• Air date: 20 Jul '10 13 episodes
      A high energy, fast paced cooking competition that challenges four up-and-coming chefs to turn a selection of everyday ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. After each course, a contestant gets “chopped” by our panel of esteemed culinary luminaries until the last man or woman left standing claims victory.
  • List of Episodes (13)
    • 1. Dream'n of Redeem'n

      20 Jul '10
      Past runners-up return in a quest to redeem themselves. They must use a pungent English condiment in their appetizers; cookies and fish in their entrées; and blueberry jelly beans in their desserts.
    • 2. Wok This Way

      27 Jul '10
      The chefs must incorporate trout and white chocolate in their appetizers; whole coconuts in entrées; and two Japanese ingredients in their desserts..
    • 3. Squashed

      10 Aug '10
      Four female chefs compete. Featured ingredients include kabocha squash and sardines.
    • 4. $50,000 Tournament: Part 1

      31 Aug '10
      Four previous winners return and compete for a chance at a $50,000 grand prize. Mystery ingredients include candy bars, potatoes and Rocky Mountain oysters.
    • 5. $50,000 Tournament: Part 2

      07 Sep '10
      Four previous winners return and compete for a chance at a $50,000 grand prize. Mystery ingredients include catfish and alligator meat.
    • 6. $50,000 Tournament: Part 3

      14 Sep '10
      Four previous winners return and compete for a chance at a $50,000 grand prize. They must use sweetbreads in their appetizers; a spiny seafood in their entrées; and pickles in their desserts.
    • 7. $50,000 Tournament: Part 4

      21 Sep '10
      Four previous winners return and compete for a spot in the $50,000 championship round. Mystery ingredients include a Thai condiment and a Tex-Mex staple.
    • 8. $50,000 Tournament: Grand Finale

      28 Sep '10
      The four finalists compete for the $50,000 grand prize. They must use a large sea creature in their appetizers and a wild combination of ingredients for their entrées.
    • 9. Spouting Off

      05 Oct '10
      A chef spills beer during the appetizer round; the entrée round features an ancient grain; and global ingredients are used for the desserts.
    • 10. When Octopuses Attack

      12 Oct '10
      The chefs must use octopus in their appetizers; flank steak and granola bars in their entrées; and Greek and Japanese ingredients in their desserts.
    • 11. Fright Bites

      19 Oct '10
      A Halloween-theme challenge has the chefs cooking with creepy ingredients, including a very daunting piece of meat.
    • 12. Cornuchopia

      16 Nov '10
      The chefs must make a Thanksgiving meal, using assorted cheeses, a bitter vegetable, mushrooms and a Chinese condiment.
    • 13. Yes, Virginia, There is a Chopping Block

      28 Nov '10
      Holiday dishes are made using non-traditional ingredients, such as gingerbread oysters and a sweet jarred fruit.