Myles Powell

16 of the country's best amateur cooks arrive in New York to compete for their chance at $50,000 and the title of America's Best Cook.

The final four cooks compete in three challenges to determine who will win the $50,000 grand prize.

The cooks are tasked with elevating kitchen classics; guest judge Chef Anne Burrell decides who will go to the elimination challenge.

The seven remaining cooks face a dessert competition; chef Ron Ben-Israel serves as a guest judge.

The cooks' challenges are all about brunch; Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian judges their efforts.

The five remaining cooks are challenged by intimidating ingredients such as quail, octopus and chicken livers; chef Marcel Vigneron, will determine who faces elimination.