Bean Week officially begins — and it starts exactly how you’d expect: with black bean empanadas, loud opinions, and three hosts questioning their life choices in real time.

In this episode, Carla Hall kicks off Bean Week with her black bean empanadas made using a foolproof cream cheese dough — the catering-world workhorse that refuses to be overworked. As Carla walks Clinton and Michael through folding, sealing, and not exploding empanadas in the oven, the conversation spirals into Blue Zones, aging well, bean myths, and why raisins deserve more respect.

Along the way, Clinton Kelly defends Bean Week like it’s Shark Week’s misunderstood cousin, Michael Symon debates refried beans and ancient Roman bean superstitions, and the crew plays Bean or BS — settling once and for all whether beans contain the souls of the dead (spoiler: ancient Romans thought so).

There’s empanada pinching, dough talk, freezer tips, fan mail chaos, TV war stories, and a fan giveaway packed with Camellia Beans goodies. It’s loud, comforting, slightly educational, and exactly how Bean Week was meant to start.

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TIMESTAMPS 

• 0:00 — Welcome to Bean Week (Immediately Unhinged)
• 2:10 — What Is Bean Week, Actually?
• 6:15 — Carla Introduces Black Bean Empanadas
• 8:30 — Cream Cheese Dough: Why It Never Fails
• 13:40 — Filling the Empanadas (Don’t Overstuff)
• 16:05 — Bean or BS Game Begins
• 19:30 — Do Beans Contain the Souls of the Dead?
• 22:10 — Empanadas Out of the Oven
• 25:45 — Fan Mail & TV War Stories
• 38:30 — Fan Giveaway + Bean Bag Chaos
• 41:00 — Bean Week Dance Energy

🙌 SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

• Frontgate → Premium home, kitchen, and entertaining essentials — including Michael Symon’s collection featured on the show https://frontgate.com

• FreshDirect → Fresh groceries delivered straight to your door https://www.freshdirect.com

• Camellia Beans → Premium dried beans from a 100-year-old family-owned New Orleans company https://www.camelliabrand.com

CREDITS

Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/

Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/

ABOUT CHEWED UP

Three lifestyle icons reunite with zero filter, strong opinions, and even stronger flavors.

Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen with comedy, comfort food, and unfiltered conversation — served loud.

Episodes drop 3x a week:

• Monday – Appetizers
• Wednesday – Mains
• Friday – Desserts

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FAN GIVEAWAY

Every episode we pick one lucky subscriber for a fan giveaway.

This Week’s Giveaway:

Camellia Beans “Box O’ Beans” + Signed Bean Week Tote Bag

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