HOSTS: Bobby Flay,
Giada De Laurentiis.
PLACE: Universal Orlando Resort
PRIZE:
PLAYERS (12)
1. HARRISON Personal Chef Los Angeles, CA.
2. CHRIS Caterer Miami, FL.
3. CHRISTIAN Chef/Restaurateur Bronx, NY
4. MANNY Firehouse Chef Orlando, FL.
5. PALAK Personal Chef New York City, NY
6. SAMONE Caterer Orlando, FL.
7. KATIE Chef/Restaurateur Hattiesburg, MISS.
8. REBEKAH Food Writer Savannah, GA.
9. JESS Food Novelist Princeton, NJ
10. JASON Food Blogger New York City, NY
FROM COMEBACK KITCHEN WINNERS:
11. ADAM S-4 Los Angeles, CA.
12. AMY S-13 Honolulu, HAWAII
FIRST CHALLENGE: 1 minute presentation of your signature dish to camera.
COOKING CHALLENGE: 45 minutes of your signature dish made in a amusement park version.
- Manny vs. Palak Amy vs. Adam
- Jason vs. Harrison Katie vs. Christian
- Rebekah vs. Jess Samone vs. Chris.
ELIMINATION ROUND:
- WINNERS: Palak, Jess, Harrison, Amy Samone & Katie.
- SAFE: Christian, Adam & Manny.
TO BE ELIMINATED: Chris, Jason & Rebekah.
ELIMINATED: Jason & Chris.
EPISODE #2: Destination Videos.
Back in Los Angeles, CA. in the Food Star Network Kitchen.
CHALLENGE; using only 1 "tool" the microphone.
- Amy & Harrison.
- Manny & Rebekah.
- Adam & Jess.
- Katie & Samone. (Katie was bssing Samone around & she took it badly).Samome over spoke Katie.
- Christian & Palak.
JUDGING:
GUEST JUDGE: Richard Blais.
- WINNING TEAM; Adam & Jess.
NEXT CHALLENGE: Demo Hosting. Show your skills with 5 minutes videos. They have 1 hour produce all videos.
- ARRIVED AT: The Proudbird an food bazaar.
- TEAM #1: Adam & Jess gets to pick their team: Christian, Palak, & Katie.
- TEAM #2: Samone, Manny, Rebekah, Amy & Harrison.
JUDGING:
GUEST JUDGE; Damaris Phillips, Co-Host of Southern & Hungry. & Previous Winner.
- WINNING TEAM: Team #1.
- SAFE: Harrison & Rebekah.
- Rebekah took many tapes cutting into Samone & Manny's time causing them to make more mistakes & not able to make a good take.
TO BE ELIMINATED: Samone, Amy or Manny.
ELIMINATED: Samone. - cause of Rebekah' many take. Her nerves got to her.
EPISODE #3: Summer Bite Bash
- PASTA TEAM: Rebekah, Katie & Jess.
- MOROCCO : Amy, Palak & Adam.
GUEST JUDGE: Tyler F.
JUDGING:
WINNING TEAM: Fiesta Team.
SAFE: Palak, Katie & Adam.
BOTTOM: Amy, Rebekah & Jess.
ELIMINATED: Rebekah - talked too much about herself & didn't talked about the food.
EPISODE # 4: Panic on the the Panel.
Mid- Terms.
CHALLENGE: No Themes, No Partners. PART I: Cook your go to dish in 30 minutes
PART II: Shoot a Video of your Meal.
- bing their own judge.
WINNER: Jess - has an advantage in next challenge.
CHALLENGE: Judge Bobby & Giada.
GUEST JUDGE: Jess Cagle, Editor in Chief of People Magazine.
- Team 2: Manny, Amy, Katie & Harrison.
SAFE: Christian, Jess, Manny & Katie.
BOTTOM: Palak, Adam, Amy & Harrison.
SUDDEN DEATH THUNDER DOME: Cook your own version of the dish that Bobby & Giada cooked.
ELIMINATED: Harrison & Adam.
EPISODE #8: Take this Tit;e, Run With it. 6 left.
CHALLENGE: Summer Movies. - Hotel Transylvania 3 - Summer Vacation.
- Make a dish inspired by one of the characters from the movie in 30 minutes, then make 1 minute explaining why.
- Jess- Murray the Mummy, Katie - Mavis.
- Palak - Blobby. Amy - Drac.
- Christian - Wayne the Werewolf, Manny - Frank.
JUDGING:
GUEST JUDGE: Fran Drescher, Eunice from the movie.
- WINNER: Amy - will have an advantage in next challenge.
CHALLENGE: Make a dish inspired by the show title. in 45 minutes then make a video. Amy get to picked the teams.
- OOEY GOOEY: Katie vs. Jess.
- STACKED SNACKS: Christian vs. Palak.
- CHEAT EATS: Amy vs. Manny.
JUDGING:
GUEST JUDGES: Alex Guarnaschelli, & Loni Love, Comedian.
- WINNERS: Katie, Palak & Manny.
- LOSERS: Jess, Christian & Amy.
TO BE ELIMINATED; Christian, Jess & Amy.
ELIMINATED: Jess - sound too boring on tape.
EPISODE #9: Shark Night Dinner 5 left.
CHALLENGE: Prepare your family classic dish BUT with a new Twist.
GUEST: Amy Alarcon, VP of Culinary Innovation Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen.
- shoot a video while you cook.
- Manny - Make it an appetizer,
- Palak - Make it a Sandwich,
- Amy - Make it International Indian.
- Christian - Make it International Thai,
- Katie - Make it Fried.
JUDGING:
GUEST JUDGE: Molly Gay - Food Blogger.
- WINNER: Manny has an advantage.
ARRIVED AT: Aquarium of the Pacific - Shark Lagoon.
CHALLENGE: 5 Course dish based on the shark's diet.
- Salad- Bonefish: Katie - Clams
- Pasta - Sevengill - Christian - Black Cod,
- Soup - Palak - Crabs.
- Entree - Manny - Squid.
Manny advantage he can switch which Switch with Palak.
JUDGING:
GUEST JUDGE: Casey Webb, Travel Channel Host of Man vs. Food.
SAFE: Christian & Amy.
BOTTOM: Manny, Katie & Palak.
ELIMINATED: Katie.
EPISODE #10: Can you host an icon? 4 left.
FINAL 4: Manyy, Amy, Christian & Palak.
CHALLENGE: Create a dish & pla to produce it LIVE.
MENTOR: Anne Burrell. get her to make your dish while directing her.
JUDGING:
- WINNER: Amy - get an advantage in next challenge.
NEXT CHALLENGE: Hosting a LIVE TV show with a guest in front of an audience.
- Breakfast on Run: Palak Perfect Potluck: Christian.
GUEST ICON: Ree Drummond, Host of Pioneer Woman.
SAFE: Christian & Manny.
BOTTOM: Amy & Palak.
ELIMINATED: Palak.
EPISODE #11: Who Gets a Pilot? 3 left.
TOP 3: Manny, Amy & Christian.
STAR SALVATION: Contest of eliminated players.
- WINNER: Jess.
CHALLENGE: 45 minutes to cook a dish of their culinary style which will determine who makes a pilot. & will get a helper from eliminated players.
- Manny - gets Samone - Short Ribs,
- Christian - gets Palak - Spaghetti & Meatballs,
-Jess gets Rebekah - Braised Gochujang Chicken.
JUDGING:
GUEST JUDGES: Tregaye & Jason - winners from previous seasons.
ELIMINATED: Amy.
PART II:
- Jess arrived at Farmhouse with Robert Irvine as director.
- Christian arrived at Scopa, Venice CA. with Sunny Anderson as director.
- Manny arrived at NightHawk with Duff Goldman as director.
EPISODE #12: The Newest Star.
Manny, Christian or Jess.
A Recap of the Season.
Then View the 3 Pilots.
THE WINNER IS: CHRISTIAN & JESS.
YES, BOTH OF THEM.
