Episodes
Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey’s After Dark: Frightful Forest (S1EP4 Food Network Mon 18 Oct 2021)
Frightful Forest: Three pastry chefs battle it out overnight in Hersheypark’s Chocolate World to create showstopping, forest-themed chocolate creations. After riding the park’s tallest roller coasters, a world-renowned Danish chocolatier has a major chocolate setback, and a Colombian cake and sugar artist deals with the consequences of working with fragile Jolly Rancher isomalt. Meanwhile, a young mom with an eye for character design struggles to bring her frightful forest to life with realistic chocolate tree sculpting. Host Sunny Anderson reveals a curve ball in the candy store, forcing the artists to run back into the park to solve another Candy Clue in the middle of the night! The chefs face another frightful park attraction to earn their second Hershey candy, which inspires a creative treat. When time runs out, the three chefs face judges Ralph Attanasia and Maneet Chauhan, who critique their overall theme, chocolate work and candy manipulation. Only one will last through the night, face their frights and win the $10,000 and dream vacation in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Airdate: Mon 18 Oct 2021 at 22:00 on Food Network
Season 1 Episode 4
In the wee hours inside Hersheypark, brave confectioners navigate the eerily deserted amusement park, solving clues and riding spooky thrill rides before using classic Hershey candy to create mind-bending, chocolatey showpieces inside Hershey’s largest candy store, Chocolate World. The chefs mold chocolate like champs and spin sugar into gold in an all-out, fight-or-fright competition hosted by Sunny Anderson.