Chopped: Canada

Chopped Canada
Genre Cooking show
Directed by David Russell
Presented by Dean McDermott (season 1-2)
Brad Smith (season 3)
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 83
Production
Executive producer(s) David Paperny, Audrey Mehler, Cal Shumiatcher, Louise Wood
Producer(s) Talent Producer Cliff Dempster
Running time 44 minutes
Production company(s) Paperny Entertainment
Release
Original network Food Network Canada
Original release January 2, 2014 (2014-01-02) – present
External links
Website

Chopped Canada is a Canadian reality cooking television series based on the US series Chopped. The program pits four chefs against each other as they compete to win $10,000 and the title of Chopped Canada Champion. New episodes air on both Food Network Canada and Food Network in the United States.

Format

In each episode, four chefs go head to head and compete to create a delicious three course meal. The competition is divided into three rounds: "Appetizer", "Entrée", and "Dessert". In each round, the chefs are presented with a mystery basket containing four ingredients, and the challenge is to incorporate those mystery ingredients into an appetizing dish. The ingredients are generally diverse items which are not commonly prepared together.

The chef competitors are given access to a pantry and refrigerator stocked with a wide variety of other ingredients, which they are free to use as they wish. Each round is timed (twenty or thirty minutes for the Appetizer round, thirty minutes each for the Entrée and Dessert rounds), and the chefs must cook their dishes and complete four platings (three for the judges and one "beauty plate") before time runs out.

After each cooking round, there are three celebrity judges on hand to critique the dishes based on presentation, taste, and creativity. The chef with the worst dish is "chopped" from the competition when either Dean or Brad says "So who's dish is on the chopping block. Chef (first name) you've been Chopped." after pulling a cloche that has the losing chef's dish underneath and then one of the judges does a comment to the losing chef. By the dessert round, only two chefs remain, and when deciding the winner, the judges consider the entire meal presented by each chef. The winner is awarded a prize of $10,000, and the title of Chopped Canada Champion.

Teen Tournament

The third season opened with a special Teen Tournament (the first tournament on the Chopped Canada series), which saw 16 chefs (aged 13 to 17) compete over the course of four semi-final episodes. The winner of each semi-final episode went on to compete in the Teen Tournament final, which awarded a $20,000 grand prize to the Chopped Canada Teen Champion.

Host

The first two seasons of the show were hosted by Canadian actor Dean McDermott. However, in early March 2015, it was announced that he would not be returning as host for the upcoming third season.[1]

In June 2015, Shaw Media announced that former Canadian Football player and The Bachelor Canada Brad Smith will host the third season.[2]

Judges

The episodes feature a rotating panel of three celebrity judges. Past and current notable judges include celebrity chefs Massimo Capra, Lynn Crawford, Eden Grinshpan, John Higgins, Chuck Hughes, Susur Lee, Mark McEwan, Roger Mooking, Antonio Park, Michael Smith, Vikram Vij and Anne Yarymowich.

Episode Guide

Season 1

Chopped Canada Season 1 episodes
No. in
series
Title
Judges
Competitors
(Bold indicates Winner)
Original air date
1 "The Proof is in the Pudding" Michael Smith
Vikram Vij
Anne Yarymowich
Matt Binkley
Stephanie Brewster
Jonathan O'Callaghan
Tim Schorno
January 2, 2014
2 "Disheveled Until Dessert" Chuck Hughes
Roger Mooking
Anne Yarymowich
Daniel Janetos
Johan Maes
Shelley Robinson
Patrick Vasiliauskas
January 9, 2014
3 "Food, Sweat, Tears" Lynn Crawford
John Higgins
Roger Mooking
Mike Batke
Adam Calzonetti
Ryan Reed
Robin Wasicuna
January 16, 2014
4 "All's Fair in Cooking and War" Chuck Hughes
Roger Mooking
Anne Yarymowich
Steve Glavicich
Diana Johnstone
Robert Rose
Alvin Viguilla
January 23, 2014
5 "Just Desserts" Susur Lee
Vikram Vij
Anne Yarymowich
Bryan Birch
Paul Lillakas
Terrance Tew
Eric Wood
January 30, 2014
6 "The Trouble With Tuile" John Higgins
Michael Smith
Anne Yarymowich
Trevor Wilkinson
Mariel Montero Sena
Adam Ryan
Luca Cianciulli
February 6, 2014
7 "Clams, Lamb, Thank You Ma'am" Chuck Hughes
Susur Lee
Roger Mooking
Jesse Fader
Luke Hayes-Alexander
Brianne Nash
William Tse
February 13, 2014
8 "Ramp It Up" John Higgins
Michael Smith
Vikram Vij
Anthony D'Ambrosio
Maurice Desharnais
Whitney Mayes
Jose Mendoza
February 20, 2014
9 "Offal to the Races" Chuck Hughes
Vikram Vij
Anne Yarymowich
Martin Juneau
Paul McGreevy
Simon McNeil
Trevor Ritchie
February 27, 2014
10 "You Can't Win If You Don't Plate" Chuck Hughes
Roger Mooking
Anne Yarymowich
Erik Kekes-Marshall
Mark McCrowe
Kirk Weiss
Kai Zyganiuk
March 6, 2014
11 "The Sweet Taste of Success" Lynn Crawford
John Higgins
Vikram Vij
Lukas Gurtner
Tammi McGee
Jason Nolan
Damien Wilmot
March 13, 2014
12 "Slippery When Wet" Lynn Crawford
Chuck Hughes
Susur Lee
Kieth Carlson
Sherry Gallinger
Missy Hui
Pieter Van Meenen
March 20, 2014
13 "A Wing and a Prayer" Lynn Crawford
Chuck Hughes
Vikram Vij
Michael Dolente
Anthony Figliano
James Hannah
Nicholas Wong
March 27, 2014
14 "Slaying the Dragonfruit" Susur Lee
Michael Smith
Vikram Vij
Norman Aitken
Bev Milnes
Justin Myles
Frank Sham
April 3, 2014
15 "High Steaks" Lynn Crawford
John Higgins
Vikram Vij
Victor Bongo
Michael Luck
Boris Rubtsov
Brett Turnbull
April 10, 2014
16 "For the Love of Cod" Lynn Crawford
John Higgins
Michael Smith
Jayke Carter
Audie Grant
David Husereau
Ian Thompson
April 17, 2014
17 "The Young and the Timeless" John Higgins
Chuck Hughes
Roger Mooking
Toivo Heyduck
Carolyn Jones
Derek Pennell
Philip Tarlo
April 24, 2014
18 "When Life Hands You Lemonade" Lynn Crawford
John Higgins
Roger Mooking
Pascal Bisson
Neil Dowson
Jesse Mutch
Doreen Prei
May 1, 2014
19 "Snakes and Batters" Chuck Hughes
Roger Mooking
Vikram Vij
Craig D'Cruze
Julian Harries-Jones
Miriam Martinez
Jessica Pelland
May 8, 2014
20 "The Spruce is Loose" Lynn Crawford
Roger Mooking
Anne Yarymowich
Bruno Feldeisen
Takumi Kitamura
Alex Svenne
JohnRoss Woodland
May 15, 2014
21 "Pressed for Ham" Susur Lee
Michael Smith
Anne Yarymowich
Subra Balakrishnan
Matthew Pennell
Derek Ralph
Tony Velinov
May 22, 2014
22 "Showdown at the Oka Corral" Lynn Crawford
Michael Smith
Anne Yarymowich
Tobias Grignon
Stephanie Schoales
Johnathan Sobol
Daniel Trottier
May 29, 2014
23 "That Wascally Wabbit" Lynn Crawford
John Higgins
Roger Mooking
Hayden Johnston
Winston Hugh
Katherine MacDonald
Robert Mills
June 5, 2014
24 "One Flew Over the Cocoa Nest" John Higgins
Chuck Hughes
Roger Mooking
Daren Bergeron
Romeo Oloresisimo
Christina Pugliese
Henry Strong
June 12, 2014
25 "Some Skin In the Game" Chuck Hughes
Roger Mooking
Vikram Vij
Sheina Haddad
Pierre Lamielle
Abbey Solomon
Sue Wiebe
June 19, 2014
26 "Who Gives A Geoduck" Susur Lee
Michael Smith
Vikram Vij
Matt Chandler
Huberto Sanchez
Miheer Shete
Evelynn Takoff
June 26, 2014

Season 2

Chopped Canada Season 2 episodes
No. in
series
Title
Judges
Competitors
(Bold indicates Winner)
Original air date
27 "Kat-A-What?" Eden Grinshpan
Michael Smith
Anne Yarymowich
Carol Christie
Keith Hoare
Brian McKenna
Mario Spina
January 10, 2015
28 "Holler For Challah" Eden Grinshpan
Michael Smith
Anne Yarymowich
Jack Demers
Erin Harris
Bryan Simmons
Rob Thomas
January 17, 2015
29 "It's a Halva Day" Lynn Crawford
John Higgins
Michael Smith
Becky Hood
Elizabeth Phillips
Stacie Royds
Hanna Sogo
January 24, 2015
30 "In A Pig's Ear" Massimo Capra
Susur Lee
Roger Mooking
Jamie Huynh
Stefan Kuhn
Sébastien Laframboise
Matthew Sullivan
January 31, 2015
31 "Viewer's Choice: Land, Sea, Air" Susur Lee
Roger Mooking
Antonio Park
Dylan Draper
Andrew Hajjar
Luc McCabe
Hunter J. Moyes
February 7, 2015
32 "How About Them Apples!" Massimo Capra
Susur Lee
Roger Mooking
John Alvarez
Brody Ashton
Maru Eugenia Cacho
Patrick Mathieu
February 14, 2015
33 "Dippity Do What?" Lynn Crawford
Susur Lee
Michael Smith
Justin Flood
Blythe Ogston
Paddy Townsend
Abraham Wornovitzky
February 21, 2015
34 "Steaking Their Claim" Lynn Crawford
John Higgins
Antonio Park
Ted Dimoglou
David Jackman
Giuseppe Sacchetti
Erin Smith
December 26, 2014
(re-aired February 28, 2015)
35 "Every Round Has Its Thorns" Massimo Capra
John Higgins
Michael Smith
Janet Burnup
Shane Chartrand
Roary MacPherson
Christine Moody
March 7, 2015
36 "A Brisket, A Basket" Susur Lee
Michael Smith
Anne Yarymowich
Tania Ganassini
Bhavesh Karna
Line Lefebvre
Daryle Ryo Nagata
March 14, 2015
37 "Taken Out By Take Out" Massimo Capra
John Higgins
Susur Lee
Alison Iannarelli
Stephanie O’Brien
Alana Peckham
Devon Thurston
March 21, 2015
38 "Crème de la Crop" Lynn Crawford
Antonio Park
Anne Yarymowich
Gordon Desormeaux (aka Chef Dez)
Adrian Forte
Stuart Saunders
Kendra Smith
March 28, 2015
39 "Fire In the Hole" Massimo Capra
Lynn Crawford
Michael Smith
Caroline Brunet
Britney Condotta
Chris Doepner
Angela Villalta
April 4, 2015
40 "Fowl Play" Massimo Capra
Lynn Crawford
Roger Mooking
Richard Baksh
Paul Ambrose Heighton
Dave Mottershall
Anne Sorrenti
April 11, 2015
41 "No Choking Around" Massimo Capra
Lynn Crawford
John Higgins
Chris Batzios
Debbie Clauss
Manny Ferreira
Claudia Giermindl
April 18, 2015
42 "Can You Stomach This?" Susur Lee
Roger Mooking
Antonio Park
Tim Kozody
Matt Schram
Krissy Seymour
Wallace Wong
April 25, 2015
43 "Leftovers: Recycle, Reuse, Reheat!" Lynn Crawford
Michael Smith
Anne Yarymowich
Gaetano Ferrara
Tim Halley
Tom Lee
Sean Reeve
May 2, 2015
44 "Lost In Transformation" Susur Lee
Antonio Park
Anne Yarymowich
Matt Duffy
Charles-Emmanuel Pariseau
Tara Pietroniro
Alex White
May 9, 2015
45 "One For The Family" Roger Mooking
Michael Smith
Anne Yarymowich
Miguel Cervantes
Ryan Gark
Simon McGrath-Martel
Sharon Snow
May 16, 2015
46 "In The Name Of The Game" Roger Mooking
Antonio Park
Anne Yarymowich
Nick Dompierre
Barrie Elliot
Gregory Galoska
Trevor McNeil
May 23, 2015
47 "Crabby Pans" Eden Grinshpan
John Higgins
Susur Lee
Ben Leblanc
Chris MacDougall
Matt Rosen
Sonya Sammut
May 30, 2015
48 "Carnival: No Room For Seconds" Eden Grinshpan
Roger Mooking
Anne Yarymowich
Roger Andrews
Beth Hume
Cameron MacDonald
Colin Robin
June 6, 2015
49 "Rib 'N Roll" Massimo Capra
John Higgins
Susur Lee
Sonia Cuffy
Janice Mackay
Kory Mills
David Omar
June 13, 2015
50 "Everything But The Kitchen Sink" Lynn Crawford
Roger Mooking
Michael Smith
Mathieu Masson-Duceppe
Heather Porteous
Ryan Rajkumar
Zac Zorisky
June 20, 2015
51 "The World Is Your Lobster" Lynn Crawford
Antonio Park
Anne Yarymowich
Justin Bonney
Brock Bowes
Seika Groves
Damian Liengme
June 27, 2015
52 "Cookin' At The Savoy" Lynn Crawford
John Higgins
Antonio Park
Shane Chartrand
Marcia Dellepoort
Alon Fuks
Harley MacIntyre
July 4, 2015

Season 3 Teen Tournament

Chopped Canada Season 3 Teen Tournament episodes
No. in
series
Title
Judges
Competitors
(Bold indicates Winner)
Original air date
53 "Dukkah-ing It Out" Massimo Capra
Susur Lee
Anne Yarymowich
Yohannes Asres
Noah Assayag
Jade Lockie
Alexandra Meshcherecova
November 28, 2015
54 "Lunchbox Letdown" Massimo Capra
Susur Lee
Anne Yarymowich
Kenny Carey-Kochan
Irelyn Dacosta
Victoria Jennings
Maximillian Koczka
December 5, 2015
55 "Clawing To The Win" Lynn Crawford
Antonio Park
Michael Smith
Justice Chea
Logan Hepditch
Cole Millard
Marianne Paquin
December 12, 2015
56 "In A Deep Fried Pickle" Lynn Crawford
Antonio Park
Michael Smith
Emilia Augello
Kendall Bouvette
Alex Lebel
Skylar Sinow
December 19, 2015
57 "Higher Steaks"
(Teen Tournament Finale)
Lynn Crawford
Susur Lee
Antonio Park
Yohannes Asres
Emilia Augello
Justice Chea
Irelyn Dacosta
December 26, 2015

Season 3

Chopped Canada Season 3 episodes
No. in
series
Title
Judges
Competitors
(Bold indicates Winner)
Original air date
58 "Sauce On The Side" Massimo Capra
Eden Grinshpan
Antonio Park
Emma Beqaj
Richard Moore
Sandro Pangilinan
William Wallace
January 9, 2016
59 "Batter Battle" Eden Grinshpan
Mark McEwan
Antonio Park
David Antonucci
Christina D’Angela
Erica Hakien
Robert McKim
January 16, 2016
60 "Rice Twice" Eden Grinshpan
John Higgins
Antonio Park
Kate Dean
Ashley Dolbec
François Lavallée
Qamar Masood
January 23, 2016
61 "Return to Victory"
(Redemption Episode)
Lynn Crawford
Susur Lee
Roger Mooking
Matt Binkley
Steve Glavicich
Erin Harris
Sébastien Laframboise
January 30, 2016
62 "Cooking With Courage" Lynn Crawford
John Higgins
Anne Yarymowich
Amanda Finkle
Josh Karbelnik
Derek McCann
Stephanie Randall
February 6, 2016
63 "All About the Bass" Lynn Crawford
Antonio Park
Anne Yarymowich
Jean-Philippe Miron
Alexander Molitz
Kyle Christofferson
Nathalie Des Rosiers
February 13, 2016
64 "Shell Shocked" Massimo Capra
Eden Grinshpan
Michael Smith
Pam Fanjoy
Magda Louis-Jean
Chris Oliveira
Nathan Reid
February 20, 2016
65 "What the Shell?" John Higgins
Michael Smith
Anne Yarymowich
Sharon Guiel
Brian Magee
Jody Sigurdson-Longo
Ted Pace
February 27, 2016
66 "Duelling Over Devilled Eggs" John Higgins
Michael Smith
Anne Yarymowich
Melanie Robinson
Lynda Smith
Paresh Thakkar
Dan Worth
March 5, 2016
67 "Fish Become Sausages" Lynn Crawford
Mark McEwan
Roger Mooking
Allison Kulik
Valentino Pereira
Scott Starkweather
Mark Steele
March 12, 2016
68 "Cooking With Heart" Lynn Crawford
Susur Lee
Roger Mooking
Cobey Adams
TJ Crafter
Lyndsay Jones
Cosmo Spina
March 19, 2016
69 "Bro-Down Showdown" Mark McEwan
Roger Mooking
Anne Yarymowich
Dany Sok
Pete Sok
Bijou Texeira
Imrun Texeira
March 26, 2016
70 "Win By A Hare" Susur Lee
Mark McEwan
Michael Smith
Dennis Peckham
James Santon
Hilarie Vatcher
Olivier Vigneault
April 2, 2016

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