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The teams prepare lunch for the Toronto Maple Leafs; a contestant is sent home after a challenging pasta dish.

The contestants are given classic Canadian ingredients to cook with.

Amateur cooks compete to be crowned king or queen of all things culinary in Canada by tackling challenges given to them by judges Claudio Aprile, Michael Bonacini and Alvin Leung.

The contestants face the dreaded mystery box challenge, and must also make a dish using smelt.

The candidates prepare a series of amuse-bouche for an event at an art gallery, and the losers bake to save their lives.

Contestants use different cuts of meat from a cow in order to impress the judges.