Jess Mahoney

Ten chefs get settled into their Tuscan villa, where two competitors get a huge advantage for the next round.

The seven remaining chefs have their skills tested with a menu based around the prized Bistecca alla Fiorentina.

The chefs create a three-course menu incorporating truffles and wine pairings at a Tuscan vineyard.

Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini welcome 12 talented chefs to Puglia, Italy; they live and cook together, fusing their own culinary styles with Italian cuisine; one chef's journey ends when their own team votes them out of the villa.

The chefs learn how to make scratch-made pasta from authentic Italian nonnas, and temper flare during a team challenge.

Two team captains choose one teammate each to visit an Italian butcher shop that goes back generations. Then, judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini challenge the chefs to create a menu using the grill as their only heat source.