Food Network Magazine - (05)May 2020

Catch Scott on

Chopped Sweets,

Mondays at

10 p.m. ET.

Illy espresso

machine

best thing to

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Machine,

Oribe mousse

“This product

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A little goes

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Grandiose Hair

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Star Diary

What Gets Scott Through the Day

reviewing the rundown
on the contestants and
mystery baskets for the day.
I have the first of many
espressos (black, no sugar).

takes about three

hours to film each

round—of course,

that’s if nothing

goes wrong. I stay

hydrated with lots

of sparkling water.

.. Wow, that was

a very difficult first round, with

missing ingredients that didn’t

make it to the plate. I had to be

a bit stern with one of the chefs,

but the pep talk got everyone

fired up to do better in the

next challenge. I have another

hot water and lemon.

.. The kitchen is reset

for the second round. Chopped

Sweets is equipped with different

tools than the original Chopped,

like liquid nitrogen and a machine

that tempers chocolate.

.. I’ve already tasted

six desserts, so my lunch while

filming is simple: an arugula

salad with roasted chicken and

balsamic vinaigrette. My diet

during filming is pretty restrained

to balance out all the sweets.

After a double espresso, I send

some e-mails and check in with

my team.

.. Ready for the final

round. This basket had a

particularly bizarre theme, which

makes for a rough day of eating!

Some of the crazy ingredients

we’ve had recently: emu egg,

wasabi ice cream, cow’s feet and

fried chicken candy.

I have more

hot water and

lemon—I drink

about a gallon of

this a day.

.. That’s a wrap. I head

back downtown, where my first

stop is the gym. I try to work out

daily for at least 90 minutes with

a mix of weights and cardio on

the treadmill. Then I spend time

in the steam room to detox.

.. For dinner I pick up

garlic and olive oil from

Fresh&co. Once I’m back in

the room, I FaceTime my

daughters in Scottsdale, AZ,

and we talk about how their

day went at school. It’s tough

traveling for work, and I miss

them so much.

.. A few last e-mails

and then it’s lights out. I need to

catch up on my beauty sleep!

Find out why Scott Conant starts

his day with dessert.

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in the know

5:15a.m. I'm in New York City
for the week filming the next
season of Chopped Sweets. It's
always an early start before
heading to set. I listen to Tim
Farley on The Morning Briefing as
I get ready and have hot water
with lemon.
I skip breakfast
knowing I'll
be tasting
desserts by
9a.m.

6:43a.m. A car picks
me up from the hotel and we
head over to the studio in
East Harlem. I get settled in
the greenroom and start

7:20a.m.

Time for

hair and

makeup.

Gregory

Alan has

been

perfecting

my mane since Chopped started

it s run, so we've known each

other for well over 10 years.

8 a.m. Quiet on the set!

After I introduce the judges

and competitors, the mystery

basket is revealed and we're off

to the races. Between tasting

all the dishes, deliberation and

confessionals, it

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of avocado

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chimichurri,

plus a side

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10:24pm