Twelve chefs arrive on a remote island and are immediately thrown into the elements, forced to work in teams and cook without traditional tools or electricity. As they scramble to build their kitchens and struggle to light fires, each team must deliver a three-course meal for the esteemed judges. In round one, a venomous threat in the basket tests their nerve as unstable flames and clashing strategies threaten to derail both teams. The lowest-performing chefs are sent to the Gauntlet for a head-to-head battle. In brutal weather, they must break down and cook a formidable creature from the sea. Which Castaway will fight their way back, and who will be the first chef chopped?
The bakers use a prepared ingredient to create a Thanksgiving dessert. Jason Smith gets the sweet idea to create a layered dessert centerpiece with puff pastry and chocolate hazelnut mousse.
The bakers use a prepared ingredient to create a Thanksgiving dessert. Jason Smith gets the sweet idea to create a layered dessert centerpiece with puff pastry and chocolate hazelnut mousse.
The finale of the Beat Bobby Flay Tournament brings four outstanding winners back to the Chopped Kitchen for a chance to defeat a Food Network legend and score $50,000. In round one, a pork product goes through a grinder as the champs try to make it taste good. A canned surprise in the second basket is not exactly what the chefs hoped to find, and as the tournament approaches its dramatic conclusion, a twist or two are in store. Finally, the last champ standing gets to cook their signature dish against Bobby Flay, who has been eagerly awaiting his chance at the stoves for 14 rounds of competition! Will the proven Chopped Champion remain undefeated, or will this day belong to Flay?
Meeting a blind date at a coffee shop is so passé! The Chopped Kitchen is the place to go when looking for love and the experience of a lifetime. Four pairs of chefs are set up on teams to compete against other lovelorn duos in an epic showdown, where sparks could fly in the heat of battle. Heart-shaped pasta and a flirty cocktail get things going in the appetizer round. As they cook up chateaubriand entrees, the couples find ways to connect, like doing shots in the pantry and discovering matching tattoos. A race to the ice cream machine in the final round adds some stress to the blind dates and has everyone wondering which duo can persevere under pressure and win.
Each Chef teaches their two recruits a complicated dessert. Then, to test their retention of the recipe, the recruits must teach the dish to someone who knows even less about cooking than they do: high school football players! The recruits will be judged on how well the football player's dish comes out. Then for their final Main Dish Challenge, each recruit must completely reinvent the terrible dish they cooked for the chefs on the very first day, using everything they've learned so far. The recruits cook in a private kitchen at Benoit restaurant, and in addition to the chefs, they each serve a surprise guest-a beloved family member. After tasting all the dishes, each Chef decides who will represent them in the final challenge, cooking for the food critics.
Ina Garten has a blast when Stanley Tucci, the award-winning actor, director, TV presenter and author, shares his amazing life story and recipes. The day kicks off with a Martini lesson from Stanley, a cocktail first for Ina, served alongside her Easy Oysters Rockefeller. They talk life, love, career highs, personal lows and their shared passion for food. Then, there's a Tucci kitchen takeover when Stanley teaches Ina how to make an incredible Tuscan seafood stew, Cacciucco. The day ends on a high with a top-down ride to Main Beach for coffee and more confessions.
Guy Fieri and his chef friends have chocolate on the brain and in the kitchen. Rocco DiSpirito goes all out with Lobster served in White Chocolate Vanilla Bourbon Gravy plus Bacon and Chocolate Monkey Bread. Elizabeth Faulkner starts at the source with Mayan Cocoa Nib Spiced Pork Tenderloin and serves a boozy Chocolate Nog-a-Rita. Jet Tila mixes up some mole for his Mole Poblano Chicken Wings and gives Rocco a run for his money with some Salted Chocolate Banana Bread. Michael Voltaggio makes Cocoa "Blackened Steak" and digs deep for Smoked Carrots with Coffee Mole Dirt.
Emile Stieffel, known far and wide throughout New Orleans, brings a party wherever he goes, and nothing gets the crowd going more than his jambalaya. Once a stiff competitor, with shelves of awards to prove it, he’s settled into a sweet life as everyone’s favorite caterer. When Bobby Flay shows up looking for a jambalaya jam, the tables are turned and he’s in for a big surprise. Bobby might know his way around a kitchen, but Emile’s got authentic, hometown secrets that will make this Throwdown one for the ages.
Mary Berg loves to spend time in the kitchen, but sometimes life gets in the way, so these recipes are all about getting maximum deliciousness in 30 minutes or less. Shrimp Scampi-Linguini cooks up fast with a crispy breadcrumb topping. Then, Mary swaps out traditional veal for a quick-cooking Chicken Saltimbocca, tenderized and wrapped in prosciutto with sage. Plus, Beans on Toast is so much more than the sum of its parts with garlicky buttered toast, white kidney beans and crumbled feta cheese. For dessert, Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cakes are wee volcanos of sweet and salty goodness!