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

Each team must accurately slice a halibut into six-ounce fillets; one member of each team must work as the maître d' while the others staff the kitchen; one chef is eliminated.

The contestants race to cook perfectly-plucked chickens; the contestants are asked to serve chicken family-style at the dinner service.

On family night, the team that makes the most fresh pasta for that night's dinner service wins a day of fun at the Santa Monica Pier; an accident sends one contestant to the hospital.

The aspiring chefs compete to create the best gourmet pizza, after which the winning team will enjoy a gourmet meal in Santa Barbara and the losing team will take and deliver pizza orders.