Chopped After Hours

Alex Guarnaschelli attempts the impossible with a French puff pastry presentation; Maneet Chauhan and Chris Santos have a battle of fish and chips; the judges prepare dishes from cake pops and quail.

Marc Murphy's chef cam shows a new angle on the kitchen and his fellow chefs; breakfast brings the boys together until Ted Allen starts throwing ingredients at Scott Conant; Maneet Chauhan's title of "Maestro of Spice" is put on the line.

The dessert basket of the rock stars' competition; a rack of lamb provides the chefs a chance to show their culinary skills; creativity takes over with late-night themed final round ingredients.

In round one, the judges attempt to tame down the sweetness of some sugary kid favorites; churros are transformed, and champagne bottles popped in a goofy round two; the final round features a whole suckling pig.

In the first round, Geoffrey Zakarian takes over hosting duties as Ted Allen and the judges face a carnival-themed basket full of fried snacks; round three finds the chefs tearing into Thanksgiving ingredients.

In the first round, the chefs must work watermelon brains and chocolate-covered bugs into some spooky Halloween-themed desserts; they reinterpret grandma's meatloaf; a French custard proves very tricky to incorporate into appetizers.

Goat heads are the starring ingredient in round one; the second round basket contains ingredients in disguise; a barbecue competition for the final round.

The ingredients in the first round are creepy, bloody and slimy; in the second round, the chefs will need to make some striped bass decisions; round three features a pizza party.