Drogo

Somehow, I think Carrie would have approved of the controversial Cinnabon tweet.

The family goes on an annual impromptu family road trip, but Ray has something in store, which angers Maya when she finds out what it is. But Maya’s relentlessness proves to be helpful when she takes control of an emergency situation involving Ray’s appendix. Meanwhile, Jimmy attempts to continue his tradition of spending no money on vacation while Dylan becomes anxious after visiting a fortune teller. Back at home, Kenneth has trouble fitting in at school while JJ is away.

The 2004 murder of a beloved woman in Craig, Alaska, leaves the police stumped until an unlikely witness comes forward.

A serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper is sought in South Central Los Angeles.

In the second hour, the chefs must pair up for their challenge in which they must try and combine two countries' flavors to impress guest judge, Roy Yamaguchi, owner and executive chef of Roy's. Later during dinner service, the chefs try to impress Chef Ramsay, as well as special guest diners that include actors Kellita Smith ("Z Nation"), Jasika Nicole ("Fringe"), Patrick Renna ("The Sandlot") and Tommy Savas ("State of Affairs").

The chefs pair up for a taste challenge in which the winners receive Vitamix blenders and a special trapeze lesson on the Santa Monica Pier. Later, the chefs learn that the night's dinner service will be a unique one, as they will host a private, invitation only service that honors major contributors to the charity "Stand Up to Cancer." After a few hiccups, one team must chose two people for elimination, which causes an unexpected deliberation.

"First Look" at "Summer House"

Nice work, @caprice!

Folks, it can't be said enough... if they haven't died, don't post about them or their potential death in here. Posts have been hidden.

Chopped 2017: Ruining The Integrity Of The Noodle

Where we're going, we don't need roads!

Chopped 2017: This Could've Used More Salt (From Your Tears)

As a reminder, this thread is for discussion of celebrity deaths. I hate to have to say this but... if someone hasn't died, please don't post about them in here. It's.. morbid.

1. TCS 2. Drogo

Chopped 2017: Pastry Chefs Get No Respect Chopped 2017: Everything's In The Basket Except Your Pride

I think caprice is working on the recap. I'm just the gif guy, they don't let me touch anything.

@The Crazed Spruce, @aquarian1, @Jesseand @Lisin must each cast a vote for the remaining player they would like to declare the winner. Self voting is not permitted.

Vote for the person you would like to win.

Day 4 Padma had been sent home. Wolfgang, Curtis and Nigella had all disappeared. Gordon and Graham were both becoming rather puzzled by what was going on. In fact, Gordon wondered if he should go check out his secret room, especially since Rachael, Giada and Mario seemed to have rather satisfied looks on their faces. ^^Imagine that's Rachael Ray in the middle, but with more bacon and butter^^ And Mario was moving about gingerly. Graham wandered the room, checking on all the chefs to see how they were progressing. As he passed the back of the room he thought he overheard Mario whispering to Rachael that they needed to do something about her "friend" Guy. (Yes, some people can hear air-quotes.) Shaking it off, he asked Rachael what she was working on and noticed something pass behind her eyes. Mario looked toward Giada and signaled her to do something about Fieri. She moved to the pantry and came out with a large jar of pickles in one arm, holding a single pickle to her mouth. Guy grinned and walked to her, ready to start a conversation. Quite naturally, she led him to the not-so-secret room. Upon opening the door, she was stunned to discover Gordon was there. "Well," he grumped, "it appears people have found something they didn't need to see." Giada smiled coquettishly, thinking she could have even more fun, when Gordon continued, "Fine. Just stay out of the latex... it's a bitch to clean." He then pressed a button and in a very brief time, the Nervous PA arrived in full gear. "Have fun," the judge growled before locking the three people in the dungeon. Still Cookin': aquarian1 The Crazed Spruce Jesse Lisin Packed In A Doggie Bag, Doggie-Style: MMCS - Hero - Padma Lakshmi, Celebrity Chef. TJtrack99 - Hero - Wolfgang Puck, Celebrity Chef. (eliminated for LOL logic fail) Hanged Man - Hero - Curtis Stone, Celebrity Chef. Oinky Boinky - Hero - Nigella Lawson, Celebrity Chef (has two-time protection power.) egavasc - Hero - Guy Fieri, Celebrity Chef. MarkHB - Villain - Mario Batali, Owner of the Orange Crocs of Doom. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are 0 clues in the Day 4 story. The Mistress Mod will be along soon with 50 Shades of Wisdom.

Not discussed, but I was also curious. The show certainly makes it seem like we should know who Devin Duggan is, doesn't it?

Moral of the commercial: You'll never be as good as Jason Witten, but at least you can both have Geico. Which would be funny, except it doesn't seem that this commercial isn't supposed to be funny.

Night 3 Listening to the unique blend of Emeril's exuberance and Nigella's honeyed voice, Mario Batali was becoming distracted. This was not a good place for him to be and he knew he was going to have to do something about it. Between hearing about Emeril's oyster soup and Nigella's strawberry-based gazpacho being drizzled with spiced chocolate sauce, he was feeling less confident about his own efforts. <---"Distractions" In a glance over his shoulder to where Rachael was trying to avoid Bobby, he raised an eyebrow at her. She flashed a "no" to him so he turned around to throw a slice of mushroom at Giada, two stations in front of him. When he had her attention, not terribly difficult since she was alone in her row, he indicated the same question but got the same negative response. So he was going to have to take a risk. If he moved quickly, it would look like an accident and she'd reasonably have time to recover. His Orange Crocs of Doom took him on an odd path back to the pantry, and on his way he sent a small bowl crashing to the ground. Nigella turned and gasped, "My chocolate!" <---A chocolate A.C. Slater, for the ladies in the house "I'm so sorry about that," Mario replied. "Will you have time to make more? I'd be happy to help you get your ingredients. I was heading to the pantry anyway." She walked with him although she was somewhat distracted by her thoughts of how to finish the gazpacho. Before she knew what was happening, she found herself being ushered into a room she'd never seen before. Knowing she was in trouble, she quickly made a decision and confirmed something her fans had long suspected. Under her lovely outfit was a corset and snug leather skirt. Yes, Nigella was a secret Domme. Mario grinned and let her wear out her flogging arm (which was also, quite naturally, her stirring arm). When she was done, his back was nicely striped, but she was exhausted. He cuffed her arms to an overhead beam and smiled widely. "Don't worry, my dear, I'll be back for you later." Still Cookin': egavasc aquarian1 MarkHB The Crazed Spruce Jesse Lisin Packed In A Doggie Bag, Doggie-Style: MMCS - Hero - You are Padma Lakshmi, Celebrity Chef. TJtrack99 - Hero - Wolfgang Puck, Celebrity Chef. (eliminated for LOL logic fail) Hanged Man - Hero - Curtis Stone, Celebrity Chef. Oinky Boinky - Hero - Nigella Lawson, Celebrity Chef (has two-time protection power.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are 2 clues in the Night 3 story. It is now Night. No game talk allowed. 24 hours for Night Actions, although y'all can act faster than that.

Day 3 *No reading if you are under the age of 18! I mean it!* Standing at the head of the room, Graham and Gordon looked over the group, briefly wondering what had happened to Wolfgang, but didn't bother to put much thought into it. "Chefs, we've had appetizers with persimmon and they were... interesting." Gordon sounded bored so Graham took over. "The idea we're working on is to present a full meal so we're moving on to a soup course. You have--" "Ninety minutes to prepare a stunning soup with the ingredients you'll find in our fully stocked pantry," Gordon interrupted. "Go!" Curtis Stone was reaching for some chipotle when Giada sidled up beside him and murmured, "You're so tall... could you get me some of the cinnamon from the top shelf?" He politely agreed and as they turned, Rachael signaled to Giada with a wink and slight movement of her eyes to the left. "Curtis," Giada continued, "I understand there is actually another section here and I'd really appreciate if you could reach something for me there." She ever-so-subtly pressed her upper arms together, drawing his attention away from her plot. She led him around the corner and through the secret door that Rachael had told her about. Imagine her surprise when they were the only people there! Still, she had her target in hand and quickly closed the door behind him. Little did she know that Curtis had his own ideas. They found a ring for him and flavored gel for her before she finally slipped the ball-gag in his mouth and left him handcuffed and bent over a bench. Still Cookin': egavasc aquarian1 MarkHB The Crazed Spruce Oinky Boinky Jesse Lisin Packed In A Doggie Bag, Doggie-Style: MMCS - Hero - You are Padma Lakshmi, Celebrity Chef. TJtrack99 - Hero - Wolfgang Puck, Celebrity Chef. (eliminated for LOL logic fail) Hanged Man - Hero - Curtis Stone, Celebrity Chef. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is 1 clue in the Day 3 Story. 4 votes are required for a DL. Day will be 36 hours or until a DL is completed, whichever comes first.

FFS, this went through my head when you said it wasn't "originally" a vehicle. Great prop, HM.

Night 2 *Legal note: Do not read the following if you are under the age of 18* Rachael Ray was taking advantage of the lunch break and wandering around backstage. Behind the pantry, she found a door with an odd design on it and opened it out of curiosity. Ten minutes later, she exited the room, a plan building in her mind. Knowing the nature of the show, she knew she needed to eliminate some of the competition before things went too much further. The first person she saw turned out to be Wolfgang (where was Curtis when you need him?). Turning on the charm, she led him back to the room she'd found and before he realized what was going on, she had him bound and gagged, had applied feathered nipple clamps, and was tracing a light flogger over his back. "You know, Wolfie, there's some really interesting stuff in here," she teased. He could hear her footsteps moving away, pausing, and finally returning, although they sounded different, heavier. "You've got to see the stuff I found in here." She opened the box so he could see, displaying a lovely set of carved jade figurines. Looking more closely, he realized they were of increasing size and tapered. His train of thought quickly derailed. "I'll be back at our next break, Wolfgang, and we can try some of these out. In fact, I'll close the box again so they stay warm." Still Cookin': egavasc aquarian1 MarkHB Hanged Man The Crazed Spruce Oinky Boinky Jesse Lisin Packed In A Doggie Bag, Doggie-Style: MMCS - Hero - You are Padma Lakshmi, Celebrity Chef. TJtrack99 - Hero - Wolfgang Puck, Celebrity Chef. (eliminated for LOL logic fail) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is 1 clue in the Night 2 Story. Those with Night actions will have 24 hours to "get 'em in."