With four winning All-Stars returning to the Chopped Kitchen, and $75,000 on the line for someone's favorite charity, the judges are set to enjoy a masterful meal. The competitors find something purple and something fishy in the appetizer basket. In a tense entree round, a seafood tower threatens to topple the competitors' cool. Before being awarded the largest charitable prize in Chopped history, the final two All-Star chefs must handle a very hot pepper and conquer a cookie cake in the dessert round.
Four chefs enter the Chopped Kitchen and lay it all on the line to get it done! The appetizer round has the chefs wondering what exactly a Chinese tea egg is and what exactly they got themselves into by agreeing to compete. Pizza in a strange format and an uncommonly eaten piece of pork appear in the entree basket. A big, stinky fruit is the talk of the dessert round, and the big question is whether the finalists know how to make it delicious.
Four firefighters battle to become the Chopped Champ! The kitchen is abuzz with camaraderie and competition, as the brothers jump into the first round. They must find a way to take hot dogs and smoked mozzarella and create an elegant appetizer. Then, in the entree round, the firefighters/chefs try to make the perfect main dish of bison steaks and fire-roasted tomatoes. And when it is time to cook desserts, will the instructions on the crescent roll dough package give the competitors the edge they need to bake something delicious for the judges?
Host Eric Adjepong welcomes three chefs who specialize in one of America's favorite foods: the potato. Spud experts from Massachusetts, New York and Colorado will have to strategize what ingredients they think will take Alex Guarnaschelli out in round one. Then in round two, judges Simon Majumdar and Ricardo Zarate determine if one of these chefs has the chops to beat Chef Alex in her own kitchen.
Nancy Fuller is teaching her grandson, Miles, and a few of his friends how to cook! They're itchin' to get in the kitchen, so she shows them the way as they cook Foolproof Chicken Parmesan, Spaghetti and Meatballs, and Sauteed Green Beans with Creamy Lemon Dressing. For dessert, she teaches them to make Peanut Butter Bars with Salted Chocolate Ganache and Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Raspberry Milkshakes.
Nancy Fuller is celebrating Mother's Day with three of her beautiful daughters who are now mothers themselves! They chit-chat in the kitchen, reliving the days when Nancy was their age and telling new mothers' stories, while they give a hand making Veal Scallopini with Mushroom Marsala Sauce, Sauteed Spinach with Garlic and Thyme, Blueberry Cobbler a la Mode, and a Mother's Day Spritz to sip!
It is a trip down memory lane. Giada is inspired to create a nostalgic Italian meal after looking through old photos of her childhood in Rome. Family members visit Giada in the kitchen as she cooks a menu that highlights some of her favorite Italian food memories. Lifestyle elements include an excursion to The Cheese Shop in Beverly Hills for fresh Mozzarella from Italy.
Guy Fieri and his son Hunter play with Flavortown Market's new grocery delivery service, shipping inexpensive ingredients to their favorite chefs for budget-conscious high-end dinners and family meals made in their own kitchens. Guy and Hunter play some of Flavortown's classic budget games to make things more challenging, and the winning chef gets to spin the Money Wheel for a chance to win $20,000.
Why go through the drive-through when you can give fast food a twist at home Neely-style?
Pat and Gina take some of their family favorite fast foods, like Spicy Chicken Wings and Potato Chips, and cook up a drive-through version right in their own kitchen. Their daughters join them for a meal that's fun, fast and easy for the whole family!
Chef Robert makes his way to Edible's Restaurant & Pub in Horsham, Pa., to find a 26-year-old family restaurant suffering from a complete lack of inspiration and motivation. In order to fix this restaurant, Robert must spend precious time letting the family air their grievances and motivate them to take responsibility for their restaurant before he can tackle the inedible menu, dirty kitchen and drab decor.