The basket goblins are hard at work, putting together, spooky ingredients that competitors must wrap their heads around, but some of their more ambitious plans lead the mystery in the second round, as they try to make something ghoulish..

Four chefs who hail from down South aim to up their games against talented peers, all dreaming of the title of Chopped champ. The judges love the appetizer basket, which includes a questionable take on fried chicken.

When the chefs get fried potatoes topped with Korean chile powder in the appetizer basket, the judges could be in for some fusion confusion or satisfying first plates. The competitors find a lean cut of meat in the entrée basket.