
Gordon Ramsay hosts a fiery cooking competition in which the winner receives a head chef position.
John Ratzenberger judges the contestants' food pairings; while the challenge winners spend the day at a famous roller rink and go on a beer tasting, the losers prepare linens for dinner service; gastropub night doesn't go smoothly.
The teams present three Mardi Gras-themed courses to a high school homecoming committee; the team with the best dishes gets to go on a pirate adventure.
The team that identifies the most foods in a blind taste test wins a shopping spree; the chefs present a five-course dinner for two charitable organizations.
The contestants find keys for lockers containing various cuts of steak, then prepare a delicious dish -- all in under 35 minutes; pairs of contestants battle it out in the "Taste It and Make It" challenge; the top six chefs are revealed.