Episode 1 - 18 Chefs Compete

Episode 2 - 17 Chefs Compete

The teams must retrieve crabs from the ocean and create crab cake dishes, with the first team to come up with 10 dishes winning a trip to Arizona for horseback riding and dinner; during dinner service, one team struggles with the seafood.

Episode 3 - 16 Chefs Compete

The teams compete to match the heads and tails of popular fish in order to win an advantage; guest judge Michael Cimarusti joins one team on an outing to the beach; Ramsay ends one team's dinner service early.

Episode 4 - 15 Chefs Compete

The teams present traditional American dishes to celebrity judges, with one team winning a journey aboard a three-masted schooner; the teams run a family-style dinner service.

Episode 5 - 14 Chefs Compete

An ocean adventure is up for grabs as the teams try to impress chef Gordon Ramsay during a cheese challenge. Later, emotions are elevated as the 14 remaining contestants work to avoid elimination and complete a star-studded dinner service.

Episode 6 - 13 Chefs Compete

The 13 remaining contestants prepare a special lunch for two charitable organizations involving active and retired firefighters in Los Angeles. Later, dinner service becomes tense and multiple chefs are ordered to leave the kitchen.

Episode 7 - 12 Chefs Compete

The contestants compete to create Greek-inspired dishes, with the winners getting a trip to the go-kart track; chef Michael Psilakis guest judges; Ramsay kicks one team out during dinner service, leaving the other to cover.

Episode 8 - 11 Chefs Compete

John Ratzenberger judges the contestants' food pairings; while the challenge winners spend the day at a famous roller rink and go on a beer tasting, the losers prepare linens for dinner service; gastropub night doesn't go smoothly.

Episode 9 - 9 Chefs Compete

A challenge involving exotic proteins, including alligator, ostrich and wild boar, is followed by chef Ramsay giving the remaining nine contestants one-on-one evaluations and sending one of the weakest team members home.

Episode 10 - 8 Chefs Compete

The teams present three Mardi Gras-themed courses to a high school homecoming committee; the team with the best dishes gets to go on a pirate adventure.

Episode 11 - 8 Chefs Compete Again

Gordon conducts a blind taste test; and the remaining eight contestants must serve a five-course dinner to guests of a major charity event.

Episode 12 - 7 Chefs Compete

Seven contestants remain to prepare a premiere dish using various cuts of steak in less than 35 minutes.

Episode 13 - 6 Chefs Compete

Six chefs compete in pairs during the "Taste It and Make It" challenge for the chance to win a visit aboard the Queen Mary ocean liner.

Episode 14 - 5 Chefs Compete

The top five chefs must prepare a unique and elegant small-plate dish in under 45 minutes for people attending a private symphony performance; the challenge winner earns a private helicopter tour of Los Angeles; the top four chefs are revealed.

Episode 15 - 4 Chefs Compete

Episode 16 - Winner Chosen