TV show Iron Chef (after chef Patrick Clark in October 1997), with help from then-mayor of San Francisco Willie Brown who asked for FujiTV (owner and producer of Iron Chef) to accept Siegel as a challenger. Siegel faced Iron Chef French Hiroyuki Sakai in a battle using the theme ingredient lobster. Siegel produced five dishes: Egg Royale Lobster Cream Soup with scallops and truffles California Salad with lobster, basil oil, tomato concasséed and avocado Lobster ravioli with sweet corn sauce Lobster and foie gras in fig sauce In the end, Siegel swept Sakai 4–0. References American chefs American male chefs Living people People from Manhattan Cuisine of the San Francisco Bay Area 1966 births California Culinary Academy alumni Chefs of French cuisine Iron Chef contestants Chefs from San Francisco Palo Alto High School alumni People from Palo Alto, California