There's no escaping the challenge in round one as four chefs battle to transform chicken wieners and dried fruit into a winning combination. Brisket proves a tough meat to handle in the entrée round as the chefs fight to move on. Dessert is a prickly pickle as both chefs strive to create a delightful dish from cactus and crescent rolls.
Four chefs are challenged out of the gate as a host of unusual ingredients take the stage. Ready-made eggrolls and stilton cheese collide in the appetizer round, giving way to the odd pairing of blood sausage and lemongrass in the entrée. The last two chefs struggle with sweet and salty in the dessert round featuring spicy salted plums and vanilla frosting.
Frog legs and cookies get things hopping in the appetizer round, as these four chefs face off. Cherry cheesecake raises the steaks in round two as one chef finds a new and inventive use for a toaster! Ultimately, one chef is no match for the other as paneer and elderflower liqueur take centre stage in round three.
It's a culture clash for these chefs as Italian Soda, Thai noodles and Indian spice garam masala collide in round one. Frozen french fries and tuna steaks force the chefs to sharpen their knives in the entrée round. It's time to harvest the prize in the dessert round as apples get the royal treatment in this fall flavoured basket.
Fans across the nation weighed in with their ideas for these challenging baskets. In the appetizer round prairie oysters and ketchup chips pop up as surprising choices from the land of plenty. Round two is a seaside surprise with Gefilte fish and Squid Ink muddying the waters. The dessert round really takes flight as the chefs wrestle with how to make things with wings into a sensational sweet.
It's game on as these four female chefs brave the baskets for a shot at $10,000. Chefs bring a "can" do attitude in the first round, and salmon cakes abound. The entrée round gets everyone's goat as they race to tenderize a tough piece of meat. It's a halva time for the remaining two chefs to transform a frozen breakfast treat into a winning dessert.
These chefs are puzzled by the presence of a Middle Eastern ingredient in the appetizer round. Kat-a-what? Is it a noodle or is it a pastry? The entrée round won’t be a snap as they must pair monkfish with cocktail onions and a sweet treat. In the dessert round, it's a trip to Catalina as the chefs must figure out how to incorporate this ketchup-based dressing and tofu skin in a round winning dessert.
Will one chef's dream of winning the $10,000 go up in flames? This sugar filled episode starts the chefs’ day off with an instant breakfast treat and maple butter in the appetizer round. It's anyone's game as pheasant is paired with a chocolate candy treat and vanilla beans in the entrée round. One chef make dollars from donuts in the dessert round.
A pork delicacy and a jarred delight jockey for position in the appetizer basket. Round two finds the chefs struggling with two Australian favourites in the entrée basket - sweet pavlova and spring lamb. A standard roast beef dinner accompaniment makes an appearance in the dessert round, confusing flavours even further with mint and pineapple.
It's time to open the takeout containers in this themed episode. Greek Salad and Beef Pho make for strange bedfellows in the appetizer round. The second round challenges the chefs to see who can transform a drive-thru staple into haute cuisine. The dessert round pits the remaining chefs against each other in an Asian adventure with a cherry twist.