Chopped Canada — Season 1, Episode 8: Ramp It Up!

Episode synopsis

It's do(nut) or die as the chefs ramp up for the first round. Octopus challenges the chefs to come up with three very different entrees, but ultimately, it's all about the pastry as the final chefs face off to create a dessert that will save them from the chopping block.

About Chopped Canada

American favorite "Chopped" heads north of the border to Canada with a familiar format and new host, Toronto native Dean McDermott. Each episode of "Chopped Canada" challenges four professional chefs to turn boxes of mystery ingredients into a three-course meal in a race against the clock. Each course serves as its own round in the competition, and the chef with the least-successful dish — as determined by a panel of judges — is eliminated after each round. The chef who comes out on top following the dessert round wins $10,000 and the title of "Chopped Canada" champion.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Proof Is in the Pudding
• E2Disheveled Until Dessert
• E3Food, Sweat and Tears
• E4All's Fair in Cooking and War
• E5Just Desserts
• E6The Trouble with Tuile
• E7Clams, Lamb, Thank You Ma'am
• E9Offal to the Races
• E10You Can't Win If You Don't Plate
• E11The Sweet Taste of Success
• E12Slippery When Wet
• E13A Wing and a Prayer