Chopped

Four chefs get to the heart of Italian cuisine with ingredients from the robust Emilia-Romagna region. A slithery surprise challenges the chefs in the appetizer round, while the entrée round ends with very different takes on a veal and mushroom dish.

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

Four chefs get inspired by Italy's "olive oil capital" as they create coastal cuisine from Puglia. In the appetizer round, a chef's mistake causes a big stink in the kitchen -- literally, and a cactus creates a prickly situation in the dessert round.

Four chefs focus on the fabulous food of Tuscany in all its fresh, humble, sensational glory. For the appetizer, they'll have to make good choices while dealing with a super-lean meat plus face issues of confidence and competence to make it to the finale.

Four winning chefs return for the Battle Italiano finale, where they'll represent their regions and fight for $25,000! Emotions run high in a dramatic entrée round, and unfamiliar ingredients in the dessert basket keep the finalists on their toes!