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Wildcard Kitchen is our exclusive, late-night culinary card game where all-star chefs bet, bluff and backstab for cold hard cash and bragging rights. In each episode, host Eric Adjepong welcomes three chefs who know each other well to the test kitchen after-hours for three hands of his underground poker game.

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Eric Adjepong

Food Network Host

Chef Eric Adjepong hosts Wildcard Kitchen and Alex vs. America on Food Network. A first-generation Ghanaian American, he was born and raised in New York City and became known for introducing West African cuisine to mainstream culinary conversation

Watch the Season 1 Episode One Recap

Host Eric Adjepong invites Chopped judges Maneet Chauhan, Brian Malarkey and Marc Murphy to the kitchen. They must make pasta, eggs Benedict and wings with a unique twist. Who will win?

Season 2, Episode 1

Battle of the Legends

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.

Sunday
Apr 6
10pm | 9c
Season 2, Episode 1

Battle of the Legends

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.

Monday
Apr 7
2am | 1c
Season 2, Episode 2

Titans of 24

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?

Sunday
Apr 13
10pm | 9c
Season 2, Episode 2

Titans of 24

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?

Monday
Apr 14
2am | 1c
Season 2, Episode 3

James Beard Brawl

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.

Sunday
Apr 20
10pm | 9c
Season 2, Episode 3

James Beard Brawl

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.

Monday
Apr 21
2am | 1c
Season 2, Episode 4

Vegas Rivalry

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.

Sunday
Apr 27
10pm | 9c
Season 2, Episode 4

Vegas Rivalry

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.

Monday
Apr 28
2am | 1c
Season 2, Episode 6

Chopped Battle

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?

Sunday
May 4
10pm | 9c
Season 2, Episode 6

Chopped Battle

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?

Monday
May 5
2am | 1c
Season 2, Episode 7

Winning High Rollers

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!

Sunday
May 11
10pm | 9c
Season 2, Episode 7

Winning High Rollers

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!

Monday
May 12
2am | 1c

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