Giselle Wellman

The 17 new chefs are challenged to a quick-fire round, before putting together dishes aimed at impressing a group of food critics and journalists.

The chefs open their own pop-up restaurants to reflect their respective neighbourhoods; Ludo Lefebvre joins them for Mexican, Persian, Korean, and vegan cuisine, before choosing the dish that best represents Los Angeles' many cultures.

The chefs use fresh sea urchin in a sudden-death, quick-fire challenge in Santa Barbara, California. During the elimination challenge, the chefs produce a surf and turf to a table of celebrated chefs and judges.

Chef Jose Andres shows the contestants how to use solar powered stoves in Palm Springs, California. The chefs have to avoid culinary sand traps when they cook on a golf course.

Chrissy Teigen encourages the contestants to create their best date dishes in Palm Springs. The chefs prepare for a wedding for 25 gay couples for an elimination challenge.

The chefs decide to open their restaurants for both lunch and dinner during the Restaurant Wars, which leads to twice the amount of drama.