Gabriel Pascuzzi

The cast will be thrown into the demanding kitchen of famed Fleur de Lys for the quickfire challenge where guest judge Hubert Keller joins host Katie Lee Joel and two other judges to help to make the decision on who must "pack up their knives" first.

Fifteen of the country's best chefs compete in Portland, Oregon. For their first challenge, chefs combine their favorite ingredients into one cohesive dish. Contestants must create a dish featuring one of Portland's iconic local birds.

Seventeen new culinary contestants are introduced in Las Vegas.

Wedding bells are ringing; in a city famous for its quickie marriages, the chefs cater to a poolside bachelor and bachelorette party; they compete in teams of men and women; celebrity chef Todd English serves as guest judge.

The chefs enter the kitchen to find Padma and seven hungry all-star chefs; Amar Santana, Melissa King, Kwame Onwuachi, Dale Talde, Gregory Gourdet, Carrie Baird and Richard Blais and find they have 30 minutes to serve eight plates of breakfast.

The elimination challenge calls for the contestants to create a meal for the Air Force's elite demonstration team, the Thunderbirds.