Chopped: 8x4

Chard & True

Octo-tastic! The four chefs take on an eight-armed mystery ingredient in the appetizer round. And the judges wonder if the cooperative behavior they see in the kitchen will continue after someone is chopped. Then in the entrée course, more seafood surprises make the 30-minute time limit seem extraordinarily difficult. And following the final round – in which the chefs had to incorporate some ballpark favorites into their desserts – the judges ponder how sportsmanship and preconceived game plans factored in.