Plot Synopsis

Hosted by Ted Allen, CHOPPED: COMFORT FOOD FEUD is a five-round CHOPPED tournament that focuses on everybody's favorite comfort foods, as chefs vie for the $25,000 grand prize. In each of the first four weeks, four different chefs compete, with the winner advancing to the finale. The 16 competitors are: Episodes include:

"Bacon" (Tuesday, November 10): Four competitors embrace bacon perfection as they attempt to advance to the grand finale of the Comfort Food Feud. The appetizer basket includes a Japanese condiment and a bacon-y bar food. Biscuit dough is part of the puzzle in the entree round, and the two chefs remaining in the final round attempt to make satisfying desserts featuring chocolate and more bacon! Competitors include: Ashley DeSilva; Jessica Kotula; Christopher Walker; and Nick Wilson.

"Burgers" (Tuesday, November 17): Burgers, how do we love thee? The competitors count the ways in a thrilling battle of the $25,000 Comfort Food Feud. In the first basket, the chefs get a deep-fried surprise and a sloppy classic. In the entree round, they must figure out what to do with a bizarre canned product. The burger-themed dessert round includes sweet creations made with mustard ice cream, and the winner advances to the Comfort Food Feud finale. Competitors include: Mitzi Jackson-Robinson; Johan Jensen; D'Andre Miller; and Danny Rassi.

"Mac and Cheese" (Tuesday, November 24): In this round of the Comfort Food Feud, the chefs try to prove they have what it takes to conquer mac and cheese and move on to the tournament's grand finale. In the appetizer round, the chefs get creative with a cocktail and tiny cheesy morsels. The entree round sees the competitors working with a mac and cheese-inspired brunch item, and the final two chefs hope to turn pancake mix and mac and cheese into a heavenly dessert. Competitors include: Melissa Chaiken; Sarita Ekya; Sarita Ekya; and Jason Whipland.

"Pizza" (Tuesday, December 1): The $25,000 Comfort Food Feud continues with a battle devoted to everyone's favorite cheesy, doughy guilty pleasure: pizza. A flavor-packed appetizer basket leaves the chefs with a lot of decisions to make. The competitors find spaghetti and meatballs in an unusual form in the entree basket, and the two chefs who make it to the dessert round get some spicy, salty and sugary ingredients to reimagine. Competitors include: Austin Baker; Stacy Mokes; Pietro Mazzella; and Steve Welch.

"Finale" (Tuesday, December 8): Four champions return to a decked-out outdoor arena to battle for the $25,000 prize and the title of Chopped Grand Champion! The ingredient baskets contain delicious reminders of the tournament's culinary themes, starting with a special sandwich and a play on pot pie in the appetizer round. The entree basket contains a turkey stuffed with something somewhat shocking, and the last two chefs battling it out for the grand prize race the clock to create $25,000 desserts that make brilliant use of a mashup monstrosity and mango ketchup.