HOSTS: Bobby Flay
Giada De Laurentiis
Alton Brown.
JUDGES: Susie Fogelson, Network
Bob Tuschman, Network.
PRIZES: Show on Food Network
Feature in Food Network Magazine.
Spot at NYC Wine & Food Festival.
GIADA'S TEAM
1. MARTITA Food Consultant
2. IPPY Executive Chef HAWAII
3. YVAN Chef (Venezuela) New York City, NY
4. LINKIE (Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA) Tupelo, MS
5. JOSH Sushi Chef
BOBBY
1. MALCOLM Private Chef Charleston, SC
2. KARA Chef/Caterer Chicago, ILL.
3. MICHELLE Executive Chef Brooklyn, NY
4. ERIC Executive Chef Petaluma CA
5. NIKKI Rest. Consultant
ALTON BROWN
1. CRISTIE Caterer Biloxi, MS
2. MARTIE Entrepreneur ALA.
3. JUDSON Chef Chicago, ILL.
4. EMILY Hospitality Instructor Atlanta, GA
5. JUSTIN Chef MD.
STAR CHALLENGE:
SPECIAL GUEST: Robert Urvine
- Create your own restaurant from start-up with only $5,000.00.
JUDGE TABLE:
WINNER: Bobby's Team.
PRODUCER CHALLENGE: Josh & Cristie
- Cook a dish to honor your mother & give a 1 minute video.
ELIMINATED: Cristie.
EPISODE #2: NYC On the Go.
STAR CHALLENGE: Be a Food Tour Guide & create a dish of a neighborhood & present it to tourist on a bus.
- Bobby: Harlem,
- Alton: Jewish Neighborhood.
JUDGING TABLE:
- WINNER: Team Giada.
PRODUCER CHALLENGE: Carol & Judson.
- Create a memorable dish of a potato & 1 minute to video.
ELIMINATED: Carol.
EPISODE #3: Dessert Chopping Block.
STAR CHALLENGE: react the TV show Chop.
SPECIAL GUESTS: Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, & Marc Murphy.
- competing against your own teammates.
- Create a dish from the mystery basket & give a tip.
- GIADA: Reese Pieces, Grape Soda, Popcorn, & Coconut.
- BOBBY: Hershey Bar, Pineapple, Pasta Sheets & Black Lava Salt.
JUDGING TABLE: No Winning Team.
- LOSER: Martie, Josh & Nikki.
PRODUCER CHALLENGE:interact with an audience.
- answer the What do you do if can not grilled outside?
PITCH ROOM:
- Nikki is SAFE.
Martie or Josh.
ELIMINATED: Josh.
EPISODE #4: Fashion Week Food Makeovers
SPECIAL GUEST: Ted Allen.
- Make over ugly dish.
- Prize: $10,000
- ARRIVED: Capitole
- Pamela Roland Fashion Show.
JUDGING TABLE:
- WINNER: Justin $10,000 & WINNING TEAM: Team Alton.
- UP FOR ELIMINATION: Eric & Ippy.
PRODUCER CHALLENGE:
- Bring Food Alive with your words.
- Strawberry French Toast.
PITCH ROOM: Eric or Ippy
ELIMINATED: Eric.
EPISODE #5: Guy LIVE.
SPECIAL GUEST: Guy Fieri.
STAR CHALLENGE: Each team will host a LIVE TV show with an audience.
ALTON: Theme Halloween.
GIADA: Theme Big Game Day.
BOBBY: Theme Cooking for kids.
JUDGING:
WINNING TEAM: Safe - Giada & Bobby.
PROCEDURE CHALLENGE:
- Hit with a dart an area on a map of USA & make dish from that area.
- Alton Team.
- Judson - Arkansas.
- Justin - Nebraska.
- Emily - AZ.
- Martie - PA. (my home state)
PITCH ROOM:
- Justin & Emily are SAFE.
ELIMINATED: Judson.
EPISODE #6: Iron Chef Food Contest.
STAR CHALLENGE: Food Court at South Street Seaport.
- GIADA: Mexican.
- ALTON: Italy.
NEW TWIST: GUEST : Geoffrey Zakarian, Iron Chef.
- secret ingredients - Chicken livers.
JUDGING:
WINNING TEAM: Alton's Team.
LOSER: Linkie & Nikki.
PROCEDURE CHALLENGE: Chicken
- make it extraordinary in 30 minutes.
PITCH ROOM: Nikki or Linkie.
ELIMINATED: Linkie.
EPISODE #7: Meet the Press-ure.
STARTING INDIVIDUAL.
STAR CHALLENGE: Serve 1 bite to the media & give a 90 seconds EPK.
- No Mentors Help.
GUESTS: Jill Bernstein,
Jess Cagle, Entertainment Weekly.
Ed Levine, Founder Serious Eats.
Christina McLarty, Correspondent Entertainment Tonight.
ARRIVED: Chelsea Market.
BEST: Justin & Martie
WORST: Emily, Martita, & Nikki.
PRODUCER CHALLENGE: Perfect Burger
ELIMINATED: Emily.
EPISODE #8: Deen Family Beach Party.
GOING TO: Miami Beach, Fl. - staying at Royal Palm Hotel.
STAR CHALLENGE: Have a Welcome to SoBea Party for VIP Family & Paula Deen Family.
- 30 second video Tip to camera.
- winner gets a $20,000 Target gift card.
JUDGING:
-WINNER: Ippy
- BOTTOM 2: Malcolm & Michelle.
PRODUCER CHALLENGE: South Beach Cocktail
ELIMINATED: Malcolm.
EPISODE #9: Deliciously Unpredictable Demo.
STAR CHALLENGE: 3 minute LIVE Cooking demo of their signature dish.
- which their mentors made things go wrong.
JUDGING:
- BEST 2: Martie & Yvan.
- ALSO SAFE: Justin, Michelle & Nikki.
- WORST: Martita & Ippy.
PRODUCER CHALLENGE: give a 60 second talk about an secret ingredient.
- An Orange.
ELIMINATED: Martita.
EPISODE #10: Pilot Green Lights
ARRIVED AT: Pinecrest Gardens
FINAL 6: Yvan, Ippy, Michelle, Nikki, Justin & Martie.
STAR CHALLENGE: Do Promo have 30 seconds & will ONLY GREEN light 3.
JUDGES: Anne Burrell,
Melissa d'Arabian,
Robert Irvine,
Jeff Mauro,
Michelle Ragussis,
Aaron Sanchez.
JUDGING:
MAKING PILOTS: Michelle, Yvan, Justin & Martie.
America Will Vote for the Winner.
BACK TO NYC.
- Martie at a row house,
- Yvan had his family visit him,
- Justin at his own restaurant.
EPISODE #11: Finale: A Star is Born.
Review of the season with out takes.
THE WINNER: JUSTIN.
