Eddie Jackson gives software consultant Tommy Ranucci the chance to face off against his childhood hero, chef Andrew Zimmern; after they duke it out with wild grains, a panel of New York City judges decides if Tommy goes home with the $5,000 prize.
It's a coastal competition when Eddie Jackson stuns home cook Chelsea Gieselmann with a seafood showdown against chef Alex Guarnaschelli; Chelsea will have to get creative to win a vote from the panel of judges to take home the $5,000 prize.
Home cook Bria George is anything but chicken when Eddie Jackson surprises her with a poultry power play against celebrity chef Antonia Lofaso; judges picked off New York City streets will decide if Bria's dish is worth a $5,000 cash out.
Home cook Jen McNabb knows something is fishy when Eddie Jackson challenges her to a halibut faceoff against chef Rocco DiSpirito; Jen needs just one vote from the panel of New York City judges to take home the $5,000 prize.
Eddie Jackson challenges amateur home cooks to go head-to-head in a one-round cookoff against celebrity chefs; to even the odds, the home cook only needs one vote from a panel of random tasters to walk away with the $5,000 prize.
Eddie Jackson surprises home cook and lifelong "The Kitchen" fan Natalie Dargham with a steak showdown against celebrity chef Jeff Mauro; a panel of judges from the streets of New York City decide if Natalie will walk away $5,000 richer.
Eddie Jackson pits home cook Sejal Patel against chef Jet Tila in a gauntlet of goat; a panel of judges off the streets of New York City will determine if Sejal has what it takes to walk away with $5,000.
Home cook Sean Johnson is flying high when Eddie Jackson surprises him with a duel of duck against chef Alex Guarnaschelli; Sean will have to serve up one duck dish to earn him a coveted single vote from a panel of New York City judges.
Eddie Jackson surprises home cook Jessie Flores with a wild mushroom throwdown against the chef Stephanie Izard; a panel of judges off the streets of New York City decide if Jessie's mushroom meal is worthy of $5,000.
After three seasons of hosting, Eddie Jackson decides it's now his time to compete against home cook Komal Montgomery; Ted Allen steps in as guest host as Eddie and Komal try to wing it in a battle of quail.
Home cook and entrepreneur Trent is stunned when Eddie Jackson gives them the chance to face off against celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito; Trent must wow the judges to get one vote and keep Rocco from taking the win.
Eddie Jackson shocks home cook Mike Ryan with a chance to go head-to-head against world-famous chef Robert Irvine; Mike needs to achieve the impossible in order to walk away with $5,000.
Eddie Jackson surprises program manager and home cook Marcus with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go up against master chef Antonia Lofaso; in a mac and cheese battle, Marcus must uses all his skills to claim victory.
Home cook and middle school band leader Jonathan is shocked when Eddie Jackson reveals he will be competing against world-famous chef Alex Guarnaschelli; Jonathan must create a symphony of flavors if he wants to outchef Alex.
Mike Mazza, a project manager and home cook, is blown away when Eddie Jackson surprises him with a capon battle against world-renowned chef Rocco DiSpirito; with $5,000 on the line, Mike must cook his way to victory or Rocco will sweep the board.
Eddie Jackson hosts a battle royale between investment banker Jonny Fine and celebrity chef Tiffani Faison; Jonny attempts a dish he's been cooking since childhood to see if it will be good enough to take down Tiffani.
Home cook and drag artist Caleb can't believe his big audition with Eddie Jackson is actually a competition; Caleb sees if he has what it takes to face off against elite chef Eric Adjepong, impress one taster and claim victory.
Eddie Jackson gives marketing executive and home cook Ashley the chance of a lifetime to battle world-renowned restaurateur Antonia Lofaso.
Home cook and pharmacist Jose is placed in a head-to-head battle against celebrity chef Kelsey Barnard Clark.
Eddie Jackson hosts a showdown between home cook and nurse practitioner Robin and celebrity chef Joe Sasto.
Eddie Jackson raises the stakes as he surprises home cook and real estate agent Jimmy with a beefy battle against world-famous chef Alex Guarnaschelli; Jimmy aims to impress at least one taster with his steak and stop Alex from taking the win.
Home cook and former cheerleader Maria is in disbelief when she learns she will be facing off against world-renowned chef Eric Adjepong.
Firefighter Stephen faces the heat in a match against Chef Anne Burrell.
Justin, a substitute teacher and vegan home cook, is blown away when Eddie Jackson gives him the chance to battle head-to-head against celebrity chef and restaurateur Tiffani Faison; Justin will have to learn the right skills to outcook the pro.
Eddie Jackson packs in the pork when homemaker and home cook Wendy battles against celebrity chef and restaurateur Marc Murphy; Wendy will have to impress just one taster to keep Marc from sweeping the board.
It's noodle-palooza as Eddie Jackson hosts an epic battle between home cook Drew and celebrity chef Amanda Freitag.
Army veteran Gabrielle wings it in a chicken battle against Scott Conant.
Design director and home cook Alexis is left speechless when Eddie Jackson surprises her with a face-off against celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian.