All-Star Academy

The contestants cook for a spot on a mentor's team; Bobby Flay, Alex Guarnaschelli, Curtis Stone and Michael Symon will each have two home cooks to guide through the competition; guest judge Simon Majumdar.

The eight remaining home cooks must reinvent famous food pairings; Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian judges the results.

Things turn personal when the mentors take each other on in head-to-head team battles for a crucial advantage; with guest judge Elizabeth Falkner.

Bobby, Alex, Curtis and Michael combine forces to become two super teams; the home cooks must make a three-course steak dinner; Amanda Freitag and Chef John Li judge the results.

Five home cooks remain as the mentors battle head-to-head to bring back an eliminated contestant of their choice; guest Donatella Arpaia judges the results.

Chef Robert Irvine steps in to fill the mentors' shoes, coaching the home cooks as they are challenged to cook with canned meats; the mentors become the judges during a blind taste test.