Eight previous contestants return to compete against eight rookies for a chance at the grand prize.
The chefs must prepare their own risotto dish; the chefs face their first dinner service.
The chefs serve dishes that represent the air, the land and the sea to a room full of Marines.
Teams are tasked with cooking halibut in seven different ways; a dinner service; an elimination; pianist Stephan Moccio; chef David LeFevre.
The chefs compete in a sled race for an advantage in a winter soup challenge.