Chopped Junior

Chefs Daniel Churchill and Marcus Samuelsson and actress Allison Williams judge; an exciting twist on chicken and waffles in the appetizer basket; the entree round combines a sweet, tropical icing with pork; a coconut beverage for dessert.

Cliff Crooks, Bethenny Frankel and Geoffrey Zakarian judge; french toast and cereal in the first basket; making eggs against the clock in the entree round; breakfast-themed cake and a grown-up breakfast beverage in the dessert round.

Chefs Maneet Chauhan and George Mendes and actor Kevin McHale judge; something stares back in the appetizer basket; a cute candy creation and a twist on garlic bread in the entree round; vegetable brownies in the dessert round.

Chef Scott Conant, model Ashley Graham and Food Network Star contestant Jernard Wells judge; a fancy boxed assortment in the appetizer round; chocolate with a stinky cheese for their entrees; for dessert, what looks like chocolate-covered bugs.

Food Network's Valerie Bertinelli, ballerina Misty Copeland and chef Chris Santos judge; beets and a block of octopus in the appetizer round; a salmon-like fish filet in the entree round; edible piano keys for the desserts.

A fun twist on a classic comfort food is paired with pricey truffles in the appetizer round. In round two, the junior chefs must roll up their sleeves to deal with a large blue squash. Then, the two finalists find creative ways to make desserts with of out-of-this-world lollipops and green fruit. Food journalist Michelle Park, chef Chris Santos and singer Ruben Studdard take over the judging panel.