| $50,000 Tournament: Round Four | |
| Season 5, Episode 7 | |
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| Air date | September 21, 2010 |
| Winner | Ric Orlando |
| Episode Guide | |
| previous $50,000 Tournament: Round Three |
next $50,000 Tournament: Grand Finale |
One spot left!! Four returning champs compete to see who can secure the very last place in the Grand Finale champions' contest. With their minds on the $50,000 grand prize, the chefs open the appetizer baskets to find something fishy and something fizzy. Approaching the Chopping Block, the competitors know that serious errors in execution could mean the difference between moving on and going home after just one course. Then in the Entrée Round, will a gamy meat be a game-changer for the three remaining competitors? And when the two finalists find a Tex-Mex staple and a Thai condiment in the mystery basket, the judges must ultimately decide if the sweet fusion creations are championship caliber.
Contestants[]
- Mario Tolentino, Private Chef, Can Cook Personal Chef Services, New York, NY, My Froggy Clementine
- Rebecca Newell, Executive Chef, The Beehive, Boston, MA, Squashed
- Christian Petroni, Chef and Restaurateur, Barcelona, Greenwich, CT, Mussels Mastery & Cotton Candy Can-Do
- Ric Orlando, Chef and Restaurateur, New World Home Cooking, Saugerties, NY, Wok This Way
Judges[]
Meal[]
Appetizer[]
Ingredients: Smoked Kippers, Water Chestnuts, Leeks, Lemon-Lime Soda
The judges decided to chop Christian not because of his decision not to cook the kippers, but because of his decisions in how he dressed them. He took a very oily and salty fish and added copious amounts of more oil and salt, rendering his tartare inedible after a few bites.
Entrée[]
Ingredients: Caperberries, Parsley Root, Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread, Elk Tenderloin
Dessert[]
Ingredients: Taco Shells, Bosc Pears, Crema, Red Curry Paste
Gallery[]
Notes[]
| Chopped Season 5 | |
| << Season 4 • Season 6 >> | |
| #01 Dream'n of Redeem'n | #08 $50,000 Tournament: Grand Finale |
| #02 Wok This Way | #09 Spouting Off |
| #03 Squashed | #10 When Octopuses Attack |
| #04 $50,000 Tournament: Round One | #11 Fright Bites |
| #05 $50,000 Tournament: Round Two | #12 Cornuchopia |
| #06 $50,000 Tournament: Round Three | #13 Yes, Virginia, There is a Chopping Block |
| #07 $50,000 Tournament: Round Four | |