other notables judge the outcome to determine if the challenger or Iron Chef wins. Iron Chef America airs on the Food Network.