What To Know About The Chopped Desperately Seeking Sous Chef Final Four
The classic Food Network show Chopped has identified the four accomplished chefs who will compete in the finale of its Desperately Seeking Sous Chef season, and they have some impressive careers. This season of Chopped follows the traditional format of four chefs competing over three rounds (appetizer, entrée, and dessert), using ingredients from the mystery baskets. However, it has one never-before-seen distinction: whoever wins the competition will not only become a Chopped champion, but will earn a job as a sous chef for one of the judges, legendary chefs Maneet Chauhan, Scott Conant, and Chris Santos.
Hosted by Ted Allen, Chopped debuted in 2009, and has been a staple on Food Network ever since. Chopped episodes air individually, or as parts of tournaments. The 16 elite chefs on the Chopped: Desperately Seeking Sous Chef season participated in a five-part tournament. In each of the first four episodes, one winner emerged, and those four chefs will compete to be crowned the Chopped champion. That winner will begin their work as a sous chef for one of the judges.
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This Chopped season has been particularly challenging. On regular seasons, the contestants are judged solely on their food. However, on Desperately Seeking Sous Chef, the judges are also assessing their personalities and abilities in the kitchen, in order to determine if they want to offer them a job. The four Chopped winners who will compete in the finale on Food Network are Reuben Dhanawade (Part 1), Mat Espiritu (Part 2), Francisco «Paco» Moran (Part 3), and Lauren Windham (Part 4).
Reuben is a sous chef who manages a dining hall with a staff of over 30 people, which feeds over 2,000 people a
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