Chopped: 59x3

Battle Italiano: Puglia

Four chefs get inspired by Italy’s “olive oil capital” as they create coastal cuisine from Puglia. In the appetizer round, a chef’s mistake causes a big stink in the kitchen — literally, and an imposing protein takes up a lot of space in the entrée basket. In the dessert round, a tough basket that includes cactus creates a prickly situation for the final two chefs.