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The Best Episodes of Wildcard Kitchen

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Wildcard Kitchen Season 2 Episode 1 - Vegas Rivalry
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Vegas Rivalry

    S2:E1

    Eric Adjepong has a $30K mega-battle on his hands as chefs Jet Tila, Bryan Voltaggio and Michael Voltaggio bet big and cook even bigger, serving up delectable dishes with a hearty helping of brotherly smack talk on the side. These three chefs will stop at nothing to take home the biggest pot in Wildcard Kitchen history and be crowned king of this high-stakes kitchen

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  2. Wildcard Kitchen Season 1 Episode 1 - Guys Night Out
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #2 - Guys Night Out

    S1:E1

    It's guys' night at the Food Network kitchens as Eric Adjepong invites three of his favorite guys, Jet Tila, Eddie Jackson and Viet Pham, to his after-hours card game. These epic chefs arrive with $5,000 of their own money for a night of card playing, three rounds of fast-paced cooking and some major trash talking. It's not over until one of these chefs leaves with a stack of their boys' cash.

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  3. Wildcard Kitchen Season 1 Episode 7 - Friends in High-Stakes Places
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #3 - Friends in High-Stakes Places

    S1:E7

    Eric Adjepong welcomes Stephanie Izard, Joe Sasto and Justin Sutherland to his high-stakes, after-hours culinary card game. These Top Chef veterans pay out $5,000 of their own money for a night of out-bluffing, out-betting and out-cooking one another. The night doesn't end until the best noodle and sardine dish earns one chef their buddies' cold, hard cash

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  4. Wildcard Kitchen Season 1 Episode 2 - Italian Night Out
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Italian Night Out

    S1:E2

    Eric Adjepong welcomes Antonia Lofaso, Rocco DiSpirito and Gabriele Bertaccini to his underground culinary card game in the Food Network kitchen. These Italian chefs put $5,000 of their money on the line for a night of all-in betting and intense competition. All three chefs will have to hold on to enough cash to play the final hand for a chance to walk away with their friends' cash.

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  5. Wildcard Kitchen Season 1 Episode 8 - Competition Pros
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Competition Pros

    S1:E8

    Eric Adjepong brings seasoned competitors Tiffani Faison, Martel Stone and Shirley Chung to his underground late-night card game, and these competition-savvy chefs have $5,000 of their own hard-earned money for a night of culinary poker, smack talk and a head-to-head dessert challenge.  In the end, someone's going to leave with a big stack of their friends' cash

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  6. Wildcard Kitchen Season 1 Episode 5 - Three of a Kind
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Three of a Kind

    S1:E5

    It's ladies' night at the Food Network kitchens, and Eric Adjepong invites Guy's Grocery Games judges Aarti Sequeira, Catherine McCord and Damaris Phillips to spend their night out at his after-hours card game. Their revels get kicked up a notch when they each put up $5,000 of their own money on a no-holds-barred culinary showdown with the final round hinging on the best French toast. These close friends must keep their poker faces on and take the gloves off to walk away with their friends' cash.

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  7. Wildcard Kitchen Season 1 Episode 4 - Chopped High Rollers
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #7 - Chopped High Rollers

    S1:E4

    Eric Adjepong invites Chopped judges Maneet Chauhan, Brian Malarkey and Marc Murphy to a special high-stakes version of his legendary after-hours card game. These high rollers double down and put $10,000 of their own hard-earned money on the line in a night of wild betting and intense cooking, where a battle of the best eggs benedict will determine if all three chefs have enough cash for the final hand. The game doesn't end until someone leaves with a pocket full of their friends' cash.

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  8. Wildcard Kitchen Season 1 Episode 6 - LA in the House
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #8 - LA in the House

    S1:E6

    Eric Adjepong hosts Los Angeles legends Mei Lin, Marcel Vigneron and Chris Oh at his fabled culinary card game. These West Coast friends bring $5,000 of their own cash and put their reputations on the line through three rounds of intense betting. In the final battle, one all-star chef must put the best spin on meat and potatoes to take the jackpot

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  9. Wildcard Kitchen Season 1 Episode 3 - Rising Stars of Latin Flavor
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Rising Stars of Latin Flavor

    S1:E3

    Eric Adjepong gathers three rising stars of the food world, Carlos Anthony, Maria Mazon and Mika Leon, for another round of his uncompromising culinary card game. Looking to make their mark, these chefs sacrifice $5,000 of their own cash and take on dishes that force them to think outside the box. Egos are on the line, and the night can only end with one winner walking away with the others' hard-earned money in an intense surf-and-turf battle.

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  10. Wildcard Kitchen Season 2 Episode 2 - Battle of the Legends
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Battle of the Legends

    S2:E2

    Eric Adjepong welcomes three legendary chefs to his late-night culinary poker game. The stakes are doubled to $10,000 as Alex Guarnaschelli, Rocco DiSpirito and Andrew Zimmern lay their own cash on the line for a chance to walk away with big money and bragging rights. It all comes down to an "anything goes" global mash-up challenge to see who walks out of the Food Network kitchen on top of the world

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  11. Wildcard Kitchen Season 2 Episode 3 - James Beard Brawl
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - James Beard Brawl

    S2:E3

    Eric Adjepong invites three winners of the highest honor in food, the James Beard award, to prove why they're top-tier chefs and settle some old scores. Stephanie Izard, Jonathon Sawyer and Karen Akunowicz slug it out in a high-paced culinary poker showdown and face some of the most diabolical wildcards to win bragging rights and cold hard cash

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  12. Wildcard Kitchen Season 2 Episode 4 - Chopped Battle
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Chopped Battle

    S2:E4

    Eric Adjepong welcomes three icons from Food Network's Chopped to battle it out for ultimate bragging rights. With $15,000 on the line, Amanda Freitag, Tiffani Faison and the OG himself, Geoffrey Zakarian, lay down their own stacks of cash in this Chopped judge showdown. When the judges become the judged, who will prevail?

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  13. Wildcard Kitchen Season 2 Episode 5 - Titans of 24
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Titans of 24

    S2:E5

    Get ready for betting, bluffing, and backstabbing in Eric Adjepong's late-night culinary poker face-off as "24 in 24" hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi face season one champion Marcel Vigneron for glory and green. With $15,000 of their own money on the line, who will fall prey to Eric's deliciously deceptive wildcards, and whose extraordinary plate will sweep the pot?

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  14. Wildcard Kitchen Season 2 Episode 6 - Clash of the Restaurant Queens
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Clash of the Restaurant Queens

    S2:E6

    Chef Antonia Lofaso returns for another wild night at Eric Adjepong's high-stakes culinary poker showdown! This time, she's betting against her best buddies and acclaimed restaurateurs Ayesha Nurdjaja and Claudette Zepeda. As loyalties are tested and tensions boil over, culinary chaos is just a shuffle away.

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  15. Wildcard Kitchen Season 2 Episode 7 - Winning High Rollers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Winning High Rollers

    S2:E7

    Eric Adjepong brings back three former champions who are hungry for a repeat victory. With $30,000 of their own hard-earned cash on the line, chefs Maneet Chauhan and Tiffani Faison will need their boldest dishes and savviest strategies to stop Chris Oh's hot streak. These three chefs are ready to go all in to win this clash of the champion card sharks!

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  16. Wildcard Kitchen Season 2 Episode 8 - Frenemies
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Frenemies

    S2:E8

    Eric Adjepong welcomes chefs Kelsey Barnard Clark, Carlos Anthony and Crista Luedtke, who set their friendships aside for a cutthroat culinary competition with an impressive $15,000 pot of their cold, hard cash on the line. Throughout each battle, underdog Carlos tries to prove he belongs in the kitchen with two of the fiercest chefs in the Food Network universe, until one of these frenemy chefs emerges to take home the win.

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  17. Wildcard Kitchen Season 2 Episode 9 - Comfort Food Connoisseurs
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Comfort Food Connoisseurs

    S2:E9

    Eric Adjepong invites comfort food connoisseurs Eddie Jackson, Molly Yeh and Damaris Phillips to risk $5,000 of their own money in an intense game of skill and chance. It all comes down to a late-night snack cook-off to see who goes home the big winner -- and whose bank account takes a big hit.

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  18. Wildcard Kitchen Season 2 Episode 10 - Competition Sharks
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Competition Sharks

    S2:E10

    Eric Adjepong's late-night culinary poker game heats up when chefs Mei Lin, Tiffany Derry and Brian Malarkey put $15,000 of their own money on the line. Get ready for big flavors and even bigger bets, because these competition sharks never back down from a challenge -- with one chef going all in!

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  19. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 1 - Alex vs America's Champs
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Alex vs America's Champs

    S3:E1

    Host Eric Adjepong challenges his longtime friend Alex Guarnaschelli to bring $5,000 of her own money to the kitchen -- only to pit her against two of her fiercest rivals, Chef Kevin Lee and Chef Arnold Myint. Both have bested Alex on "Alex vs America," and Eric clearly relishes watching her face off against these formidable foes. It's the ultimate culinary ambush with an epic ending that no one sees coming.

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  20. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 2 - Asian Night Market
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Asian Night Market

    S3:E2

    Three generations of Asian cuisine's finest throw down some heat in the Wildcard Kitchen. Host Eric Adjepong challenges Asian American legends Chef Jet Tila, Chef Dale Talde, and Chef Nini Nguyen in a raucous, irreverent, late-night street fight where the winner could go home with $15,000 and bragging rights over their peers.

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  21. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 3 - NY vs LA vs CHI: Best Food City
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - NY vs LA vs CHI: Best Food City

    S3:E3

    Host Eric Adjepong welcomes Chef Anne Burrell of New York, Chef Joe Sasto of Chicago, and Chef Chris Oh of Los Angeles to his late-night poker game. These celebrated chefs are here to settle which city's culinary scene reigns supreme. With $30,000 of their own money on the line, these competitors will stop at nothing to make sure their city is crowned the best.

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  22. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 4 - 24
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - 24

    S3:E4

    Pride is on the line in Eric Adjepong's late-night culinary poker showdown as "24 in 24: Last Chef Standing" hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi are joined by Season 2 champion Jonathon Sawyer to battle for a pot of $24,000. It's a no-holds-barred contest with a final diabolical wildcard putting the chefs' cooking skills to the ultimate test.

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  23. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 5 - Champs
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Champs

    S3:E5

    Host Eric Adjepong invites three proven champions to put their reputations and $5,000 of their own money on the line. Tournament of Champions winner Tiffani Faison, Food Network Star winner Christian Petroni, and MasterChef winner Kelsey Murphy throw down, talk trash, and have a rollicking good time while they prove they still have what it takes to win big. It's the clash of the champs as these three friends have a wild, unforgettable night.

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  24. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 6 - Winner Takes All
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Winner Takes All

    S3:E6

    Chef Maneet Chauhan returns to defend her title as the winningest player in Wildcard Kitchen history as Eric Adjepong hosts an unprecedented night of winner-takes-all culinary poker action. To defend her crown, she'll have to take down fellow Tournament of Champions winner Chef Mei Lin and acclaimed competition judge Chef Aaron Sanchez. Their knives are sharpened, and the heat is on, because when the smoke clears, two chefs will bust out without a dime to their names while one of these legendary competition champions will walk away with a massive haul of $30,000 -- the highest payout in Wildcard Kitchen history.

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  25. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 7 - Alex Turns the Table
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Alex Turns the Table

    S3:E7

    After years of host Eric Adjepong tormenting Alex Guarnaschelli on "Alex vs America," the tables have turned as Alex takes over Wildcard Kitchen. It's Eric's turn in the hot seat when Alex invites two champion chefs who have beaten Eric in the past, Sara Bradley and Kelsey Barnard Clark. Eric will put up $5,000 of his own money to cook head-to-head against his old rivals, but can he defend his house and claim a potential pot of $15,000?

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Best Episodes Summary

"Vegas Rivalry" is the best rated episode of "Wildcard Kitchen". It scored 8.2/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/7/2025. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Guys Night Out".