The chefs must use kumquats and croissants in their appetizers; green beans and ground pork in their entrées; and grits in their desserts. Air Date : 13th-Oct-2009  Read More

Featured ingredients include eel, umeboshi, parsnips and soda crackers. Air Date : 20th-Oct-2009  Read More

The chefs must work with a fish that's traditionally used for sushi in the appetizer round. Then, they find an unfamiliar condiment in the entrée basket and prosecco is used to make dessert. Air Date : 27th-Oct-2009  Read More

The chefs must use graham crackers in their appetizers; puffed-rice cereal and chorizo in their entrées; and coffee beans in their desserts. Air Date : 3rd-Nov-2009  Read More

The chefs must use graham crackers in their appetizers; puffed-rice cereal and chorizo in their entrées; and coffee beans in their desserts. Air Date : 10th-Nov-2009  Read More

The chefs must cook with the holidays in mind when working with the mystery ingredients, which include venison and marshmallows. Air Date : 8th-Dec-2009  Read More

The chefs must incorporate zucchini blossoms into their appetizers; burdock root into their entrées; and chickpeas into their desserts. Air Date : 5th-Jan-2010  Read More

Four previous runners-up return and compete again in hopes of finally being named a "Chopped" champion. Air Date : 12th-Jan-2010  Read More

The chefs must work with chicken wings in the appetizer round; catfish in the entrée round; and cherry tomatoes in the dessert round. Air Date : 19th-Jan-2010  Read More

A challenging piece of meat poses problems for the chefs in the entrée round. They also must use soft-shell crabs in their appetizers and peppermint sticks in their desserts. Air Date : 26th-Jan-2010  Read More

The chefs must use raw oysters in their appetizers; a rare fruit in their entrées; and miso in their desserts. Air Date : 16th-Feb-2010  Read More

The chefs must combine fish with chocolate in the appetizer round. Then, a trendy root vegetable shows up in the entrée round and violet mustard is used to make desserts. Air Date : 2nd-Mar-2010  Read More

The chefs must use liver in their appetizers; pasta sheets in their entrées; and cactus pears in their desserts. Air Date : 9th-Mar-2010  Read More