Ted Allen

Passion and expertise rule the kitchen on the fast-paced new series, Chopped. Hosted by Ted Allen (Food Detectives), the series challenges four up-and-coming chefs to turn a selection of everyday ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. After each course, a contestant gets "chopped" until the last man or woman left standing claims victory.

Ten home cooks compete for $50,000. With the guidance and support of mentors Ted Allen, Bobby Flay, Alex Guarnaschelli, Curtis Stone and Michael Symon, each cook faces intense culinary challenges to earn the prize.

A dozen hungry-to-win hopefuls enter the culinary fight of their lives to host of their own cooking show on Food Network.