Twenty-four pro, social media and home chefs audition.
Eight social media chefs kick off the competition.
The auditions continue with the next group to show off their culinary skills -- the home cooks.
It's the final round of auditions, where eight professional chefs must impress the judges in order to advance to the next stage.
The 15 chefs who qualified for the draft are matched with their mentors and are given their first team challenge; each chef must create an incredible Italian dish.
The chefs battle it out to make the best barbecue feast; in the elimination round, two chefs go head-to-head and make an elevated dish using cauliflower.
The mentors challenge the chefs to make the most impressive ramen dish while reaching from a fast moving platform that moves up and down each level throughout the entire challenge.
The chefs work together to create a cohesive five-course meal, with the help of a few surprise sous chefs; to succeed in this challenge, the chefs must count on one another's culinary and communication skills.
The remaining chefs are tasked with oven roasting, steaming or deep frying.
For the first time in the competition, the chefs are no longer working on teams and must survive the next cooking challenge on their own.