Matt Peters

The remaining five chefs must prepare global cuisine to impress a table of judges.

The final four chefs race to make it to the finale in a challenge highlighting the five flavor profiles.

Whipping up 30 identical fish dishes may be a team effort, but when push comes to shove, it's every chef for themselves as they scramble to deliver what the judges are looking for.

Sixteen of the nation's most talented chefs step into Padma Lakshmi's fiercely competitive arena to battle it out for the $1 million prize.

The chefs reimagine signature dishes from legendary guest judges Eric Ripert, Suzanne Goin and Daniela Soto-Innes; the final two serve their own three-course menu that puts their past, present and future on the plate; the champion is crowned.

The remaining chefs face off in teams of three to deliver a vegetarian three-course menu to a dinner party of elite guests from the culinary world.