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Episodes (13)

Ep 1
When Chefs Collide
2009-10-13•N/A
The chefs must use kumquats and croissants in their appetizers; green beans and ground pork in their entrées; and grits in their desserts.

Ep 2
Oh My Goshy, Umeboshi
2009-10-20•N/A
Featured ingredients include eel, umeboshi, parsnips and soda crackers.

Ep 3
Judge Knows Best
★1.0
2009-10-27•N/A
The chefs must work with a fish that's traditionally used for sushi in the appetizer round. Then, they find an unfamiliar condiment in the entrée basket and prosecco is used to make dessert.

Ep 4
A Nori Story
2009-11-03•N/A
The chefs must use graham crackers in their appetizers; puffed-rice cereal and chorizo in their entrées; and coffee beans in their desserts.

Ep 5
Sticking To It
2009-11-10•N/A
The chefs must use graham crackers in their appetizers; puffed-rice cereal and chorizo in their entrées; and coffee beans in their desserts.

Ep 6
Season's Choppings
2009-12-08•N/A
The chefs must cook with the holidays in mind when working with the mystery ingredients, which include venison and marshmallows.

Ep 7
Flower Power
2010-01-05•N/A
The chefs must incorporate zucchini blossoms into their appetizers; burdock root into their entrées; and chickpeas into their desserts.

Ep 8
Sweet Redemption
2010-01-12•N/A
Four previous runners-up return and compete again in hopes of finally being named a "Chopped" champion.

Ep 9
Winging It
2010-01-19•N/A
The chefs must work with chicken wings in the appetizer round; catfish in the entrée round; and cherry tomatoes in the dessert round.

Ep 10
In a Pinch
2010-01-26•N/A
A challenging piece of meat poses problems for the chefs in the entrée round. They also must use soft-shell crabs in their appetizers and peppermint sticks in their desserts.

Ep 11
Raw Enthusiasm
2010-02-16•N/A
The chefs must use raw oysters in their appetizers; a rare fruit in their entrées; and miso in their desserts.

Ep 12
Against the Tide
2010-03-02•N/A
The chefs must combine fish with chocolate in the appetizer round. Then, a trendy root vegetable shows up in the entrée round and violet mustard is used to make desserts.

Ep 13
Chopped Liver
2010-03-09•N/A
The chefs must use liver in their appetizers; pasta sheets in their entrées; and cactus pears in their desserts.