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Rokusaburo Michiba
Born
(1931-01-03) 3 January 1931 (age 93)
Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Culinary career
Cooking style
Japanese cuisine
Television show(s)
Iron Chef
Rokusaburo Michiba (道場 六三郎, Michiba Rokusaburō, born 3 January 1931) is a Japanese cuisine chef most notable as the first Japanese Iron Chef on the television series Iron Chef. He was on the show from its inception in 1993 until his retirement on his 65th birthday, January 3, 1996. After his retirement as an Iron Chef, he made sporadic appearances on the show, and producers even dedicated a special 1996 tribute episode to him called The Legend of Michiba.[citation needed]
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RokusaburoMichiba (道場 六三郎, MichibaRokusaburō, born 3 January 1931) is a Japanese cuisine chef most notable as the first Japanese Iron Chef on the television...
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own show, Paula's Home Cooking, in November 2002. Tyler Florence RokusaburoMichiba and Masaharu Morimoto – appeared on the show and prepared dinner for...
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episodes. He attended the retirement episodes of both Nakamura and RokusaburoMichiba, who had battled many of Kandagawa's protégés. He also acted as a...