From the beginning of the show in 1993, the Iron Chef French was Yutaka Ishinabe. After the first season, Ishinabe decided to step down and become an 'honorary Iron Chef', thus passing the mantle of Iron Chef French to Hiroyuki Sakai in 1994.
- Yutaka Ishinabe 1993 to 1994
- Hiroyuki Sakai 1994 to 1999