A new group of ambitious junior chefs enter the kitchen with hopes of winning over a special panel of judges: chef Alex Guarnaschelli, Cooking Channel's Kelsey Nixon and food blogger Donal Skehan.
The finalists are each assigned a different holiday theme and take turns hosting their own special parties. Tia Mowry and Donal Skehan are on hand to help Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay get the festivities started.
Geoffrey Zakarian's orecchiette with shrimp and corn; Katie Lee's grilled chicken and kale Greek salad; Sunny Anderson shares a supermarket fix to make chicken cheesesteaks; Donal Skehan drops by to make a spicy steak noodle bowl.
