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Chopped: Season 19

13 episodes Premiered Feb 4, 2014 Updated Nov 8, 2026
Previously on Chopped

Season 19 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Chopped Season 18.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 19 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 19: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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S19·E1 Mytharc

Ambitious Amateurs

Feb 4, 2014

With courage to spare, four home cooks compete in the Chopped Kitchen to prove that they are as good as they think they are: But what will the judges think after tasting their chic

S19·E2 Core

Return and Redeem

Feb 25, 2014

Four chefs who lost in previous competitions return, wanting the win more than ever. A bright green dessert and a seafood snack must be worked into the competitors' appetizers. The

S19·E3 Core

Grandma Vs. Grandma

Mar 4, 2014 · 60 min

For the first time, four determined grannies face off in the Chopped Kitchen. In the appetizer basket they find a favorite grandma leftover: a coffee can of bacon grease. The three

S19·E4 Core

Chopped Tournament of Stars: Sports Stars!

Mar 9, 2014

Four athletes, Brandi Chastain, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Greg Louganis and Charles Oakley, bring their fierceness and passion to the Chopped Kitchen for the premiere competition of a

S19·E5 Core

Chopped Tournament of Stars: Rachael vs. Guy!

Mar 16, 2014

The four competitors for this second part in the Tournament of Stars are all cooking-competition veterans, alums of Food Network's Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off. But Coolio,

S19·E6 Core

Chopped Tournament of Stars: Comedians!

Mar 23, 2014 · 60 min

Bringing the funny to the Chopped Kitchen, four comics (Sinbad, Tommy Davidson, Robert Wuhl and Gillian Vigman) compete for a chance to move on to the $50,000 finale. The stars ope

S19·E7 Core

Chopped Tournament of Stars: Actors!

Mar 30, 2014 · 60 min

With only one spot left in the $50,000 charity tournament finale, actors Lucas Grabeel, Michael Imperioli, Peter Scolari and Tasha Smith bravely take on the role of chef. In the fi

S19·E8 Mytharc

Chopped Tournament of Stars: Finale!

Apr 6, 2014

The four amazing finalists open the first basket and get a drive-thru snack and a cold dessert. $50,000 is destined to go to one of the last three celebrities' favorite charities,

S19·E9 Core

Peri Peri Determined

Apr 22, 2014

In the first basket, the fryer gets pretty crowded as the chefs race to make crispy chicken wings, and the chefs are challenged to make African peri peri rub work in their dishes.

S19·E10 Core

Mother's Day

May 6, 2014

Four mothers attempt to stay composed as they cook in a much larger arena. In the appetizer basket are chicken noodle soup and salsa. In the entree round, they must contend with a

S19·E11 Core

Cool, Palm and Perfected

May 27, 2014

Appetizers are made using blowfish tail; the chefs have a can of something orange and a jar of date palm to work with when creating entrées; and basil juice is a key ingredient in

S19·E12 Mytharc

There Will Be Bloody Marys

Jun 3, 2014

The chefs open up the first basket to find a fancy cake and a Bloody Mary. Then in the entree round, the three chefs try to create excellent dishes from ground chicken and seafood

S19·E13 Mytharc

Four Fathers

Jun 10, 2014

Four dads take on the Chopped Kitchen, but how will the fathers-turned-competitors fare w/fish & salt-vinegar potato chips in the appetizer round? A bottle of scotch is in the entr

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