They don’t have to keep the basket they’ve been dealt with the spin of the roulette wheel, or by playing the slots, the chefs can gamble on getting a replacement ingredient that is a lot easier to work with. To the uninitiated, “Casino Royale XL” allows - nay, encourages - the 16 bold chefs to bet big in hopes of winning big.
And the big tournament finale is set to air this Tuesday, Jan. It has been dubbed “Casino Royale XL,” as in supersized/extra-large, as opposed to “40” in Roman numerals or in the Super Bowl tradition, since this is technically the second “Casino Royale” event in the show’s history. 3, the “Chopped” crew - host Ted Allen with judges Maneet Chauhan, Tiffani Faison and Chris Santos - has been hosting the weekly “Casino Royale” tournament on Food Network.
Ted Allen hosts “Chopped: Casino Royale XL”Įven if you associate the words with the first James Bond film of the Daniel Craig era, or the first James Bond novel by Ian Fleming (or even the 1967 parody film), the words “Casino Royale” are synonymous with a high-stakes gamble - and that’s what the latest “Chopped” tournament is all about.
