Nancy Silverton

The final two chefs cook the meal of their lives in an effort to take home the ultimate title and prize; the chefs need to impress not only the judges but also culinary superstars Nancy Silverton, Jonathan Waxman and Curtis Duffy.

Actress Lena Waithe challenges the chefs to make a trademark Kentucky dish known as the Hot Brown; chef Nancy Silverton and butcher Dario Cecchini break down a whole cow for the chefs to utilize along with locally-sourced ingredients.

The top two chefs visit Christina Wilson in Las Vegas for motivation; the finalists prepare five dishes to be judged by chefs Wolfgang Puck, Nancy Silverton, Hubert Keller, Nancy Oakes and Anna Kelly.

The six remaining chefs compete in "Dessert Shop Wars."

Chef Nancy Silverton takes Emeril to the Campania region of Italy; Emeril tries Italian master Franco Pepe's pizza, which Nancy has declared the best in the world.