Victory on the Brain

Victory on the Brain
Season 6, Episode 1
Air date	January 4, 2011
Winner	Alejandra Padilla
Episode Guide
previous Yes, Virginia, There is a Chopping Block	next Prove it on the Plate

A basket bombshell! The chefs must stretch their minds to figure out what to do with goat brains in the appetizer round. And when the competitors find an ingredient that often ends up in the trash pile in the entrée basket, they must work to turn scraps into something scrumptious. Then both of the finalists think they can smell a victory, until they get a whiff of the very stinky surprise in the last basket.

Contestants

• Samantha Buyskes, Chef and Restaurateur, Simply Red Bistro, Ithaca, NY
• Colin Kruzic, Executive Chef, New York, NY
• Alejandra Padilla, Line Cook, La Fonda del Sol, New York, NY
• Sammy Davis Jr., Executive Chef, CR Lounge, Baltimore, MD

Judges

• Scott Conant
• Geoffrey Zakarian
• Aarón Sánchez

Meal

Dessert Ingredients: Peanut Brittle, Marsala Wine, Wonton Wrappers, Durian Gallery

• The chefs for the episode. From left to right: Sammy, Alejandra, Colin, and Samantha
• Samantha's Appetizer
• Colin's Appetizer
• Alejandra's Appetizer
• Sammy's Appetizer
• Alejandra's Entrée
• Sammy's Entrée
• Samantha's Entrée
• Sammy's Dessert
• Alejandra's Dessert

1/10

Notes

• Alejandra later returned for the Champions' Tournament.
• Sammy later returned to redeem himself.

Chopped Season 6
	<< Season 5 • Season 7 >>
#01 Victory on the Brain	#07 All Stars Tournament: Round Two
#02 Prove it on the Plate	#08 All Stars Tournament: Round Three
#03 Marrowly We Row Along	#09 All Stars Tournament: Round Four
#04 Doughs and Don'ts	#10 All Stars Tournament: Grand Finale
#05 Step Right Up!	#11 A Cornish Mess
#06 All Stars Tournament: Round One	#12 Chefs on a Mission