It's four chefs, one family, in a Chopped first when a mother, father, daughter and son who run a restaurant together compete to see who will become the Chopped Champion. The family opens up the first basket to find a flatbread and a strong citrus. Then with three family members left in the entree round, there is fish to de-bone and tofu to flavor. The last two chefs proudly fight for the title as they create desserts using lobster tail pastries and cinnamon chips.
Kardea Brown is hosting a soulful supper club in Charleston with award-winning chef Alexander Smalls. Kardea begins the meal with Fish Chowder, a hearty soup with flaky cod, potatoes and corn. Then, Alexander joins Kardea in the kitchen to cook her Grilled Lamb Chops with Pink Peppercorn Sauce accompanied by Fried Skillet Corn Salad with bell peppers, tomatoes and pork belly. For dessert, Kardea plates beautiful Red Wine Poached Pears with Vanilla Bean Custard. Strike up the band, it's time for supper club!
This trip, Guy Fieri's goin' from smoky to belly with a dash of spicy! There's next-level Mexican in Sacramento, Calif., putting their twist on tacos with amped-up pork and not-your-everyday Nashville hot chicken. The-bomb BBQ joint is transporting a taste of Texas to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., bringin' brisket to a stacked sloppy joe and off-the-chain chili. Plus, a real-deal Cambodian spot in San Jose, Calif., is servin' full-flavored fish curry and primo pork belly noodles.
Noah Cappe drops in on central California's Placer County Fair, the home of some one-of-a-kind fair foods, including the World's Largest Funnel Cake. Noah lends a hand as a new world record is set -- and then happily samples the result. He wraps up his visit with two Argentinian offers and a fudge/cookie mashup. Then he's off to the Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport, Iowa, where Deep-Fried Peaches and Ice Cream and a Walking Fish Taco keep him on the go.
Four fit chefs take on the challenge to cook creative, healthy dishes that are light on calories but big on flavor. A faux noodle and a beautiful fish fillet are two of the round one mystery ingredients, and the second round revolves around a diet drink and a protein-packed snack box. When both remaining chefs plan to use the ice cream machine for their acai berry powder desserts, there's a chance someone will be left out in the cold when time runs out.
The Kitchen hosts share recipes inspired by their first jobs in food. Sunny Anderson throws it back to her drive-thru days with her Nacogdoches Cherry Limeade, while Geoffrey Zakarian channels his fry cook energy into his Bistro Steak Frites. Then, Katie Lee Biegel makes hearty Sausage, Kale and Lentil Soup, straight from her old café, Jeff Mauro shares his first step to becoming the Sandwich King with his Ultimate Steak Sandwich and Alex Guarnaschelli remakes her first customer's order -- Fish with Salsa Verde.
Ree Drummond is staying home on the ranch and sharing great ideas for quarantine cooking. Her daughters Paige and Alex, nephew Stuart and her friend Mauricio step in as the crew to shoot the show on their phones. Ree raids the pantry to make tasty Tomato Soup 2.0 and whips up easy Homemade Mini Tortillas and Cabbage Pantry Slaw for awesome freezer-standby Fish Stick Tacos. Then she wraps things up with the cutest shortcut Strawberry Lime Mousse and a big helping of fun and outtakes.
Guy Fieri wants everything between the bread. Chef Tiffani Faison gets cruising with a Pineapple Kush cocktail and makes a Chinese hamburger called Rou Jia Mo before piling up Peanut Butter Whipped Marshmallow Toasties. Chef Mei Lin's serves up a Fried Fish Sandwich with Yuzu Tartar Sauce and plates her Reuben Cheesy Pockets. Chef Justin Sutherland pops off some Meatball Hoagie Poppers before circling around to a Cuban Sandwich Dip. Chef Joe Sasto craves Mozzarella en Carroza and tops it off with Torta della Patate.
Jamie Deen has a special dinner-for-two date, and he can't wait to get started on this quick and healthy meal. His mom, Paula, is coming over, and Jamie is going to treat her to deliciously prepared Tilapia Foil Packets. To accompany the fish, Jamie puts together a wonderful side dish duo: Herbed Couscous With Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts, and a Green Bean Salad. To wash it all down, Paula helps Jamie make a refreshing Georgia Peach Perfection. Paula is one lucky lady!
Chefs Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro are fresh from a wild night of partying as boot camp transforms into the Las Vegas strip, and the teams play a game where they must piece together clues to retrace the chefs' steps and locate a missing dish. After recreating the dish without a recipe, the singles learn how to make a showstopping fish dish that focuses on plating and presentation. The winning streak continues for some recruits, but the buck stops here for the ones with the worst dishes.