Hiroyuki Sakai

Hiroyuki Sakai (坂井 宏行, Sakai Hiroyuki?, born April 2, 1942 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a well-known Japanese chef who specializes in French cuisine. Sakai is most famous for being the second, and last, Iron Chef French on the Japanese television show Iron Chef, first appearing at the beginning of... Read More

Hiroyuki Sakai (坂井 宏行, Sakai Hiroyuki?, born April 2, 1942 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a well-known Japanese chef who specializes in French cuisine. Sakai is most famous for being the second, and last, Iron Chef French on the Japanese television show Iron Chef, first appearing at the beginning of 1994 (after Yutaka Ishinabe retired) and continued his appearance in shows over nine seasons. Sakai has the second best winning percentage of the Iron Chefs, trailing only his Iron Chef French predecessor, Ishinabe. His stature as the top chef on the show was formalized when he was named the "King of Iron Chefs" after emerging victorious from the show's grand finale, a tournament involving all the active Iron Chefs. His record on Iron Chef is 70-15-1. See Less