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17 episodesThe Ultimate Chef Test
Twenty-one contestants compete for fifteen spots in real-world challenges administered by the judges.
A Shock at the Space Needle
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.
Tom vs. Emeril: Turkeypocalypse
The chefs choose international dumpling recipes for the Quickfire, and then team up with either Tom or Emeril in a Thanksgiving challenge.
50's Food Flashback
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.