Two Houston chefs to appear on Feb. 23 Chopped

Brandon Soverall of Triniti will appear on the Feb. 23 episode of "Chopped." Brandon Soverall of Triniti will appear on the Feb. 23 episode of "Chopped." Image 1 of / 117 Caption Close Two Houston chefs to appear on Feb. 23 Chopped 1 / 117 Back to Gallery

There are dueling viewing parties as two Houston chefs prepare for their debuts on “Chopped” at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, on the Food Network.

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The staff of Triniti, 2815 S. Shepherd, will be pulling for its colleague Brandon Soverall when the party gets started at 8:30 in Sanctuari lounge.

And it is happy hour all night beginning at 4 p.m. at the Oceanaire Seafood Room, 5061 Westheimer. The folks in the bar there will be cheering on executive chef Rocco Nankervis.

Food Network’s says of the Feb. 23 episode, titled “Cooking Caribbean:"

“Full of flavor and fun, Caribbean cuisine is the focus of this special Chopped competition! The judges are excited to taste four shrimp appetizers, but one chef suffers a big setback. Then, some beautiful Caribbean ingredients in the second basket inspire the chefs to embark on laborious entree plates, and in the final round, the judges look forward to tasting some sweet potato and rum desserts.”

Here’s hoping the “setback” doesn’t involve one of Houston's own.

Last month, the reality cooking show had three Bayou City chefs going head-to-head with a lone New York cook. Houston’s Dawn Burrell (Uchi), Jason Kerr and Gary Ly (Underbelly) competed in an episode called “Knife Strife.” They were whittled away by Raffaele Ronca, who took home the $10,000 prize.

Oh, yeah, there are a couple more Houston chefs waiting for their close ups. Bernie's Burger Bus founder Justin Turner will appear on the March 9 episode of "Chopped." And Shannen Tune, who recently launched Craft Burger food truck, will appear on the show March 8.

Browse the slideshow above to see other Houston chefs and restaurants featured on television.