Episode 1
Twenty-one contestants compete for fifteen spots in real-world challenges administered by the judges.
Episode 2
The fifteen chefs who remain after last week's qualifying challenge must think on their feet and at a high elevation when a twist complicates their challenge.
Episode 3
The chefs choose international dumpling recipes for the Quickfire, and then team up with either Tom or Emeril in a Thanksgiving challenge.
Episode 4
First the chefs must demonstrate their knife skills, and then they board a time machine, metaphorically at least, so they can design menus from the 1950s.
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Episode 15
Episode 16
Episode 17