Dan and fellow judges Sohla and Will welcome ten chefs to The Big Brunch kitchen for a chance to fulfill their dreams with a $300,000 prize. Their first challenge: create a starter and main celebrating their culinary past and future.

The chefs crank up the heat when they’re asked to create a hangover cure cocktail and small bite followed by a diner-inspired main course. But while this boozy brunch will see new chefs rising to the top, one hopeful will be sent home.

For Carb Day, the chefs are tasked with their most difficult challenge yet: create a two-bread starter and a main dish featuring leavened dough. Can the chefs step out of their savory comfort zones to take on experienced baker Danielle?