Four teen chefs return to the Chopped Kitchen with victory -- and redemption -- on their minds. With lump meat crab and mayo in the first basket, crab cake seems like the safe route, but will they surprise the judges with something more creative? In the entree round, one of the teens seems particularly unhappy to see a nostalgic candy, and a lovely vegetable is a novel ingredient for the young cooks. And the two teenagers who make it to the dessert round hustle to make sweet creations from Italian cookies and peanut butter toast.
In Newport, R.I., Michael Symon dives into a triple meat-stacked sandwich with smoked pork belly, bologna and chicken liver pate. A decadent, ultra-crispy and deep-fried soft-shell crab patty in San Francisco will change the way you look at burgers, and jumbo, spicy, fried chicken wings zing with a fiery green Szechuan peppercorn sauce in Seattle.
Your favorite Food Network stars come clean about their most intimate Guilty Pleasure secrets! Comedian David Alan Grier is dead serious about a Hollywood fried chicken feast, Daphne Brogdon steers us towards a sky-high barbecue meat plate, Bobby Flay raves about tenderloin topped with crab and butter sauce, Katie Lee directs us to some macho nachos, and more!