
Gordon Ramsay hosts a fiery cooking competition in which the winner receives a head chef position.

The chefs face a series of three difficult challenges, including using their senses to re-create a dish, creating a cohesive restaurant quality dish using mystery ingredients and making a dish of their choice using ingredients picked out by Ramsay.

The remaining chefs must instruct athletes Candace Parker, Jordyn Wieber, Ricky Williams, Shawne Merriman, and Reggie Miller to make their signature dishes using only verbal instructions; the contestants cook in one kitchen during dinner service.

Families of the four remaining chefs visit; chefs must base a dish on a secret ingredient hidden in a gift chosen by them; the family members anonymously vote on the dishes; a dinner service and an elimination.

The two remaining chefs pick from the season's past contestants to help in the final dinner service; the winner is announced.