Top 18 Compete

Episode number: 1

Overview: Ramsay splits the 18 aspiring chefs into two teams and asks them to present their signature dishes; the winning team spends time with Ramsay and chef Wolfgang Puck, while the losers set up the living arrangements.

Top 17 Compete

Episode number: 2

Overview: The team that wins the Geoduck sashimi challenge spends time on a luxury yacht with Ramsay, while the losers clean and prepare for dinner service.

16 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 3

Overview: Ramsay uses a unique recipe challenge to strengthen team communication; the teams work together to prepare a dinner service with special guests, including TV host Wendy Williams.

15 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 4

Overview: The teams have just 20 minutes to prepare breakfast for culinary school graduates and their guests; while the winning team goes to San Francisco to meet chef Dominique Chen, the losers grind meat by hand for dinner service.

14 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 5

Overview: The teams must identify proteins and match them to their dishes, with the winners getting a day at the beach with water polo players Genai Kerr, Shea Buckner and Tumua Anae; family night dinner service.

13 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 6

Overview: The teams must herd farm animals into their proper pens and decide which proteins and starches they will use next; the winning team goes on a wine tour, while the losers prepare stock bones; tempers flare during the dinner service.

12 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 7

Overview: The teams compete to create the best Italian opera-inspired dishes, with the winning team getting a shopping trip and a VIP dinner; the teams provide dinner service for guests, including members of the Italian Consulate.

11 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 8

Overview: The teams meet new members before heading into a team challenge in which each member must prepare a tasting menu for a Best in Show Competition with the American Kennel Club.

11 Chefs Again

Episode number: 9

Overview: Each team member must prepare a tasting menu for a Best in Show competition with the American Kennel Club. A contestant leaves due to an injury and the cooks serve music legends, including Stewart Copeland and Steven Tyler.

9 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 10

8 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 11

Overview: The contestants face the blind taste test; Ramsay asks both teams to select a member for elimination.

7 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 12

Overview: The contestants must each create two servings of the same amuse-bouche; the teams struggle with communication during dinner service.

6 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 13

Overview: Having receiving their black jackets, the remaining chefs have to make a dish using Omaha steaks.

5 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 14

Overview: The finals five battle it out to try and secure a place in the next phase of the competition.

4 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 15

Overview: The remaining chefs prepare a dinner service with a double elimination at the end of the show.

Winner Chosen

Episode number: 16

Overview: The winner is chosen from the remaining two contestants.