A list of the Chopped stock characters

A list of the Chopped stock characters

Other than the host, Ted Allen, Chopped on the Food Network has a stable of stock characters that I thought I might run through for you, in the event you are looking forward to a competitive cooking show to occupy your time now that the football season is over.
JUDGES
– Arrogant judge
– Female judge
– Ethnic judge
– Excessively snooty judge
(Sometimes these can be combined: Example, Alex Guarnaschelli is both female and excessively snooty)
COMPETITORS
– Tattoo guy
– Ethnic guy
– European ethnic guy
– Greasy hippie guy
– Vegan
– Person with allergies
– Matronly woman
– Petite girl with short hair and hipster glasses
– Ethnic girl
– Brassy girl
– Formerly impoverished person
– Formerly on drugs (Usually also tattoo guy, unless those drugs were for cancer treatment)
– Token normal dude.

This encompasses roughly 90% of the people you see on Chopped. The other 10% are always surprise guest stars, like “Overtly religious dude” and “Guy with a hat”.

And now you can enjoy Chopped like I do.

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