Chef Izard enters the Gauntlet kitchen as the last remaining competitor, ready to take on a trio of formidable opponents — the Iron Chefs, of course — for the chance to join their ranks. She must battle Iron Chefs Symon, Flay and Morimoto in three separate round with three different Secret Ingredients. When Alton reveals an altar of peppers in the first heat, she quickly picks Iron Chef Flay, who is the undisputed king of chile peppers and a Southwestern-leaning chef. "If I'm going to go up against Iron Chefs, I need to beat them at their own game," Chef Izard explains of her strategy.