| Easy Peasy? | |
| Season 8, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | July 12, 2011 |
| Winner | Jun Tanaka |
| Episode Guide | |
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British invasion! Four English chefs face off to see who will be headed back over the big pond with the big money. In the first basket, an American staple and a Japanese snack get the food festivities started. Will the judges be impressed by the visiting Brits appetizer plates? Then the chefs find a crunchy, cheesy surprise in the entrée basket, and one competitor sets out to make a very complex dish. But is it too complicated a dish for the allotted 30 minutes? And when the two finalists discover a distinctly British biscuit in the dessert basket, they attempt to make the familiar extraordinary. The judges are on the edge of their seats watching to see whether one competitor's cakes will make it onto the plates.
Contestants[]
- Andy Bates, Pastry Chef, Eat My Pies Street Market, East London, England
- Lotte Duncan, Chef and Culinary Instructor, English Country Cookery School, Buckinghamshire, England
- Tristan Welch, Chef Patron, Launceston Place, Kensington, London, England
- Jun Tanaka, Executive Chef, Pearl Restaurant, London, England
Judges[]
Meal[]
Appetizer[]
Ingredients: Buffalo Hot Dogs, Carrots, Edamame, Butterscotch Candy
Entrée[]
Ingredients: Pork Loin, Crunchy Cheese Curls, Escarole, Chia Seeds
Dessert[]
Ingredients: Grape Gelatin, Lemon Verbena, Brie, Shortbread Cookies
Gallery[]
Notes[]
- All four chefs were competing from Britian.
- Jun later returned for Chopped Champions.
| Chopped Season 8 | |
| << Season 7 • Season 9 >> | |
| #01 Easy Peasy? | #04 Chard & True |
| #02 Ladies First! | #05 My Way |
| #03 Sweet Second Chance! | #06 A is for Apple. U is for Udon |