Preston Paine

Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini welcome 12 talented chefs to Puglia, Italy; they live and cook together, fusing their own culinary styles with Italian cuisine; one chef's journey ends when their own team votes them out of the villa.

The chefs purchase fresh seafood in Italy, as tensions grow; Alex and Gabe make the captains choose one teammate to join them as they visit an Italian butcher shop that inspires a fiery grilling challenge.

Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini welcome 10 chefs to the Tuscan villa where they will live, cook and prove their skills with Italian cuisine.

Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini preside over a cooking duel to see which previously eliminated chef will earn a spot in the finale; the winner joins the finalists to cook one last meal and win a culinary education with chefs across Italy.

A pizza festival sends the chefs scrambling to make enough pies to feed 50 hungry guests and a pizzaiolo; Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini challenge the chefs to make three dishes featuring charcuterie board ingredients.

The chefs travel to a Tuscan vineyard where judges Alex and Gabe challenge them to create a three-course menu incorporating truffles and wine pairings; alliances form, personalities grate and one more chefs must leave the villa.