Chocolate Challenge

Chocolate Challenge
Season 12, Episode 4
Air date	June 19, 2012
Winner	Christina Olivarez
Episode Guide
previous A Guts Reaction	next Pride of New Orleans

It's a chocolate lover's dream competition: Chocolate in every course! Will the chefs take well to this sweet challenge? The appetizer round is a heart-stopping affair with a romantic gift as the centerpiece of the basket. The three chefs who advance to cook the second course have a love/hate response to the thematic ingredient. And when the chefs are given a molded chocolate novelty item in the dessert round, they battle to prove who can finish strong.

Contestants

• Christina Olivarez, Executive Chef, Diego, Las Vegas, NV
• Zach Meloy, Chef and Restaurateur, Push Start Kitchen, Atlanta, GA
• Taryn Mumpower, Baker, Pick Your Poison Bake Shop, Las Vegas, NV
• Richard Ingraham, Personal Chef, Atlanta, GA

Judges

• Amanda Freitag
• Alex Guarnaschelli
• Marc Murphy

Meal

Appetizer

Ingredients: Button Mushrooms, Dried Dates, Duck Hearts, Chocolate Covered Cherries

Entrée

Ingredients: Chateaubriand, Rainbow Carrots, Escarole, Chocolate Wine

Dessert

Ingredients: Marzipan, Membrillo, Ladyfingers, Chocolate Lips

Gallery

• The chefs for the episode. From left to right: Richard, Taryn, Zach, and Christina
• Christina's Appetizer
• Zach's Appetizer
• Taryn's Appetizer
• Richard's Appetizer
• Zach's Entrée
• Richard's Entrée
• Christina's Entrée
• Christina's Dessert
• Zach's Dessert

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Notes

Chopped Season 12
	<< Season 11 • Season 13 >>
#01 Grilltastic!	#10 Grill Masters: Part Two
#02 Sunny Side Apps	#11 Belly Dance!
#03 A Guts Reaction	#12 Grill Masters: Part Three
#04 Chocolate Challenge	#13 Cake Walk?
#05 Pride of New Orleans	#14 Grill Masters: Part Four
#06 All-American Competition	#15 Oui, Oui, Confit
#07 Orzo it Seemed	#16 Grill Masters: Finale
#08 Food Network Stars!	#17 Drawing a Flank
#09 Grill Masters: Part One