
Gordon Ramsay hosts a fiery cooking competition in which the winner receives a head chef position.
The contestants are faced with a communication challenge; the winning team goes on a relaxing retreat while the losers prepare for dinner service, which involves gutting 100 pounds of sea bass; VIP guests include astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
A rubber-duck hunt determines which ingredients the contestants will use with duck in a team challenge; the winning team spends the day on a yacht while the losing team prepares a duck appetizer; guests include Kris Jenner and Dita Von Teese.
The contestants pair up and prepare three main dishes, each with one of the following holiday themes: July Fourth, Mardi Gras and Cinco de Mayo; challenge winners are flown to Santa Inez Valley, where they blend their own wine.
The blue team gains a new member; the team that wins a grocery spelling challenge spends the day flying in a stunt plane, while the losing team makes sangria for dinner service; VIP guests include Thomas Ian Nicholas and Omar Benson Miller.