In the tradition of food-related reality competition shows, NBC unveils the latest from the makers of Hell‘s Kitchen.  The Chopping Block tests the mettle of cooks and chefs, not only in their ability to serve up one tasty treat after another, but their savvy in building a fully functional restaurant from the ground up in less than seven days‘ time. Sixteen would-be restaurateurs paired off in twos compete for the right to make their dream of opening a restaurant in the heart of the New York. Read more »

From NBC‘s official press release:The contestants have only 48 hours to open their restaurants for business on the premiere episode of NBC‘s The Chopping Block starring famed chef Marco Pierre White.Noted food critic Corby Kummer from Atlantic Magazine critiques the service and the food before Marco sends one team packing. Read more »