Chopped Castaways: Chefs Battle for $100K

0:00It's April 7th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI, your daily dose of celebrity buzz. Food Network is dropping a fresh spinoff called Chopped Castaways, an eight episode series where 12 top chefs duke it out on a remote island for $100,000. These pros got to cook over open flames, build kitchens from scratch with basic gear, and tackle brutal physical tests like archery, spear fishing, and ocean dives just to snag those classic Chopped ingredient baskets. Judges Gay Bertakini, Mani Chauhan, and Marcus Samuelson will oversee the action with host Ted Allen, watching teams turn into solo warriors as the stakes skyrocket. Food Network's president Betsy Ayala says it amps up the ingenuity fans love from the original show. The series kicks off Tuesday, May 12th, at 9pm, Eastern Pacific time on Food Network, streaming the next day on HBO Max, while chopped itself. Tools through its 64th season last champ took home $10,000.

1:03If you're into high pressure kitchen battles mixed with survival vibes, this one's going to redefine Chopped for the wild side.