Chopped

In addition to competing with appetisers, entrées and desserts, dog-loving chefs make treats for a canine judge! Things could get ruff if the golden retriever with the golden palate turns up its nose at their hard work.

The latest stadium fare is substantial and out-of-the-park sensational, so when four bold competitors get ballpark foods in every basket, the judges have high expectations. First in the lineup are cheesy, fruity and doughy appetisers.

In this battle of the live-fire tournament, the competitors take a walk on the wild side with wild game in every basket. In the appetiser basket, a crispy Korean snack food is a creepy-crawly shocker, and the judges chomp down on alligator entrées.

Four live-fire cooks are ready to claim the last remaining spot in the tournament's finale, and they get lucky with a promise of perfectly porky baskets; in the first round, one of nature's sweetest gifts may not be a treat to the competitors.

Playing with fire is serious business in this high-steaks preliminary battle of Chopped's flame-filled tournament.

Four talented chefs push themselves to the limit to modernize the old concept of surf and turf, hoping to impress the judges and win a spot in the $25,000 live-fire tournament finale. In the first basket, strange sushi requires raw talent.

In this finale battle, four winners return with their sights set on taking the title of Chopped Grand Champion. The baskets contain ingredients reminiscent of the preliminary battle themes; wild game, steaks, surf and turf and pork.

Two diner favourites find a home in the ingredient baskets, and the chefs have to make the most of milkshakes and French fries. A city's signature dish is part of the challenge in round two, and a toaster treat meets a fun fry variation for dessert.