Chopped (2009)

Season 1

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.

Released Jan. 13, 2009 Episode 43 min 10+

Genres: Game Show, Reality, Reality TV

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Watch Providers: Hulu, Disney Plus, Food Network, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery + + 5 more, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Philo, YouTube TV

Production Companies: Notional

Network: Food Network

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb 4906

7.4

/4867/

Trakt

/353/

TMDb

/61/

Tomatoes

Michael Krupat
Director

Ted Allen
Himself - Host

Alex Guarnaschelli
Herself - Judge

Aarón Sánchez
Himself - Judge

Marc Murphy
Himself - Judge

Amanda Freitag
Herself - Judge

Geoffrey Zakarian
Himself - Judge

Chris Santos
Himself - Judge

Scott Conant
Himself - Judge

S1E1 - Pilot: Octopus, Duck, Animal Crackers

In the series opener, four chefs must use octopus, duck and animal crackers to make an extraordinary three-course meal in three rounds of competition. A panel of culinary experts determines which chef's dishes deserve the $10,000 prize. Hosted by Ted Allen.

Jan. 13, 2009, midnight

S1E2 - Tofu, Blueberries, Oysters

Featured ingredients include tofu, blueberries and oysters.

Jan. 20, 2009, midnight

S1E3 - Avocado, Tahini, Bran Flakes

The chefs must work with avocado, cantaloupe, pecans, bran flakes and brioche bread.

Jan. 27, 2009, midnight

S1E4 - Banana, Collard Greens, Grits

The chefs must work with bananas, collard greens and grits.

Feb. 3, 2009, midnight

S1E5 - Yucca, Watermelon, Tortillas

The chefs must work with yucca, watermelon and tortillas in three rounds of competition.

Feb. 10, 2009, midnight

S1E6 - Canned Peaches, Rice Cakes, Beets

Featured ingredients include canned peaches (appetizers); fruit punch and rice cakes (entrée); and beets, goat cheese and oatmeal (final course).

Feb. 17, 2009, midnight

S1E7 - Quail, Arctic Char, Beer

The chefs must use quail in their appetizers, arctic char in their entrées, and beer in their desserts.

Feb. 24, 2009, midnight

S1E8 - Coconut, Calamari and Donuts

The chefs must use coconut in their appetizers, calamari in their entrées and donuts with smoked Gouda in their desserts.

March 3, 2009, midnight

S1E9 - Mac & Cheese, Cola, Bacon

Macaroni-and-cheese, cola and bacon are among the featured ingredients.

March 10, 2009, midnight

S1E10 - String Cheese, Jicama, Gingersnaps

The chefs must use string cheese in their appetizers, jicama in their entrées and gingersnaps in their desserts.

March 17, 2009, midnight

S1E11 - Jumbo Shrimp, Pepperoni, Cereal

The chefs must use apples, shrimp and peanut butter in their appetizers; pickled peppers and pepperoni in their entrées; and cereal in their desserts.

March 24, 2009, midnight