re: Has anyone done their own “Chopped Challenge”?

When I lived in Tulsa one of my buddies every week would call up "party at my place, get over here!".

I'd shower and head over and then he'd pick up his phone and call everyone else he knew: "He's here. Grab your groceries and come on over!"

I'd run 2 charcoal grills, and all 4 stovetop burners and the oven for about 4 hours with folks bringing whatever they had on hand, or stopped to pick up on the way. Beef, chicken, pork, fish, mushrooms, fresh or canned veggies, what ever.

Even had one bring a can of white beans and request I make baked beans. No BBQ sauce, no catsup, not a tomato to be found. Drank so much I don't remember how, but I pulled it off.