Asako Kishi (岸 朝子, Kishi Asako, November 22, 1923 – September 22, 2015) was a Japanese culinary critic, journalist, and publisher, best known for her role as a guest judge on Iron Chef.
She began her writing career when she joined the Japanese monthly women's magazine Shufu no Tomo in 1955.
She later worked for the publishing department of her alma mater and served ten years as editor-in-chief of the magazine Eiyō to Ryori (栄養と料理, Nutrition and Cooking) from 1968 to 1978.
In 1979, she created a publishing company specializing in magazines and books on cooking and nutrition.
Kishi died in Tokyo of heart failure on September 22, 2015 at the age of 91.