Chopped

The chefs showcase what they know about making amazing Venetian dishes. A strange ingredient in the first basket threatens to throw them off their game, while using polenta to its best effect in a half-hour entrée round is a tremendous task.

Four chefs face issues of confidence and competence as they focus on the fabulous food of Tuscany in all its fresh, humble glory.

Four chefs have the green light to go wild for avocados. The chefs struggle to figure out how to work with a secret meat in the entrée basket and must kick their creativity into high gear to make avocado work well in their superfood desserts.

Shell-shocked, the chefs crush open crustaceans in every round to make sensational seafood meals. Big ambitions in a tight time frame might mean trouble for one chef, and the judges wonder if a risky plan in the dessert round will pan out.

The competitors create appetisers that include a central Asian bread and a sweet and sour treat, make a packaged product sing with sole in the entrée round and take on a dessert round featuring an Indian snack and a plethora of pastries.