The Chef is Chris Burke. This is a five-part series where sixteen past champions competed. Entre: halibut, Chinese celery, pepperoni risotto, Tagan Couch, Food Truck Chef/Owner, The Gypsy Kit, Austin, TX (eliminated after the appetizer), Chris Trapani, Food Truck Chef/Owner, Urban Cowboy, Austin, TX (eliminated after the entre), Hop Phan, Food Truck Chef/Owner, Dos Chinos, Orange County, CA (eliminated after the dessert), Michael Israel, Food Truck Chef/Owner, MOE Deli, Los Angeles, CA (winner). Hayan forgot to plate seafood paella in round 2. Chef Brisson later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. When chef Roth retaliated and said she watched the judges' reaction while eating Burke's food, the chef quipped, "So you were probably drooling." Notes: This was a grilling-themed episode. Conant informed the contestant that "it's not necessarily a matter of taste," and that she can't "talk [her] way around it." Notes: Chef Santorelli cut herself badly in the appetizer round and as a result was severely handicapped for the rest of the competition. Also like Iron Chef, they have to make an entire meal, but only three courses rather than five. All rights reserved. He then casually walked over to get the plates perhaps aware that he's essentially dead in the water at that point. Chef Lee is a multiple-episode winner of Guy's Grocery Games and also won Cutthroat Kitchen. Chef Phojanakong later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen and Kitchen Crash. Notes: Nadege was caught plating past limits in Round 1. Notes: Chef Burmeister later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen and Food Network Star. All Rights Reserved. Notes: This is the first episode to feature four British chefs as well as the first to have no contestants who are settled in the United States. These are basic, elementary safety tips. Guy. Notes: Each round had an alcoholic beverage as a basket ingredient. The disgruntled chef said "thank you" before Conant quipped back with "I'm saying the basket." Notes: Each basket contained ingredients commonly used to prepare brunch dishes. Discovery, Inc. or its subsidiaries and affiliates. Garland did finish the "game" and made it to the dessert round, but it's entirely possible that she was already out before Zakarian even tried her apple blackberry crumble, and she was chopped. In Round 2 Chef Velez cut her finger twice and she had to restart her dish the 2nd time. Ted Allen's Most-Memorable Chopped Competitors Since Chopped's premiere, host Ted Allen has shot hundreds of episodes, and in the process has met thousands of chefs. Appetizer: rice wrappers, morel mushrooms, David Garrido, Chef and Owner, Garrido's, Austin, TX (eliminated after the appetizer), Sonya Cot, Executive Chef and Owner, Hillside Farmacy, Austin TX (eliminated after the entre), Mustapha Rahiim, Executive Chef, New York, NY (eliminated after the dessert), Rich Landau, Chef and Owner, Vedge, Philadelphia, PA (winner), Entre: Chilean sea bass, avocado, dried wakame seaweed, popcorn balls, Dessert: steel cut oats, feta cheese, watermelon syrup, huckleberries, Michele Harriott, Catering Chef, CulinAriane, Montclair, NJ (eliminated after the appetizer), Anup Joshi, Chef de cuisine, Tertulia, New York, NY (winner). Notes: This was a "nose-to-tail" themed competition. Chef Patel later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. Notes: Brack is the brother of Olympic volleyball player Misty May-Treanor. Chef Abdessian has competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. Interestingly, all the contestants have had near-death experiences: Peter and Rose are both cancer survivors; Ariane suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning; and David was a witness of the 9/11 attacks. Entre: maraschino cherries, peas in the pod, parsley root. Notes: Chef Balducci forgot her french dressing in the appetizer and didn't get her clementines on all the plates. This marked the first time the Chopped judges competed. Chef Garcia previously competed on Food Network Challenge. Notes: Chef William later competed on Season 9 of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen in 2011, and finished as the runner-up. Notes: Chef Gaines later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. This was also the first time celebrities competed on Chopped. Notes: This episode featured four past runners-up. Self - Contestant 2 episodes, 2009 . Appetizer: pre-cooked chicken feet, poblano peppers, black radishes, Rodney Henry, Pie Maker, Dangerously Delicious Pies, Baltimore, MD / Washington, DC (eliminated after the appetizer), Cris Spezial, Caterer, Nyack Gourmet, Nyack, NY (eliminated after the entre), Michelle Firlit-Garcia, Pastry Chef, Bleeding Heart Bakery, Chicago, IL (eliminated after the dessert), Michael DiIonno, Chef and Restaurateur, Avenue Bistro Pub, Verona, NJ (winner), Appetizer: pomegranates, polenta log, maple syrup, seafood sausage, Dessert: pumpkin beer, fresh cranberries, pecans, instant potatoes, Allison Sosna, Executive Chef, DC Central Kitchen, Washington, DC (eliminated after the appetizer), Arlene Stewart, Personal Chef, New York, NY (eliminated after the dessert), Daniel Bojorquez, Chef de cuisine, Sel de la Terre, Boston, MA (winner), Entre: rack of lamb, ruby port, brussels sprouts, white chocolate chips, Dessert: plums, candy canes, fruitcake, hot cocoa mix, Jonny Giordani, Executive Chef, BOOM, New York, NY (winner). This episode's winner received $50,000. Entre: top round of lamb, coconut flakes, Barbara Sibley, Executive Chef and Owner, La Palapa Cocina Mexicana, New York, NY (eliminated after the appetizer), Christopher Nguyen, Chef Consultant, Keo Asian Restaurant, York, PA (eliminated after the entre), Paul Viggiano, Chef de cuisine, Docs Steakhouse, Sparta, NJ (eliminated after the dessert), Tyler Anderson, Executive Chef, The Copper Beech Inn, Essex, CT (winner), Moha Orchid, Private Chef, New York, NY (eliminated after the appetizer), Maristella Innocenti, Owner and Chef, Matilda, New York, NY (eliminated after the entre), Matthew Zappoli, Owner and Executive Chef, Tre Amici, Long Branch, NJ (eliminated after the dessert), Joe Bayley, Sous chef, Cobblestone Foods, New York, NY (winner), Pedro Diz, Sous chef, Fresh Direct, New York, NY (eliminated after the entre), Lisa Schoen, Executive Chef and Food Stylist, Mad River Post and In Your Kitchen, New York, NY (eliminated after the dessert), Cody Utzman, Chef and Restaurateur, Brooklyn Standard, New York, NY (winner), Dessert: biscuit dough, pistachios, dried, Simon Lange, Chef and Restaurateur, Apartment 138, Brooklyn, NY (eliminated after the appetizer), Rory O'Farrell, Executive Chef, Ayza Wine & Chocolate Bar, New York, NY (eliminated after the entre), Mor Amitzur, Executive Chef, The View at the, Diane DiMeo, Private Chef, Red Box Bistro, New York, NY (winner), Michael Carrino, Chef and Owner, Restaurant Passionn, Montclair, NJ (, Sandy Davis, Catering Chef, Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY (, Natalia Machado, Junior Executive Chef, Industria Argentina, New York, NY (, James Briscione, Chef Instructor, Institute of Culinary Education, New York, NY (. Dessert: dulce de batata, apple cinnamon cereal, Licia Kassim, Executive Chef, Mashmomack Fish & Game, Pine Plains, NY (eliminated after the appetizer), Liz Sempervive, Executive Sous Chef, Jamonera, Philadelphia, PA (eliminated after the entre), Gilbert Delgado, Sous Chef, The Fat Radish, New York, NY (eliminated after the dessert), Dean Rucker, Private Chef, Malibu, CA (winner), Appetizer: chicken cutlets, Thai chiles, pesto sauce, kohlrabi, Entre: spirulina chips, jumbo head-on shrimp, red pearl onions, ruby crescent potatoes, Sassan Rostamian, Executive Chef, Sauce on Hampton, Los Angeles, CA (eliminated after the appetizer), Ryan Costanza, Chef de Cuisine, Post & Beam, Los Angeles, CA (eliminated after the entre), Bryon Freeze, Executive Chef, Circa, Los Angeles, CA (eliminated after the dessert), Elderoy Arendse, Executive Chef, Tender Greens, Los Angeles, CA (winner), This page was last edited on 20 December 2022, at 16:28. Now, as the executive chef of a New York City restaurant, Luisa is out to prove that regardless of the hardship she may have encountered earlier in life, she has the culinary capability to win. As a result, she was chopped. Notes: Chef Pogrebinsky has competed on Beat Bobby Flay. Notes: This is the first "Chopped Champions" event, featuring winners of past episodes. Notes: This is part 2 of a 5-part tournament where sixteen past champions competed. In the appetizer round, Anne got hot oil in her eye but continued on to complete the competition. Notes: All the contestants in this episode were grandmothers (some having experience in cooking professionally while others were home cooks/amateurs). Notes: This was the first episode to feature four past runners-up competing for a chance to redeem themselves and win. Chef McLaughlin later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. I have to take it, I have to take it." As a result, the judges did not eat the salad and chopped her for her poor sanitation. Appetizer: escargot, cilantro chutney, biscuit dough. That's just part of the deal that goes along with potentially walking away $10,000 richer. Notes: Part 1 of a 5-part competition for $50,000 for a charity of the winner's choice. In contrast to the previous two grilling-themed episodes, the ovens were kept on and the chefs were allowed to use them. This chef was on the show twice. Notes: All the contestants competing were female chefs. Notes: This was an official all-amateurs episode with four home cooks competing. People love watching professional chefs of all backgrounds and skill levels try to take a basket of incredibly random ingredients and prepare a gourmet meal in just 30 minutes. Claire Robinson forgot venison and sauce on one of the plates in the entre round. In the appetizer round, Chef Torres used (cocoa nibs) that he brought with him, which were not available in the pantry. . Chef Henry later competed on Food Network Star. Anne Burrell and Robert Irvine had worked together (on Worst Cooks in America) and competed against each other (on Iron Chef America), bringing a familiar rivalry to this episode. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off: Joey on Season 1, Johnny on Season 2, Judy on Season 3. Simona forgot her strawberry mints in round 3. Notes: Roy Handler is the brother of comedian Chelsea Handler. The judges gave Chef Magris the option to bow out of the competition but she elected to continue. Laila Ali and Joey Fatone have previously competed against each other on Dancing with the Stars with Ali placing third and Fatone placing second. Hes angry when the judges tell him to be more humble, and he curses and storms off the set. Entre: meatloaf mix, sweet potatoes, green beans, Nancy Judd (eliminated after the appetizer), Mannee Soohoo (eliminated after the entre), Wenona Moorer (eliminated after the dessert), Appetizer: organic green juice, alligator, hen of the woods mushrooms, mini rainbow marshmallows. The judges felt that this was contrary to the rules and cited it as the reason for his elimination along with burning his chorizo. Chef Ferraro later competed on Iron Chef America. Jennifer Iserloh, Private Chef and Author, Chris DeBarr, Chef and Restaurateur, The Green Goddess / Serendipity, New Orleans, LA (eliminated after the entre), Gason Nelson, Private Chef, Full of Flavor, New Orleans, LA (eliminated after the dessert), Scott Pajak, Chef de cuisine, Lagasse's Stadium at the, Cam Boudreaux, Sous chef, The Green Goddess, New Orleans, LA (eliminated after the appetizer), Tasheena Butler, Chef and Caterer, T. Marie's Kitchen & Catering, New Orleans, LA (eliminated after the entre). In the Entree Chef Rollins cut himself but finished his dishes. Chef Kyles forgot to put fried pickles in round 1, but moved on because the judges couldn't taste 3 of the 4 basket ingredients in Chef Monaco's plate. In round 2, Chef Jun accidentally dropped his frog legs, but his dish, albeit a small portion, impressed the judges enough for it to contribute to his ultimate victory. Notes: Chef Shaghaghi later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. The eliminated contestants each received a $1,000 gift card. Chris appetizer was Crab Cake with Country-Style Dressing. When he finally makes it to the final round and wins the title of Chopped Champion, Keith is understandably emotional and expresses how lucky he is to be a dad. Jason DeCrow Notes: Chef Diz later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. The chefs were given 40 minutes in the entre round to allow them to properly prepare the turkey. Entre: pork tenderloin, sweet potatoes, rainbow chard, Dessert: corn flakes, carrots, skim milk, blueberries, Terry Accaira, Head Cook and Nutritionist, Avery/Parsons Elementary School, Buena Vista, CO (eliminated after the appetizer), Lynette Thomas, Head Cook, St. Martinville Primary School, St. Martinville, LA (eliminated after the dessert), Cindy Tinnel, Cook, Henry C. Maxwell Elementary School, Nashville, TN (winner), Appetizer: gummy bacon, salmon fillets, frozen lima beans, lemon sorbet, Entre: cotton candy, chicken cutlets, Brussels sprouts, French-fried onions, Dessert: zucchini, chocolate cake mix, crme frache, movie theatre popcorn, Romilly Newman (age 13), from New York, NY (eliminated after the appetizer), Joel Allette (age 17), from New York, NY (eliminated after the entre), Noah Museles (age 16), from Washington, D.C. (eliminated after the dessert), Shania Thomas (age 17), from New York, NY (winner), Terry Koval, Chef and Restaurateur, Farm Burger, Atlanta, GA (eliminated after the appetizer), Nicole Brisson, Executive Chef, Carnevino at the Palazzo Resort, Las Vegas, NV (eliminated after the entre), Robert Finn, Chef de cuisine, Fatty Crab, New York, NY (eliminated after the dessert), Hugh Mangum, Executive Chef and Owner, Mighty Quinn's, New York, NY (winner), Dessert: marshmallow spread, balsamic vinegar, ancho chiles, almond butter cookies, Tony Biggs, Director of Culinary Operations, Second Harvest Food Bank, New Orleans, LA (eliminated after the appetizer), Linda Miles, Chef and Manager, Chapel Manor Senior Health Care Center /, Keith Lucas, Executive Chef, Manna, Philadelphia, PA (eliminated after the dessert), Dessert: chickpea flour, raspberries, ricotta salata, rose water syrup, Giancarlo Autenzio, Executive Chef, The Astor Room, Queens, NY (eliminated after the appetizer), Brack May, Chef and Restaurateur, Cowbell, New Orleans, LA (eliminated after the entre), Tabb Singleton, Sous chef, Nola, New Orleans, LA (winner), Appetizer: ice cream cones, lump crab meat, baby turnips, pickled ginger, Jeremy Langlois, Executive Chef, Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, Darrow, LA (eliminated after the entre), Leslie Parks, Freelance Caterer, New York, NY (eliminated after the dessert). 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