


The Food Network's "Chopped" is a culinary competition hosted by TV personality Ted Allen in which four chefs per episode attempt to cook their way through three courses to win a $10,000 prize. In a set amount of time, the contestants must create the most appealing appetizer, entrée and dessert they can from a generally mismatched list of mandatory ingredients, and failure to use the predetermined ingredients results in a forfeit, unless the dish is extraordinary, another chef's dish is far worse, or a combination of the two. Read more about the show here...

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In 2003 Ted Allen gained great public notoriety, when he became a cast member of the hit reality television series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy as their food and wine specialist. He made numerous television appearances as a gourmet, and was a frequent guest judge on Food Network's Iron Chef America...


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MHS students compete in ‘Chopped’ food contest - Marblehead Current - - 2025/04/22 15:26
- MHS students compete in ‘Chopped’ food contest Marblehead Current...
'Chopped' finalist to open new restaurant in 'underrepresented' part of Scottsdale - ABC15 Arizona - - 2025/04/17 15:56
- 'Chopped' finalist to open new restaurant in 'underrepresented' part of Scottsdale ABC15 Arizona...
Chesterland chefs Hedy and Talia Trovato advance on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ - Cleveland.com - - 2025/04/17 12:55
- Chesterland chefs Hedy and Talia Trovato advance on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ Cleveland.com...
'Chopped' finalist to open new restaurant in 'underrepresented' part of Scottsdale - The Business Journals - - 2025/04/16 12:30
- 'Chopped' finalist to open new restaurant in 'underrepresented' part of Scottsdale The Business Journals...
Framingham woman won $50K on 'Chopped' in 2021. Now she's taking on Bobby Flay - MetroWest Daily News - - 2025/04/16 08:53
- Framingham woman won $50K on 'Chopped' in 2021. Now she's taking on Bobby Flay MetroWest Daily News...

Season 1 in Review
The first season of Chopped was also the first one I had ever watched. These episodes were decent, although the mystery ingredients pale in comparison to the ones that are out there in later episodes…
Love this show
I think this show is really fun to watch, it's always interesting to see what the Chefs will make out of their crazy ingredients. The one down side, I always get hungry when I watch it!