Going Mad Over Meatballs — Chopped After Hours
When you think of the word “meatballs,” what comes to mind? It’s probably something different for everyone: It could be spaghetti and meatballs or Swedish meatballs, a meatball grinder or meatballs...
View ArticleThe More Bizarre the Baskets, the Better — Chopped After Hours
For the Chopped judges, there is no such thing as too bizarre a basket. They’re willing and able to take on even the weirdest one of all. And the entree round from tonight’s Chopped episode was pretty...
View ArticleOne of These Things Is Not Like the Other — Chopped After Hours
Late-night cravings can be pretty weird sometimes, especially when it comes to the types of foods eaten in succession, or even all at once. That was exactly the theme of tonight’s Chopped episode in...
View ArticleFooling Around in the Kitchen: The Judges’ Take on April Fools’ Baskets —...
The chefs of Chopped were sure surprised to see basket ingredients in disguise in tonight’s April Fools’ episode. Presented with ingredients that appeared to be peas and carrots, grilled cheese,...
View ArticleHere, Fishy Fishy: The Judges’ Take on the All-Stars’ Appetizer Basket —...
Four celebrated chefs made it into tonight’s Chopped All-Stars finale, taking on the mystery baskets for a chance to win $75,000 for charity. The appetizer round presented them with fish carcass,...
View ArticleMaestros of Spice — Chopped After Hours
Things got spicy on tonight’s episode of Chopped, with all of the baskets packing some heat — including dessert. While most would be hesitant to make something sweet from a basket full of fiery foods,...
View ArticleA Side of Crazy with Your ‘Cue — Chopped After Hours
There was no escaping smoky flavors on tonight’s episode of Chopped, as each basket contained barbecue-themed ingredients. That was no problem for judges Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy and Maneet Chauhan...
View ArticleFrom Trash Fish to Treasure — Chopped After Hours
Things got fishy tonight on an all-new Chopped when Ted Allen announced that the entree basket would contain something known as trash fish, or porgy — a type of fish that used to be a cast-off. That...
View ArticleA Rookie Mistake Ruins the Cake — Chopped After Hours
Trying to upstage a group of rock stars isn’t easy, but when the stage is the Chopped kitchen, judges Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli and Aarón Sanchez definitely have an advantage. After an episode...
View ArticleHost Ted Allen Takes the Judges on a Wild Ride — Chopped After Hours
Some people go to the carnival for the rides, others go for the wide selection of foods. And if you’re at the right kind of carnival, the food is an adventure in and of itself. On tonight’s episode of...
View ArticleBeing a Judge Doesn’t Keep You Safe from the Chopping Block — Chopped After...
Things are always a little scary in the Chopped kitchen, but judges Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli and Geoffrey Zakarian had the challenge of making it even more terrifying this week. After a...
View ArticleWhen Things Go Up in Smoke, Try, Try Again — Chopped After Hours
While it’s almost always difficult to make a cohesive meal from one of the Chopped mystery baskets, the judges were thankful that this week’s ingredients were all usual suspects for a dessert. After a...
View ArticleJust Desserts All Day Long — Chopped After Hours
There’s no question that every competitor wants to make it to the final round on Chopped for a chance to win the $10,000. But reaching the dessert round can also be intimidating to those with little...
View ArticleMelts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands — Chopped After Hours
The dessert basket in the Cooking with Bass episode of Chopped may seem like a great start to dessert, but judges Amanda Freitag, Maneet Chauhan and Marc Murphy aren’t too enthusiastic. On a new...
View Article“Pickles without Borders” — Chopped After Hours
Having a glass or two of wine in the Chopped kitchen isn’t a rare occurrence, but during this round it’s almost a necessity. That’s because judges Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy and Alex Guarnaschelli...
View ArticleAnarchy in the Chopped Kitchen — Chopped After Hours
Normally, well-respected chefs would cringe at the thought of boxed macaroni and cheese, but the appetizer basket from the special Mac and Cheese episode of Chopped is a different story. “If someone...
View ArticleA Helping of Holiday Leftovers — Chopped After Hours
Everyone has leftover holiday food in the fridge after all the celebrations are over, and that’s exactly what was in the mystery basket from the Holiday Cooking episode of Chopped. On an all-new...
View ArticleThe Ladies of Chopped — Chopped After Hours
Tonight the ladies of Chopped, or the “Charlie’s Angels of Chopped,” as Alex Guarnaschelli put it, judged a special mother-in-law and daughter-in-law episode of the show. And on After Hours the ladies...
View ArticleDo You Dare Taste the Sauce? — Chopped After Hours
Tonight after the Family Affair episode of Chopped, judges Geoffrey Zakarian, Marc Murphy and Maneet Chauhan go into the kitchen to try out the appetizer basket in a new episode of Chopped After...
View ArticleIt’s All About the Beef — Chopped After Hours
On this episode of Chopped After Hours, judges Maneet Chauhan, Chris Santos and Amanda Freitag get in the kitchen to cook the entree basket from the Battle of the Grandpas episode. They are faced with...
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