Chairman Mark Dacascos bites an apple at the beginning of each episode to pay homage to the original Iron Chef, where Chairman Kaga bites a pepper.
Commentator 'Alton Brown' had to be rushed from the set because of a heart arrhythmia experienced from fatigue.
Besides chefs Morimoto and Sakai, Iron Chef Chinese Chen Kenichi was supposed to appear on the show, but couldn't make it because of a death in the family.