Chopped

The chefs start the competition off with some smorgastarta appetizers, including savory Swedish layer cake. A sweet powder and prickly produce cause problems for the competitors. [Food Network]

The competitors face handy sandwiches and sweet popcorn; a strange take on a mimosa; the two finalists seek the best way to execute their creative ideas for dessert.[Food Network]

The chefs must make the perfect midnight meal; an innovative appetizer of fried foods and a trendy cocktail; prized mushrooms and a popular street food for the second round; breakfast flavors make up the final round.[Food Network]

In the first-round basket, the chefs find pork buns and Mexican street corn; the competitors must use a pickled product with a fair favorite for the entree; delectable cakes and an odd sauce make up the final round.[Food Network]

In the first basket, the chefs unveil a Cajun specialty. A porky protein adds some flavor to the chefs' fish entrees. In the final basket, the chefs find a chewy drink.[Food Network]

The butchers take whiskey shots as they handle cuts of pork for the appetizer. A big bird and an oddly-named radish make up the entree basket. The finalists find an ice cream that only a butcher could love.[Food Network]

In the appetizer round, the chefs try to make meaty appetizers; the chefs get to choose which part of an animal to use for their second dishes; the final chefs make piggy desserts.[Food Network]

The chefs must work with caviar and expensive seafood in the first round. The second million-dollar basket contains a luxurious sweet and a delicious rarity and a $100 breakfast item in the final basket.[Food Network]

A familiar can and a space-age beverage in the first basket. Something frozen in time and something nostalgically spherical for round two, and a drink named for a movie legend must be used for dessert.[Food Network]

Canned ham and mussels challenge the chefs in the appetizer round; things get tougher with a bright blue ingredient in the entree round; the final two chefs try to impress the judges with fruit-and-fries creations.[Food Network]

The chefs show off their takes on the taco; tripe and mustard rabe in the appetizer basket; Asian sauce and a beautiful protein in the entree basket; the finalists create inventive desserts with Mexican chocolate.[Food Network]

Four chefs complete viewer-chosen tasks; the fans pick a creepy protein and a bloody soup; something hearty and something hot in the second basket; dessert dishes made with offal and atole.[Food Network]

The chefs get to use farm-fresh ingredients; poultry and pickled chilies in round one; in the entree round, the chefs make lamb dishes with fresh greens; the chefs make some odd choices for the dessert round.[Food Network]

The chefs find a strange pizza in the appetizer basket; two proteins in the second round present a challenge for the competitors; chilies in the dessert basket.[Food Network]

A giant circle of dough with a long history and veggies that look like tiny watermelons in the first basket; chewy candy and sweet cheese for the entree; green leaves and blueberries for dessert.[Food Network]

The chefs' baskets are full of hunter-forager ingredients. An aquatic wonder and a delicate flower in round one; an imposing root and a wild beast for the entree round; berries and butter for dessert.[Food Network]