Chef Cliff Crooks steps in to help a psychologist who became a chef to help at his in-laws' restaurant and a food truck owner who hasn't paid herself in three months; he also works with a Jamaican caterer who doesn't take criticism well.

Chef Cliff Crooks mentors a chef who overcame drug addiction but lacks cooking skills and a caterer who struggles to cook meats to temperature; he also works with a chef who thinks she knows it all.

Chef Cliff Crooks helps a special events caterer who is struggling to make ends meet and a former food truck owner who discovered that running a restaurant is harder than she thought; a line cook has high hopes for becoming an executive chef.

Chef Cliff Crooks works with a second-time restaurant owner who needs to know more than just chicken; he also mentors a caterer with brick-and-mortar dreams and the owner of four restaurants who wants to be in multiple cities.