Chopped After Hours

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{{Infobox television

| image = choppedafterhours.jpg

| genre = cooking

| presenter = Ted Allen

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 3

| num_episodes = 19

}}

Chopped After Hours is an American cooking show on the Food Network, hosted by Ted Allen.{{cite web|url=http://zap2it.com/2015/09/chopped-judges-hair-down-after-hours/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916063252/http://zap2it.com/2015/09/chopped-judges-hair-down-after-hours/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 16, 2015|title='Chopped' judges let their hair down 'After Hours'|website=Zap2it|date=15 September 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/tv/133515_Chopped_After_Hours_Episode_One/|title=First Episode: 'Chopped After Hours'|date=30 April 2013 }}

Format

A spin-off of Chopped, this show features a similar format with mandatory ingredients and time restriction.{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/sobewff-2016-choppeds-amanda-freitag-and-marc-murphy-dish-about-their-tv-show-cooking-and-bloody-marys-8257656|title=SOBEWFF 2016: Chopped's Amanda Freitag and Marc Murphy Dish About Their TV Show, Cooking, and Bloody Marys|first=Laine Doss, Julie|last=Harans|date=27 February 2016}} Episodes consist of three segments, each featuring the judges from a different Chopped episode. The judges are given one of that episode's mystery ingredient baskets and must cook a dish that incorporates them. No one is eliminated or declared the winner; instead, the judges and Ted Allen taste each other's dishes and comment on them.{{cite web|url=https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/weird-facts-chopped-judges-episodes-food-network|title=9 Things You Didn't Know About 'Chopped'|first=Julianne|last=Feder|date=10 August 2016}}

Episodes

  • All episode titles include the word "and".

= Season 1 =

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! rowspan="2" | No.

! rowspan="2" | Title/original air date

! colspan="2" | 1st segment

! colspan="2" | 2nd segment

! colspan="2" | 3rd segment

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1

| "All-Stars Finale, Dads, and Chocolate" {{dts|2015|09|15}}

| "All Stars Tournament Grand Finale" appetizer: fish carcass, tasso ham, Calabrian chilies, purple potatoes

| Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, Scott Conant

| "Four Fathers" appetizer: Dover sole, sour cream, salt & vinegar potato chips, red Russian kale

| Chris Santos, Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan

| "Chocolate Competition" entrée: chocolate cake pops, white chocolate cocoa mix, quail, chilies

| Maneet Chauhan, Marc Murphy, Aarón Sanchez

2

| "Trash Fish, Breakfast, and Spicy" {{dts|2015|09|22}}

| "Dread and Breakfast" breakfast: coffee cake, mimosa, breakfast sausage, chocolate cream-filled eggs

| Chris Santos, Scott Conant, Aarón Sanchez

| "Tendon Intentions" entrée: porgy (trash fish), olive tapenade, blood oranges, vermicelli noodles

| Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy

| "Hot Stuff" dessert: chili pepper honey, pink lemons, canary melon, devil's tres leches cake

| Alex Guarnaschelli, Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan

3

| "Rock Stars, Lamb Entrées, and Late Night" {{dts|2015|09|29}}

| "Late Night Food Brawl" dessert: rice & cheese burrito, chocolate milk, whipped cream, apple pie

| Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, Scott Conant

| "Burn for the Worse" entrée: rack of lamb, mint julep, eggplant, apple spice cake

| Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, Chris Santos

| "Rock Stars" dessert: spiced German liqueur, lemon rolls, rock candy, ginger

| Aarón Sanchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, Chris Santos

4

| "Short Order, Celebrity Finale, and Food Truck" {{dts|2015|10|06}}

| "Tournament of Stars Finale" dessert: blueberry goat cheese, churros, pecans, champagne

| Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, Marc Murphy

| "Food Truck Fight" entrée: whole suckling pig, fiddlehead ferns, kebab sauces, corn tortillas

| Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, Aarón Sanchez

| "Short Order Cooks" dessert: banana pudding, vanilla ice cream, icing, brownie mix

| Alex Guarnaschelli, Geoffrey Zakarian, Chris Santos

5

| "Carnival, Redemption, and Thanksgiving" {{dts|2015|10|13}}

| "Return and Redeem" entrée: red snapper, sour candy gummy belts, quinoa, pickled turnips

| Scott Conant, Ted Allen, Geoffrey Zakarian (host: Alex Guarnaschelli)

| "Wild Ride" entrée: hot beef sundae, fried spiced ham, fried cheese ravioli, asparagus

| Maneet Chauhan, Ted Allen, Scott Conant (host: Geoffrey Zakarian)

| "A Chopped Thanksgiving" entrée: whole turkey, giblet gravy, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin pie ice cream

| Maneet Chauhan, Ted Allen, Chris Santos (host: Alex Guarnaschelli)

6

| "Halloween, Grandma, and Meatballs" {{dts|2015|10|20}}

| "A Chopped Halloween" dessert: day-of-the-dead cookies, boo-nilla shakes, chocolate-covered bugs, watermelon brain

| Chris Santos, Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli

| "Grandma vs. Grandma" dessert: meatloaf mix, Old Fashioned, sweet potatoes, green beans

| Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, Chris Santos

| "Meatball Madness" appetizer: lamb shanks, ginger, baby leeks, crème brûlée

| Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, Geoffrey Zakarian

7

| "Bizarre Foods, April Fools' Day, and Barbecue" {{dts|2015|10|27}}

| "Bizarre Baskets" dessert: goat heads, flaming shiso, blue foot mushrooms, kholodets

| Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, Geoffrey Zakarian

| "Big Barbecue Bout" entrée: North Carolina barbecue sauce, avocado, rainbow chards, spare ribs

| Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan

| "Fake Cake, Real Stakes" dessert: candy, pound cake, fruit purée, buttermilk

| Amanda Freitag, Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli

8

| "Halloween, Striped Bass Entrées, and Pizza" {{dts|2015|11|03}}

| "Pizza Perfect" entrée: deep dish pizza dough, rabbit escabeche, Swiss chard, pineapple cheese spread

| Amanda Freitag, Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli (host: Aarón Sanchez)

| "Without Missing a Beet" entrée: pink beans, sofrito, coconut chocolate bar, striped bass

| Aarón Sanchez, Marc Murphy, Chris Santos (host: Alex Guarnaschelli)

| "Extreme Halloween" appetizer: potato crisps, eels, candy bats, congealed pig's blood

| Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, Marc Murphy

= Season 2 =

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! rowspan="2" | No.

! rowspan="2" | Title/original air date

! colspan="2" | 1st segment

! colspan="2" | 2nd segment

! colspan="2" | 3rd segment

Ingredients

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1

| "Redemption and Fried Foods" {{dts|2016|07|05}}

| "T.G.I. Fry-day" entrée: cube steak, pickled green tomatoes, duck fat, chocolate sandwich cookies

| Alex Guarnaschelli, Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag

| "Military Vets" dessert: lemonade, ballpark peanuts, marshmallow cereal treats, peaches

| Marc Murphy, Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli

| "Redeemed or Re-chopped?" appetizer: vegan lobster, chop suey, hot mustard, winter melon

| Marcus Samuelsson, Amanda Freitag, Aarón Sanchez

2

| "Family, College, and Chicken" {{dts|2016|07|12}}

| "Family Affair" appetizer: pork roll, pizza dough, baby eggplant, Chinese spaghetti sauce

| Geoffrey Zakarian, Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan

| "College Challenge" entrée: strip steaks, ranch dressing, broccoli, pizza turnovers

| Chris Santos, Marc Murphy, Aarón Sanchez

| "Count Your Chickens" dessert: chicken suckers, farm-fresh eggs, fruitcake, chicken fat

| Aarón Sanchez, Amanda Freitag, Marcus Samuelsson

3

| "Thanksgiving, moms, and sitcom moms" {{dts|2016|07|19}}

| "Sitcom Moms" appetizer: portobello mushrooms, sour cream, spinach, TV dinner

| Alex Guarnaschelli, Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag

| "Thanksgiving Soup-er Stars" appetizer: leftover mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans, turkey

| Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, Aarón Sanchez

| "Momumental" entrée: carrot baby food, mustard greens, pork butt, red quinoa

| Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan, Alex Guarnaschelli

4

| "Mac & Cheese, Grandpas, and Circus" {{dts|2016|07|26}}

| "Mac & Cheese" appetizer: mac & cheese, Canadian bacon, Swiss chard, monkfish

| Alex Guarnaschelli, Aarón Sanchez, Maneet Chauhan

| "Battle of the Grandpas" entrée: London broil, rutabaga, broccoli rabe, peanut butter taffy bites

| Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, Aarón Sanchez

| "Circus Spectacular" dessert: snow cone, popcorn, sour cream, funnel cake

| Alex Guarnaschelli, Ron Ben-Israel, Scott Conant

5

| "Pub Food, Holiday, and Mother-Daughter-In-Law" {{dts|2016|08|02}}

| "In-Laws, in Teams!" appetizer: lasagna, onion blossom chips, arugula, wine purse

| Amanda Freitag, Maneet Chauhan, Alex Guarnaschelli

| "Holiday Cooking" entrée: beef tenderloin, gingersnap cocktail, potato latkes, tzimmes

| Scott Conant, Aarón Sanchez, Geoffrey Zakarian

| "Chopped Gastropub" appetizer: house-cured bacon, deviled eggs, fish cheeks, house-made pickles

| Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli

6

| "Chocolate, Bizarre Foods, and Sweetness" {{dts|2016|08|09}}

| "Chopped Desserts!" chocolate: Mississippi mud pie, maraschino cherries, brie, potato crisps

| Alex Guarnaschelli, Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan

| "Bizarre Battle" entrée: pork bung, hot sauce jelly beans, farro, pork dust

| Aarón Sanchez, Marc Murphy, Chris Santos

| "Cooking with Bass" dessert: zucchini, chocolate-covered raisins, peanut brittle, vanilla liqueur

| Maneet Chauhan, Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag

= Season 3 =

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! rowspan="2" | No.

! rowspan="2" | Title/original air date

! colspan="2" | 1st segment

! colspan="2" | 2nd segment

! colspan="2" | 3rd segment

Ingredients

! Competitors

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1

| "Dads, Whiskey and Wings, and Moms"

| "Dads"

| tbd

| "Whiskey and Wings"

| tbd

| "Moms

| tbd

2

| "Star Power, Noodles, and Newlyweds"

| "Star Power"

| tbd

| "Noodles"

| tbd

| "Newlyweds"

| tbd

3

| "Pickles, Tater, and Chocolate"

| "Pickles"

| tbd

| "Tater"

| tbd

| "Chocolate"

| tbd

4

| "Dumplings, Hamachi, and Ugly Food"

| "Dumplings"

| tbd

| "Hamachi"

| tbd

| "Ugly Food"

| tbd

5

| "Food Truck, Cornish Hens, and Grill"

| "Food Truck"

| tbd

| "Cornish Hens"

| tbd

| "Grill"

| tbd

References

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