"THIS IS MY LAST IRON CHEF BATTLE EVER." Flay explained that the drama of the stunt was precisely why he did it. "I wanted everyone to know that this is my last Iron Chef battle," he said.

In the season two premiere of the podcast Beyond the Plate, the Giada's Italy cookbook author said the point of contention came after she famously teamed up with Flay for Iron Chef America in 2006 ...