Gabriel Pascuzzi

The chefs enter the kitchen to find Padma and seven hungry all-star chefs, and find they have 30 minutes to serve eight plates of breakfast.

For their first challenge, chefs combine their favourite ingredients into one cohesive dish. Contestants must also create a dish featuring one of Portland's iconic local birds.

Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein from the comedy series "Portlandia" task the chefs with creating a dish with hipster ingredients using only old vintage appliances and equipment; the chefs must develop and create a recipe fit for the home cook.

The pressure is laid on the chefs in the Quickfire Challenge as they are tasked to make a layered dessert; Gregory and Kwame take the chefs on a tour of restaurants that feature food from the African diaspora.

The final four chefs near the end of their journey in Portland, Padma; popular chef and special guest Massimo Bottura has the chefs pull inspiration from his famous parmigiano reggiano dish.

The chefs must create a dish featuring Campbell's soup for Padma and Dale Talde.