Chopped - Season 9 (2011)

Former winners fight for the last remaining spot in the Grand Finale.

Only one two-time champ can become a "three-peater" and claim the prize.

Chefs find a shocker of a protein in the basket.

Things take a rosy turn in the entree round, with edible flowers.

It's Halloween! The chefs are working with candy and ... chicken feet!

It's a gingerbread dough showdown in the dessert round!

The first round has the competitors combining a sweet bread and a melon.

The chefs hope that their sausage appetizer will awaken the judges' senses.

It's Thanksgiving and four chefs are giving it all they have. They are cooking with some traditional Turkey Day favorites.

Class is in session in the Chopped kitchen!

The competitors have to design a main course with yak and dried shrimp.

A holiday challenge finds the chefs using gingerbread in their appetizers; a prized piece of meat in their entrées; and an often-disparaged seasonal classic in their desserts.

The judges are pleased to see duck confit in the first basket.