Chopped Season 62, Episode 1: Hungry for Love: Dating

Hungry for Love: Married

In this preliminary battle of an unprecedented tournament, which challenges couples to compete together, married pairs attempt to show that they're ready to rock the baskets as teams! But are their relationships tough enough to weather three rounds in the Chopped kitchen? A fancy item in the appetizer basket requires careful handling. A personalized ingredient in the entrée basket brings a smile, but things get serious when more than one couple wants access to the deep fryer. Then, two ambitious pairs attempt to wow the judges with their desserts, but only one team can be deemed worthy of moving on to the $50,000 finale fight.

43 min

Hungry for Love: Exes

Breaking up is hard to do, and staying friends is even harder! Four pairs of exes compete in this preliminary battle of the impassioned Hungry for Love tournament, but when former partners team up in the kitchen, can things stay civil for long? Special dumplings and a thematic treat are two of the ingredients that the teams find in the appetizer basket. In the entrée round, one team starts to panic when a sauce they made is suddenly nowhere to be found. Then, flowers and chocolate make for a romantic dessert basket. The winning team heads to the tournament's $50,000 finale.

43 min

Hungry for Love: Blind Date

Four pairs of singles are set up on blind dates and challenged to work as teams in this preliminary battle. When missteps in the first round cause the couples problems, will they panic or power through? In the entrée round, the protein in the basket is far from a grocery store staple. Then, in the final round, the clock doesn't seem to be the chefs' friend, and undercooked desserts seem like a possibility. The winning team will advance to the tournament's finale for a chance to win $50,000!

43 min

Hungry for Love: Finale

The winning teams from the Hungry for Love preliminary battles are back to fight it out in the tournament finale -- a dating couple, a married couple, a pair of exes and a blind date couple! Tension is high as the teams race around in the appetizer round, aiming to make memorable lamb dishes. With just three teams left competing for the grand prize in the entrée round, the couples try to be as efficient and creative as possible. Then, the two teams left standing for the dessert round amp up the hustle and heart to make incredible pear and pancake dishes that are tasty enough to secure victory and $50,000!

43 min

Snail Caviar Dreams

Lifestyles of the talented and the chopped! Four chefs focus on making outstanding dishes from a crazy mix of ingredients in the appetizer basket, including escargot pearls. Then, a super-sized item in the entrée basket could provide a crunch the chefs need for their dishes, and a creepy dessert ingredient is a scary sight.

43 min

Carnivore Converter

Four chefs take on the challenge to create meat-free plates that could win over the palates of even the most die-hard carnivores. Dough and mayo must make it into the chefs' first set of veggie-licious dishes, and the competitors create mushroom entrées with tons of flavor in order to meet the meat-free-but-amazing criteria. Then, a boxed brownie mix seems like a gift in the dessert round, but the 30-minute time limit complicates things.

43 min

Sushi Showdown

In a Chopped first, four superbly skilled sushi chefs compete to see who can best all the others. A quietly intense first round has the chefs creating appetizers with precision and potato chips. Then, the chefs who make it to the entrée round get creative with a prized fish and some special candy, and daring choices in the dessert round impress the judges

43 min

Night Market Madness

The night belongs to foodies as four chefs celebrate international night markets and the culinary creativity they inspire. In the appetizer round, the chefs showcase their talents and their cultural points of view. Then, duck in the second basket challenges the chefs to make good decisions, while some alarming kabobs in the final basket guarantee interesting desserts

43 min

Raclette Racket

Four brave chefs take on a cheese that won't melt and a clock that won't stop in the appetizer round. Then, the chefs step it up in the entrée round to make sure their camel tenderloin dishes really impress the judges before tackling a layered sweet and a tart berry in the dessert round

43 min

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Episode 13

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Episode 14

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Episode 15

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