<P> The dishes are tasted by the chairman and a panel of three judges, two of whom are professional food critics (a contrast to the original Iron Chef, which typically had one professional food critic as a judge). Like the original Iron Chef, each chef can be awarded up to 20 points by each judge; consisting of 10 points for taste, 5 for plating (the appearance or presentation of the dishes), and 5 for originality . The rules are explained by Kevin Brauch before judging . The chef with the higher score is declared the winner . If there is a tie, it remains as the final result, unlike Iron Chef, where an overtime battle was immediately called with a new theme ingredient; however, if the overtime battle also resulted in a tie, that would be the final result . (Also in contrast with the original, the final scores are subdivided by category, rather than by individual judge .) Starting with Season 11 (2012--13), an additional 10 points per judge is also available: up to 5 points for the first dish presentation, and up to 5 points for the use of the "culinary curveball". The scoring for the first dish is revealed shortly after the dishes are presented to and tasted by the judges, and the total score (including the "culinary curveball" points) is reserved for the judgment and revelation of the winner . </P> <P> Iron Chef America is not affiliated with any culinary institution, unlike Iron Chef, which was associated with Hattori Nutrition College . Chefs also bring in their own sous - chefs . Like Iron Chef, each chef is allowed two sous - chefs . In tag - team or two - on - one battles, both chefs on one side each bring one sous - chef . On the original Iron Chef, early episodes had two chefs without sous - chefs, while later episodes had two chefs and one sous - chef per side . The sous - chefs employed by the Iron Chefs are as follows: </P> <Ul> <Li> Batali--Anne Burrell and Mark Ladner </Li> <Li> Cora--Lorilynn Bauer, David Schimmel, Ed Cotton, Richard Blais (other sous - chefs have been employed on occasion) </Li> <Li> Flay--Flay employs a rotating staff of sous - chefs from his restaurants </Li> <Li> Morimoto--Ariki Omae, Makoto Okuwa, and Jamison Blankenship (other sous - chefs have been employed on occasion) </Li> <Li> Symon--Cory Barrett and Derek Clayton </Li> <Li> Garces--Dave Conn, MacGregor Mann, Jessica Mogardo </Li> <Li> Forgione--rotating staff of sous - chefs from Forgione's restaurants </Li> <Li> Zakarian--Paul Corsentino, Eric Haugen, Alex Guarnaschelli (before her promotion to Iron Chef) </Li> <Li> Guarnaschelli--Ashley Merriman and Wirt Cook </Li> </Ul> <Li> Batali--Anne Burrell and Mark Ladner </Li>

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