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It’s Home Alone Week on Chewed Up, and the hosts reveal what they actually cook when nobody else is around — no dinner parties, no expectations, just pure comfort food cravings.

Carla Hall shocks Clinton Kelly and Michael Symon by going all-in on her ultimate solo indulgence: spiralized hot dogs topped with a rich, bean-less chili inspired by Detroit-style Coney dogs. What starts as a simple hot dog turns into a m...

The latest episode of Chewed Up is all about cooking for yourself — no compromises, no preferences to juggle, just pure comfort food made exactly how you want it.

Michael Symon shares one of his favorite “home alone” meals: a walk-away French-style omelet, designed to deliver creamy, delicate eggs without the pressure of traditional chef techniques. Inspired by classic French omelets and legends like Jacques P...

It’s the finale of Meat-Optional Week in the Chewed Up kitchen, and Carla Hall is serving up serious comfort food with a hearty Butternut Squash & Black Bean Chili with Polenta Rounds. Using pantry staples, warming spices, and clever cooking techniques, Carla shows how vegetables can deliver deep, satisfying flavor without relying on meat.

Michael Symon, Clinton Kelly, and Carla dive into everything from c...

Chef Esther Choi joins Clinton Kelly and Michael Symon in the kitchen to make a cozy, umami-packed Mushroom Udon Soup that proves comfort food can be both simple and deeply flavorful.

In this episode of Chewed Up, Esther shares her approach to building rich broth from vegetable scraps, along with practical cooking habits that make weeknight meals easier and more satisfying. Together, the hosts explore comfort food...

In this episode of Chewed Up, lifestyle icons Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen bringing the heat — and the cheese.

This episode centers around a crave-worthy, comfort-food classic with a twist: Portobello Mushroom Parmesan Subs.

Instead of chicken, thick, meaty portobello caps are roasted until tender, layered onto hero rolls, smothered in marinara, and blankete...

In this “anything goes” episode, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, and Clinton Kelly ditch traditional cooking and dive into a bracket-style taste test of eight boxed brownie mixes to determine the ultimate supermarket pick.

Inspired by sports-style elimination rounds, the hosts sample brownies head-to-head, debating fudginess, cakiness, moisture, chocolate intensity, and even the eternal “center vs corner” debate.

This episode is all about turning a comfort-food classic into something new. Carla Hall introduces her “spice roulette” concept—take a familiar dish and spin the flavor profile around the world. For this episode, the "wheel" lands on Mexican inspiration, transforming traditional meatloaf with cumin, chili powder, poblano peppers, and a tangy enchilada-based glaze.

Clinton Kelly and Michael Symon dive into ...

Chef Gabriele Bertaccini (“Chef Gabe”) joins Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon in the kitchen for a deeply comforting, flavor-packed episode centered around Tuscan tradition and slow cooking. Together they dive into the story behind wild boar ragù—how patience, simple ingredients, and technique transform a rustic dish into something unforgettable.

Between laughter, personal stories, and unfiltered takes...

This episode brings chef Amanda Freitag into the kitchen for a lively, flavor-packed session with Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon. The crew cooks a bright, buttery lemon spaghetti that proves simple ingredients can deliver big flavor, then pivots to rich, decadent chocolate truffles that feel special but are surprisingly approachable to make at home.

Along the way, the conversation moves from rest...

This episode dives headfirst into Valentine’s Week with Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon talking love, dating pressure, and how food plays into romance. Clinton cooks his “Sexy Time Chicken,” a bone-in roasted chicken with a tarragon beurre blanc designed to impress on date night.

The hosts reflect on how expectations shift depending on where you are in a relationship — from early dating nerves to deca...

Valentine’s Week kicks off in the Chewed Up kitchen with a dish that literally sealed the deal: Matthew’s Black Pepper Chicken Curry. Carla Hall shares the story behind the recipe her husband made during their early days together — a comforting, flavor-packed meal that still shows up whenever she needs a little extra love.

Clinton Kelly, Michael Symon, and Carla cook their way through the curry step-by-step, from toasting spices...

It’s Super Bowl weekend, and the Chewed Up kitchen is officially in party mode. While the Big Game looms, Clinton Kelly makes a bold — and controversial — declaration: nothing says football like baked brie. To prove his point, he whips up baked brie three ways, creating an effortless, crowd-pleasing appetizer lineup designed for real hosts who don’t want to spend the whole party in the kitchen.

As the cheese m...

Super Bowl week is officially underway, and the Chewed Up kitchen is standing-room-only. Michael Symon declares this his happiest week of the year, Clinton Kelly is still confused about football rules (and referee flags), and Carla Hall delivers the ultimate handheld game-day snack: Ham and Cheese Croquettes crusted in Sweet Chili Doritos.

The crew breaks down why Super Bowl food should b...

These Super Bowl Smash Burgers are Michael Symon’s go-to game day burger — fast, crispy, and impossible to mess up.

This episode kicks off with chaos before the grill even heats up — literally. After a late-night hotel mishap involving Carla Hall, a glass door, and a perfectly timed “smash face,” Michael Symon finds unexpected inspiration for the ultimate Super Bowl dish: the smash burger.

Joined by Clinton Kelly, the trio di...

It’s the final day of Bean Week, and Clinton Kelly is taking full responsibility for unleashing it on the internet. What started as a scrappy, high-fiber experiment ends with one of the most chaotic, joyful episodes of Chewed Up yet.

Clinton proves that beans deserve a permanent place in weeknight cooking with his lightning-fast Chickpea and Spinach Pasta—crispy chickpeas, garlicky greens, and a creamy hummus-based sauce that skips ...

Bean Week rolls on with zero trends, zero gimmicks, and one of Michael Symon’s all-time favorite comfort dishes: Pasta Fagioli.

In this deeply nostalgic episode, Michael walks Clinton Kelly and Carla Hall through his old-school, soul-warming version of the Italian-American classic—thick enough to blur the line between soup and stew, and absolutely designed to be eaten with bread instead of a spoon. Along the way, the trio debates ho...

Bean Week officially begins — and it starts exactly how you’d expect: with black bean empanadas, loud opinions, and three hosts questioning their life choices in real time.

In this episode, Carla Hall kicks off Bean Week with her black bean empanadas made using a foolproof cream cheese dough — the catering-world workhorse that refuses to be overworked. As Carla walks Clinton and Michael through folding, sealing, and not exploding em...

January is bleak. Everyone agrees. So Carla Hall shows up with the only reasonable solution: dessert.

In this episode of Chewed Up, Carla makes a Moroccan-inspired apple and date crumble infused with cinnamon and cardamom — warm, fragrant, and unapologetically comforting. The trio talks winter survival strategies, the magic of dates (including a brief detour through Indiana Jones), and why crumbles are the most forgiving dessert in ...

Winter is dragging, the sun sets at four, and morale is fragile — so naturally, Clinton makes soup.

This episode kicks off deep in the gray-zone doldrums, where Clinton Kelly declares Bean Week a public service and introduces a Tuscan White Bean & Chicken Sausage Stew so comforting it might qualify as mental health care.

Joining the chaos is Marysol Castro, the first female and first Latina PA announcer for the New York Mets, who...