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Chopped: Season 2

13 episodes Premiered Jun 14, 2009
Previously on Chopped

Season 2 Lore Primer

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

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Chopped Season 1.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S2·E1 Mytharc

A Prickly Situation

Jun 14, 2009

In the Season 2 opener, four chefs find a spiny surprise in their appetizer baskets. Then, one has a serious snafu with snapper in the entrée round. Judges: Aaron Sanchez; Alex Gua

S2·E2 Core

Salted Veggies and Heated Battles

Jun 16, 2009

The chefs must use salty vegetables in their appetizers, Thai chilis in their entrées, and Mexican ingredients in their desserts. Judges: Alex Guarnaschelli; Chris Santos; and Marc

S2·E3 Core

High Hopes

Jun 23, 2009

Featured ingredients include whole calamari (appetizers), bison meat (entrées) and ancho chilis (desserts).

S2·E4 Core

Floundering Around

Jun 30, 2009

The chefs are presented with a challenging cut of meat in the appetizer round. In the entrée round, they work with miniature produce and whole flounder.

S2·E5 Core

Pride on the Plate

Jul 7, 2009

The chefs try to represent their cultural heritage through duck appetizers. Then they work with Serrano ham in the entrée round.

S2·E8 Core

A Wish Upon a Starfruit

Aug 11, 2009

Part 1 of 4. Past "Chopped" winners return to compete in a champions round. Some chefs have an edge when a Southern specialty shows up in the appetizer basket. Then Japanese noodle

S2·E9 Core

Buckwheat Blunders and Twists of Fate

Aug 25, 2009

Part 2 of 4. Four past "Chopped" winners face off in a champions round. Featured ingredients include cockles, ground chicken and apples.