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A Next Level Welcome

Episode number: 1

Overview: Contestants begin their journey and look to make their first impressions in their respective teams.

Party Like a Guac Star

Episode number: 2

Overview: The chefs each prepare a dish from Mexico; one contestant is eliminated.

No Pain, No Grain

Episode number: 3

Overview: The chefs are challenged with making an upscale sandwich; one chef is eliminated.

Rice Guys Finish Last

Episode number: 4

Overview: The chefs are challenged to make a next-level Chinese-inspired dish.

Game Time

Episode number: 5

Overview: Game such as wild boar and elk must be cooked with care and attention.

Sugar and Tea and Rum

Episode number: 6

Overview: Competitors use skill to cook an alcohol-based dish; one chef is eliminated.

Here Fishy, Fishy

Episode number: 7

Overview: Chefs are alarmed when they learn the ins and outs of what it takes to make a next level fish dish

Going Global

Episode number: 8

Overview: Each person grabs a box with a flag on it and is tasked to make the country's signature dish.

Happy Hour

Episode number: 9

Overview: The chefs must create one perfect appetizer dish and pair it with a beautiful craft cocktail.

That's What Cheese Said

Episode number: 10

Overview: Cheese, nuts and charcuterie meats prove difficult for the chefs to navigate.

Fry Me A River

Episode number: 11

Overview: The remaining chefs must elevate their dish by frying their entree, a process that proves difficult.

Bake It 'til You Make It

Episode number: 12

Overview: The chefs are faced with their toughest challenge yet, baking a next-level dessert.

Surf and Turf

Episode number: 13

Overview: The chefs are asked to reimagine an old classic -- surf and turf.

Made In America

Episode number: 14

Overview: In Part I of the two-hour Season Two finale, each chef must select two different boxes, each representing a state and its local ingredients, then will have to conceive a dish that seamlessly infuses both into one unforgettable and inventive fusion dish

Next Level Finale

Episode number: 15

Overview: In the second half of the finale, the final three chefs must create one dish on each level of the kitchen in just 90 minutes. It is up to the chefs to determine how much time they use on the bottom and middle levels, which will determine how much time they have to make their final dish on the top level. Eighteen chefs began the journey, three will cook in the finale, and only one will win the one-year mentorship, $250,000 and the title of Next Level Chef.