MENTOR: Bobby Flay.
Giada De Laurentiis.
PLAYERS (12)
1. MICHELLE Food Blogger.
2. ROSA Food Truck Owner. NJ
3. JAY Radio Host. Baute Rouge, LA
4. EDDIE Food Truck Owner. Houston, TEXAS.
5. DOM " " " New York City, NY
6. SITA Culinary Teacher.
7. ARNOLD Restaurant Owner. Nashville, TENN.
8. EMILIA Culinary Instructor. Washington, DC.
9. MATTHEW Restaurant Chef.
10. CHRISTINA Executive Chef. St. Louis, MO.
11. RUE Private Chef (Zambia) Brooklyn, NY
12. ALEX Restaurant Owner. Washington, DC.
FIRST CHALLENGE: Putting you on the Spot.
- 30 second telling about yourself.,
SECOND CHALLENGE: Create a 30 second Video introducing yourself, culinary POV to a focus group & 2 VIP: Bob & Susie.
ARRIVED AT: Triunfo Creek Vineyards.
BOTTOM: Matthew, Dom & Christine.
ELIMINATED: Christine.
EPISODE #2: Savory Baking.
CHALLENGE: What's for Dinner. Create a dish from leftover in the refrigerator.
CHALLENGE: Create a savory baking dish then present it.
EVALUATION: BEST: Eddie & Arnold.
SAFE: Alex, Rosa, Rue, Dom, Jay & Michelle.
BOTTOM: Matthew, Sita & Emilia.
ELIMINATED: Matthew - judges changed their mind & voted him off cause of attitude.
EPISODE #3: Trendy Dinner.
CHALLENGE: Create a dish then take a photo which will make the mentors taste their food.
-MENTOR PICKED IN ORDER: Eddie, Jay, Dom, Arnold, Michelle, Rosa, Sita & Emilia.
Rue & Alex was not picked.
WINNER: Dom - has an advantage.
CHALLENGE: create a dish from the words Burnt, Slimy, Stinky, Incendiary & Raw.
- 2 teams of 5.
- Dom advantage: picked the teams Boys vs. girls.
EVALUATION: Winner- no-one.
- BEST: Arnold & Dom. WINNER: Michelle.
SAFE: Emilia, Rue, Jay & Alex.
BOTTOM: Rosa, Sita & Eddie.
ELIMINATED: Sita.
EPISODE #4: Fourth of July Cookout
ARRIVED: In the Studio
CHALLENGE: 4th of July. Into Teams.
WHITE TEAM: Jay, Michelle & Rosa.
RED TEAM: Dom, Rue & Emilia.
BLUE TEAM: Alex, Eddie & Arnold.
- COOKED AT: Will Roger State Historic Park.
- GUEST JUDGE: Bobby Dean.
- NEW TWIST: switch groceries.
JUDGING: Red won 16 tokens, Blue won 35 & White won 32 tokens
- Blue Team was SAFE.
- ALSO SAFE: Jay, Emilia, Rue.
TO BE ELIMINATED: Dom, Rosa, or Michelle.
ELIMINATED: Rosa.
EPISODE #5: The Perfect Match
STAR CHALLENGE: your favorite ingredients.
- switch your ingredient with someone else.
- Now switch back & taste & do a presentation of the dish.
BEST: Rue. has advantage.
FIELD TRIP: Walt Disney Concert Hall. - Patina Restaurant.
- Jay & Emilia, Arnold & Michelle, Alex & Eddie and Dom & Rue.
- Rue advantage she can change partners. Arnold &Rue and Dom & Michelle.
GUEST JUDGES: Anne Burrell and Joachim Splichal, Chef & Founder of Patina Group
- Michelle got angry & walked out but came back.
BEST & SAFE: Eddie & Alex and Jay & Emilia.
BOTTOM: Arnold & Michelle and Dom & Rue.
ELIMINATED: Rue.
EPISODE #6: Improv
GUEST: Duff Goldman, Pastry Chef & TV Personality,
Darin Harris, CEO of CICI's Pizza.
- Create a kick-up flavors for pizza in 30 minutes.
BEST: Eddie.
NEXT CHALLENGE: Improv Game.
- GUEST: David Allen Grier, Comedian & Food Blogger.
- Jay: Calamari, Frozen Pink Lemonade, Late Night & Black,
- Alex: Chicken Livers, Caramel Square, Dinner & Blue.
- Michelle: Guanciale, Dragon Fruit, Breakfast & Green.
- Eddie: Quail, Salt & Vinegar Chips, Dinner, & Red.
- Emilia: Andoville, Sausage, Bitter Melon, Late Night & Brown.
- Dom: Duck Breast, Marshmallows, lunch & Orange.
- Arnold: Smoked Turkey Legs, Umeboshi, Breakfast.
- in 45 minutes.
BEST& SAFE: Eddie & Jay. Also, SAFE: Michelle & Arnold.
BOTTOM: Dom, Alex & Emilia.
ELIMINATED: Emilia.
EPISODE #7: Food Truck Throwdown
STAR CHALLENGE: Cook your favorite breakfast food BUT can not use any utilities & must be mobile in 20 minutes.
WINNER: Jay will have an advantage in next challenge.
NEXT CHALLENGE: Food Truck Throwdown.
GUEST: Richard Blais, Executive Chef.
- Eddie & Michelle - Grilled Cheese
- Alex & Dom - Tacos
- Arnold & Jay - Burger.
ADVANTAGE: choose the menu for each truck.
BEST: Jay & Arnold.
ELIMINATED: Michelle quit want to be with her family.
EPISODE #12: Lifestyle Brand
CHALLENGE: Culinary Membership Club. - 30 minutes to plan & prepare food viewers can cook at home & brand yourself. & 1 minute to camera.
- WINNER: Alex.
NEXT CHALLENGE: Holiday Special.
- WINNER: Alex - 4th of July.
2nd place - Dom - Xmas,
3rd place - Jay - Thanksgiving,
4th place - Arnold - Valentine
5th place - Eddie - Halloween.( I feel that Eddie was rob - Halloween isn't a holiday that celebrate a dinner meal just candy fro trick or treats. We do not have a special dinner)
GUEST: Damaris Phillips, host of Southern of Heart. Winner of S-9.
SAFE: Alex & Jay.
BOTTOM: Arnold, Eddie & Dom.
ELIMINATED; Dom.
EPISODE #9: LIVE TV.
Final Four: Eddie, Alex, Jay & Arnold.
CHALLENGE: LIVE TV.
GUEST MENTOR; Catherine McCord, TV Host & Blogger.
- Eddie: Burger toppings,
- Jay: Satisfying Afternoon snacks,
- Alex: 1 Pot Meal for a hot Date,
- Arnold: Easy prepare breakfast dish.
WINNER: Eddie. will choose the items for next challenge.
STAR CHALLENGE: Shoot a Full LIVE TV show ensemble.
- Eddie: Vegetables,
- Jay: Summer Sweets,
- Arnold: Indoor Grilling,
- Alex: Family Reunion.
SAFE: Eddie & Jay.
BOTTOM: Arnold & Alex.
ELIMINATED: Alex.
EPISODE #10: Dish of a Lifetime and Pilots
Final Three??????
STAR SALVATION WINNER: Dom.
CHALLENGE: 45 minutes to cook the dish of your life & you will have help.
- Eddie picks Alex
- Dom picks Matthew
- Jay picks Emilia
- Arnold picks Rue.
Now they shoot a video.
MAKING A PILOT: Jay, Dom & Eddie.
ELIMINATED: Arnold.
HEADED TO NEW YORK CITY to make pilot.
Mentor: Rachael Ray.
- Jay: Sweet Chick - a waffle place.
- Eddie - Quinn's - BBQ Place.
- Dom - John's Restaurant - Italian Place.
EPISODE #11: We Have a Winner.
Recap of the season
Finally the WINNER IS: EDDIE.
