
Gordon Ramsay hosts a fiery cooking competition in which the winner receives a head chef position.
Pairs of contestants battle it out in the "Taste It and Make It" challenge; the winning duo visits ocean liner, The Queen Mary; the top six chefs are revealed.
The top five chefs must prepare a unique and elegant small-plate dish in under 45 minutes for people attending a private symphony performance; the challenge winner earns a private helicopter tour of Los Angeles; the top four chefs are revealed.
The chef who prepares the best vegetarian dish wins a trip to Newport Beach, Calif.; the chefs visit with their friends and family.
The top two chefs visit Christina Wilson in Las Vegas for motivation; the finalists prepare five dishes to be judged by chefs Wolfgang Puck, Nancy Silverton, Hubert Keller, Nancy Oakes and Anna Kelly.