Three struggling chefs embark on a three-day boot camp with Cliff Crooks who will assess their skills in the kitchen and their areas for improvement; he gets a firsthand look and taste of one of their signature dishes.
EPISODE 3
Two and a Half Chefs
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.
EPISODE 4
Get Off My Line
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.
EPISODE 5
Experience Is Everything
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. Plus, a line cook has high hopes for becoming an executive chef.
EPISODE 6
Move Like You're on Fire
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.
Cliff Crooks
Ken Druckerman
Anneka Jones
Banks Tarver