Travis Masar

The two remaining chefs open pop-up restaurants for the final challenge.

The final three chefs head to Hawaii and find out who will be returning to the competition from Last Chance Kitchen.

Culinary legend Jacques Pepin challenges the chefs to meld New Orleans' French and Spanish influences.

In the last NOLA episode, the final four are challenged with creating a dish to be featured at Emeril's restaurants.

The chefs' first challenge sends them to the Louisiana swamp where they must cook with alligator, frog, or turtle.

Gumbo is a dish that gets better over time. For their first Quickfire challenge, the chef'testants work overnight to perfect dishes for legendary Chef, Leah Chase. And for the elimination challenge, the chef'testants are tasked with creating and operating food trucks to feed Habitat for Humanity volunteers helping to rebuild New Orleans after the destruction of Hurricane Katrina.