Asako Kishi was often one of the judges on the original Iron Chef television program. The program billed her as an accomplished culinary critic. With these words begins each edition of Iron Chef, a Japanese television program made by FujiTV. The original Japanese title is Ryōri no tetsujin (料理の鉄人, Ironmen of Cooking). It began airing in 1993 as a half-hour show, and after 23 episodes was expanded to a one-hour format. ... A critic (from Greek κριτικός, kritikós - one who discerns, from Ancient Greek κριτής, krités, a judge) is a person who offers judgement or analysis, value judgement, interpretation, or observation. ...