ClapperboardCulinary chaos keeps viewers coming back
Just how far is a chef willing to go win a cooking competition? Host Alton Brown hands four chefs $25,000 and the opportunity to spend that money either helping themselves or sabotaging their competitors.
A cocky chef goes under the culinary bus when an old breakfast buffet replaces his gourmet basket. Another chef tries to cook pasta Bolognese in an espresso pot. Finally, a cow is exchanged for milk products in tres leches cake.
A cocky chef goes under the culinary bus when an old breakfast buffet replaces his gourmet basket. Another chef tries to cook pasta Bolognese in an espresso pot. Finally, a cow is exchanged for milk products in tres leches cake.
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42min
Jun 21, 2014
2. You Wanna Pizza This?
2. You Wanna Pizza This?
One chef gets dirty hands while digging up all the ingredients from a wacky vegetable garden that grows anything but vegetables. Then one chef gets punished for trying to "phone it in" during a pizza challenge.
One chef gets dirty hands while digging up all the ingredients from a wacky vegetable garden that grows anything but vegetables. Then one chef gets punished for trying to "phone it in" during a pizza challenge.
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42min
Jun 28, 2014
3. Anything but a Cake Walk
3. Anything but a Cake Walk
Things get hot when two chefs cook steak over a romantic candlelit dinner. A chef is cut down to size while stuck with a giant whisk as their only tool. A chef learns making cake is no cake walk when forced to walk on cake boxes.
Things get hot when two chefs cook steak over a romantic candlelit dinner. A chef is cut down to size while stuck with a giant whisk as their only tool. A chef learns making cake is no cake walk when forced to walk on cake boxes.
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42min
Jul 6, 2014
4. Big Trouble in Little Chinese
4. Big Trouble in Little Chinese
Three chefs discover that the Great Wall isn't as spacious as they'd like it to be. One chef's cooking tools get swapped out for a set of golf clubs, while another chef dunks doughnuts into coffee like they never have before.
Three chefs discover that the Great Wall isn't as spacious as they'd like it to be. One chef's cooking tools get swapped out for a set of golf clubs, while another chef dunks doughnuts into coffee like they never have before.
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42min
Jul 12, 2014
5. Welcome to the Jungle
5. Welcome to the Jungle
The kitchen erupts in flames when one chef cooks with Alton Brown's jungle torch. Later, an oversized fondue pot leads to an oversized mess.
The kitchen erupts in flames when one chef cooks with Alton Brown's jungle torch. Later, an oversized fondue pot leads to an oversized mess.
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42min
Jul 19, 2014
6. I Like My Peppers Pulverized
6. I Like My Peppers Pulverized
It's tough to smoke out the competition when forced to use a cigar cutter to make a Cubano. Then two chefs get up close and personal when stuffed like peppers into a confined workspace.
It's tough to smoke out the competition when forced to use a cigar cutter to make a Cubano. Then two chefs get up close and personal when stuffed like peppers into a confined workspace.
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42min
Jul 26, 2014
7. Two Chefs, One Toga
7. Two Chefs, One Toga
Alton Brown hands off the Olympic cooking torch, and one chef is forced to spice things up when they have their ginger replaced with sushi ginger.
Alton Brown hands off the Olympic cooking torch, and one chef is forced to spice things up when they have their ginger replaced with sushi ginger.
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42min
Aug 3, 2014
8. Ho-Ley Pot
8. Ho-Ley Pot
One chef is forced to cook soup using a single brew coffee machine. Later, chefs get hands-on when Alton asks for peace in the kitchen.
One chef is forced to cook soup using a single brew coffee machine. Later, chefs get hands-on when Alton asks for peace in the kitchen.
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42min
Aug 10, 2014
9. Superhero Sabotage
9. Superhero Sabotage
One chef enters a phone booth and attempts to transform into a super chef. Next, two chefs get cozy in Alton's living room circa 1974, and then one chef attempts to ride a bike in the kitchen.
One chef enters a phone booth and attempts to transform into a super chef. Next, two chefs get cozy in Alton's living room circa 1974, and then one chef attempts to ride a bike in the kitchen.
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42min
Aug 16, 2014
10. The Eggs-Orcist
10. The Eggs-Orcist
One chef must make a lobster roll using a roll submerged in a lobster tank. Another chef is given a rather unusual chocolate platter to choose ingredients for making a chocolate cake.
One chef must make a lobster roll using a roll submerged in a lobster tank. Another chef is given a rather unusual chocolate platter to choose ingredients for making a chocolate cake.
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42min
Aug 24, 2014
11. When In Rome
11. When In Rome
One chef does as the Italians do and cooks while riding a scooter. One chef pays tribute to a 1950s housewife while making a casserole. A chef goes the distance navigating a red velvet maze that stands between them and victory.
One chef does as the Italians do and cooks while riding a scooter. One chef pays tribute to a 1950s housewife while making a casserole. A chef goes the distance navigating a red velvet maze that stands between them and victory.
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42min
Aug 30, 2014
12. Chili'd to the Bone
12. Chili'd to the Bone
Things get chilly when one chef must use freezer-burned ingredients to make a chili cheese dog. One chef feels like they're going around in circles when forced to use a spinning cook station.
Things get chilly when one chef must use freezer-burned ingredients to make a chili cheese dog. One chef feels like they're going around in circles when forced to use a spinning cook station.
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42min
Sep 6, 2014
13. Tongue Thai-ed
13. Tongue Thai-ed
One chef gets a helping hand from a Buddha. Then two chefs help each other out by shopping for each other. Finally, Alton Brown becomes the target as one chef tries to shoot for the win.
One chef gets a helping hand from a Buddha. Then two chefs help each other out by shopping for each other. Finally, Alton Brown becomes the target as one chef tries to shoot for the win.
Just how far is a chef willing to go win a cooking competition? Host Alton Brown hands four chefs $25,000 and the opportunity to spend that money either helping themselves or sabotaging their competitors.