• Air date: 04 Jan '11 12 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 (12)
    • 1. Victory on the Brain

      04 Jan '11
      The chefs must use goat brains in their appetizers. Later, they're faced with a stinky surprise.
    • 2. Prove it on the Plate

      11 Jan '11
      The chefs must use mussels and waffles in their appetizers; a lean meat and a delicate flower in their entrées; and a nostalgic candy in their desserts.
    • 3. Marrowly We Roll Along

      18 Jan '11
      Marrow bones and a frozen ingredient show up in the mystery basket.
    • 4. Doughs and Don'ts

      25 Jan '11
      A chef faces a major setback while preparing her trout appetizer. Then another chef's behavior brings up safety concerns in the entrée round. And coquitos present a challenge when the contestants make their desserts.
    • 5. Step Right Up!

      01 Feb '11
      The chefs must use catfish and marshmallows in their appetizers; pork country-style ribs in their entrées; and a Latin ingredient in their desserts.
    • 6. All-Stars Tournament: Part 1

      06 Mar '11
      Part 1 of 5. Fan favorites from "Next Food Network Star" begin competing for charity. Mystery ingredients include pound cake; calf's liver; an unusually bitter vegetable; and a small game bird.
    • 7. All-Stars Tournament: Part 2

      13 Mar '11
      Part 2 of 5. Four popular Food Network personalities compete for charity. They must used teething biscuits in their appetizers; a kid's breakfast favorite in their entrées; and jelly beans and baby fennel in their desserts.
    • 8. All-Stars Tournament: Part 3

      20 Mar '11
      Part 3 of 5. Four acclaimed chefs compete for charity. They must use fresh pasta sheets in their appetizers; big fish and little crackers in their entrées; and a Chinese spice in their desserts.
    • 9. All-Stars Tournament: Part 4

      27 Mar '11
      Part 4 of 5. The "Chopped" judges compete for charity. Featured ingredients include smoked fish; strawberry powder; and a labor-intensive protein.
    • 10. All-Stars Tournament: Grand Finale!

      03 Apr '11
      Conclusion. The final round of the All-Stars Tournament finds four celebrity chefs cooking with offal, a tangy fruit and trail mix in a quest to win $50,000 for their favorite charity.
    • 11. A Cornish Mess

      10 Apr '11
      Peking duck, a seemingly simple protein, and an unusual fruit are among the featured ingredients.
    • 12. Chefs on a Mission

      26 Apr '11
      Rivals face off! Four solid competitors from rival cities enthusiastically jump into the first round. But will they be able to settle on a firm idea of what to do with firm tofu and recover from some absentminded mistakes? Then one chef shows incredible speed moving around the kitchen, and a sugary surprise in the entrée basket poses a creative challenge. And once the finalists open up the dessert baskets, they make it their mission to make delicious mission fig dishes and to make the judges dec