Each judge selects an ingredient and will shape the chefs ''last supper'' in Las Vegas.

The chefs must create a buffet that is Las Vegas style.

The chefs are asked to fuse unusual ingredients into something new.

An ingredient auction where the currency is the chef's cooking time.

The remaining 7 use American condiments to make a dish they choose; transform fair food into Iron Chef level dishes in an hour.

Original Farmers Market in Los Angeles; photographer Todd Selby captures each chef's personality in a single snapshot; the chefs must use these photos as inspiration for putting one of their opponents' personalities on a plate

The chefs create an innovative take on international classics.

These chefs must re-live their experiences on the previous competitions and redeem themselves.