Contestants
- Marco Canora (chef and owner of Hearth, Terroir and Terroir TriBeca in New York City)
- Bryan Caswell (chef and owner of Reef, Stella Sola and Little Bigs in Houston, Texas)
- Maneet Chauhan (chef at Vermillion in Chicago, Illinois and New York), lost to Masaharu Morimoto in Battle Leeks in Season 8
- Mary Dumont (Executive Chef at Harvest in Cambridge, Massachusetts), lost to Cat Cora in Battle Milk and Cream in Season 5
- Duskie Estes (chef and owner of Zazu Restaurant and Farm, Bovolo and Black Pig Meat Company in Sonoma County, California)
- Marc Forgione (chef and owner of Marc Forgione in New York), sous chef for Laurent Tourondel, winner of Battle Goat Cheese in Season 3
- Andrew Kirschner (Executive chef at Wilshire in Santa Monica, California)
- Mario Pagán (chef and owner of Chayote and Lemongrass in Puerto Rico)
- Celina Tio (chef and owner of Julian in Kansas City, Missouri)
- Ming Tsai (chef and owner of Blue Ginger in Wellesley, Massachusetts), defeated Bobby Flay in Battle Duck in Season 1
Read more about this topic: The Next Iron Chef, Season 3: 2010