Supermarket Stakeout

Alex asks four chefs to produce protein style plates; for the second stakeout, the competitors must create family style platters for judges Stephanie Boswell and Joe Sasto; the two finalists are tasked with creating tiny bites.

Alex Guarnaschelli asks four determined chefs to stake out and dish up a continental breakfast, followed by a melt-in-your-mouth dish. The final two chefs must keep their cool and keep it creamy to walk away a winner.

Alex asks four chefs to create plates that go great with a cup of joe. It's time to please the judges with a whole lot of cheese. Things get nutty when the finalists dish up something chock-full of nuts.

Alex Guarnaschelli asks four chefs to make deli-worthy dishes before completing a grand gesture in the second stakeout. The final stakeout comes down to a difficult decision between two dipped dishes.

The tables are turned as Alex Guarnaschelli asks fan favorite judges Eric Greenspan, Antonia Lofaso and Aarti Sequeira to step away from the judges' table and cook their way to a spot in the Judges Takeover Tournament finale. It's time to take a trip, and the first stakeout starts in Chinatown. Then, they must create a plate that transports judges Rocco DiSpirito and Lesley Suter to the tropics before Alex challenges the chefs to turn the parking lot into a Parisian patisserie.

Gabe Bertaccini, Damaris Phillips and Joe Sasto compete.