Four fearless home cooks put their pride on the line in the Chopped Kitchen. In the first basket, this group of awesome amateurs must transform spinach vinaigrette and chicken truffle sausages. Then in the entree round, will the chefs endeavor to be wildly creative with wild boar roast? And the finalists utilize some interesting techniques to makes something new from marshmallow chocolate cookies.
Four talented chefs are ready to compete in the Chopped Kitchen, but there's something peculiar about the huge, elaborate cake in the appetizer basket: It's made of beef! In the second round, a strange twist on a classic Italian dish tests the competitors' creativity, and the two remaining chefs are challenged to make desserts using a mayo that may be tricky to incorporate.
The junior chefs must remain fierce and focused in order to tackle mussels in the appetizer round and impress the judges, including guest Bailee Madison. Then they attempt to make incredible duck entrees, but one cook's dish comes up short. Finally, the Chopped Junior Kitchen may never be the same after peanut butter cookie lasagna appears in the dessert round basket.
Ian Ziering welcomes four cake artists to the kitchen as Challenge celebrates the 80th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz. Winning Food Network Challenge takes courage, brains and a lot of heart, and although four start the journey, only three will continue down the yellow brick road. In the end, one Challenger's ruby red slippers will walk away with $10,000.
Smurfs are taking over the kitchen! Inspired by the movie "Smurfs," Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown ask the remaining seven bakers to create a Smurf dome cake that illustrates what kind of Smurf they would be! Then, since the Smurfs travel to Australia in the movie, the young bakers must make a cookie decorated to look like an animal found in Australia.
Create a melting pot of dishes in your kitchen. So delicious and easy with Pierre Thiam's help. Mafe; Samosas; Ethiopian Fruit Salad
Gameplan
3 Days Ahead:
Make the Dough
2 Days Ahead:
Make the Samosa Filling
Stew the Mafe
On the Day:
Fry the Samosas
Reheat the Mafe
Tournament of Champions winner Chef Mei Lin brings her competitive edge to Bobby Flay's Triple Threat kitchen. As Michael Voltaggio's former protege, she's ready to show that the student can outcook the master and the rest of team Titan. Then, judge Stephanie Izard will decide if Mei Lin's winning streak has come to an end.
Jeff visits Saigon Sisters to discover the secrets of the Vietnamese classic banh mi, and mimics the salty and sweet flavors in his own Vietnamese Sub. Back in his kitchen Jeff shows how to make a great veggie packed Shrimp Spring Roll, and finishes off his Asian menu with a mouth-watering Vietnamese Chicken Soup.
Chef Adrianne Calvo is bringing her Miami heat as she goes head-to-head with German native and top Pennsylvania chef Ben Thomas. Actor Anthony Anderson and The Kitchen's Jeff Mauro are refereeing the action to decide which contender has what it takes to make Bobby Flay go down in flames!
Actress Nicole Ari Parker tries to build a winning empire as she teams up with The Kitchen's Sunny Anderson to take down Bobby Flay. Husband-and-wife chefs Julio Lazzarini and Jennifer Behm-Lazzarini have to battle one another before getting a chance to steal the sash and tiara from Bobby.