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Season 1

  • S01E01 Guys Night Out

    • March 12, 2024
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S01E02 Italian Night Out

    • March 19, 2024
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S01E03 Rising Stars of Latin Flavor

    • March 26, 2024
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S01E04 Chopped High Rollers

    • April 2, 2024
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S01E05 Three of a Kind

    • April 9, 2024
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S01E06 LA in the House

    • April 16, 2024
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S01E07 Friends in High-Stakes Places

    • April 23, 2024
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S01E08 Competition Pros

    • April 30, 2024
    • Food Network

    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.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Vegas Rivalry

    • January 7, 2025

    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.

  • S02E02 Battle of the Legends

    • January 14, 2025

    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.

  • S02E03 James Beard Brawl

    • January 21, 2025

    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.

  • S02E04 Chopped Battle

    • January 28, 2025

    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?

  • S02E05 Titans of 24

    • February 4, 2025

    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?

  • S02E06 Clash of the Restaurant Queens

    • February 11, 2025

    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.

  • S02E07 Comfort Food Connoisseurs

    • February 18, 2025

    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.

  • S02E08 Winning High Rollers

    • February 25, 2025

    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!

  • S02E09 Frenemies

    • March 4, 2025

    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.

  • S02E10 Competition Sharks

    • March 10, 2025

    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!