EPISODE #1: Fiery First Date. 16 to Start.
HOST: Anne Burrell & Jeff Mauro.
PRIZE: $25,000
PLAYERS (16)
1. TERRI ARCELIA Bartender Atlanta, GEORGIA
2. JAMES BATES Content Creator LOUISANA
3. MICHAEL KAZAKOV Demolition Man Staten Island, NEW YORK
4. MATTHEW MILITELLO Mak-Up Artist Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
5. ALLEGRA MELTON Personal Trainer Weiner, ARKANSAS
6. DENZ MOONEY Content Creator New York City, NEW YORK
7. TONEATA MORGAN Actress/Model Malibu, CALIFORNIA
8. KERMIT MOSS Music Producer Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
9. ETHERIO NOON ------------------- Chicago, ILLINOIS
10. CHARLES OSBOURNE Actor, Comedian Writer New York City, NEW YORK
11. STERLING QUINN Content Creator New York City, NEW YORK
12. ZACH RUSSELL Business Development Director New York City, NEW YORK
13. JESSICA SINGER Comedian Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
14. AMY SOLOMON Professional Las Vegas, NEVADA
15. LOU TOCQUIE Home Health Rochester, NEW YORK
16. SAMI WHITE Drag Queen Chicago, ILLINOIS
THREE CHALLENGES TO DETERMINING TEAMS:
1) FIRST CHALLENGE: 60 minutes to cook your signature dish,
2) Stick your hand in a box & tell what ingredient it is.
3) First Demo: Seared Duck Breasts & Haricot Verts: MAIN DISH CHALLENGE: 60 minutes to recreate the chef's dish.
- will pick pairs for the teams.
RED TEAMS: Anne's Team:
- Sami & James, Amy & Etherio, Charles & Terri, Denz & Lou.
BLUE TEAM: Jeff's Team:
- Sterling & Matthew, Michael & Allegra, Toneata & Zach, & Kermit & Jessica.
EPISODED #2: Love: That's Amore. Still 16
Boot camp was decorated like Italy with Gadolas.
GAME: Taste Buds to the taste.
ROUND #1: Guess the ingredients.
ROUND#2: Make the tastiest picnic spread - make Bruschetta, Make Caprese Salad, Make Cannoli & Make a Charcuterie.
WINNER - Red Team & Won an Advantage.
SKILL DRILL: Sausage & Pepper Sandwich. Make the sausage from scratch.
- 45 minutes to replicate your chef's sausage & peppers sandwich.
BLUE TEAM: Sausage Sandwich w/Italian Pico & Mozzarella,
RED TEAM: Sausage & Pepe Ronata Sandwich w/Provolone.
WINNER - Red Team - James. Can switch his partner. He doesn't.
WINNER - Blue Team - Michael. Does switch partner. Takes Sterling.
MAIN DISH CHALLENGE: Meatballs.
BLUE TEAM: Meatballs w/Sausage over Creamy Polenta,
RED TEAM: Polpettine al Sugo w/Cheesy Polenta.
BLUE TEAM
WINNER: Michael
SAFE: Sterling, Allegra, Toneata, Zach, & Jessica.
BOTTOM 2: Matthew & Kermit.
ELIMINATED: Matthew.
RED TEAM
WINNER: Charles.
SAFE: Sami, James, Etherio, Terri, & Lou.
BOTTOM 2: Amy & Denz.
ELIMINATED: Amy.
EPISODE #3: Double Dish of Love. 14 Left.
-Of the Blue Team Michael is no longer in Boot Camp. No explanation was given. 13 Left.
CUPID GAMES: Testing the skills of Communication & Trust.
- WINNER: Red Team - won the Mise En Already Place Advantage - their ingredients & equipment will b placed at your station.
SKILL DRILL CHALLENGE: Sushi.
- in 45 minutes make sushi & nigiri rolls.
RED TEAM: Winner: Terri.
BLUE TEAM: Winner: Jessica.
MAIN DISH CHALLENGE:
GUEST: Victor Huang, Expert on Noodles.
- In 60 minutes replicate your chef's pulled noodle & lobster dish.
BLUE
Winner: Zach.
RED TEAM
WINNER: Lou.
SAFE: Terri, Charles, James & Etherio.
BOTTOM 2: Sami & Denz
ELIMINATED: Denz.
EPISODE #4: Flavor of Love. 12 Left.
Now, Charles of the Red Team has left because of a health issue. 11 Left.
BAGEL O RETTE.
Blue Team Only Elimination.
GAME: Flavor & Flavor Pairing.
- Tasting a bagel on hanging on a string blindfolded & with your hands tied behind your back.
WINNER: Blue Team.
SKILL DRILL CHALLENGE: Decadent Breakfast Sandwich.
BLUE TEAM ADVANTAGE: Extra Pantry Ingredients.
RED TEAM: Sausage, Egg, and brie on a doughnut,
BLUE TEAM: Bacon, Egg, and cheese with Giardiniera Honey Butter.
- 30 minutes to create a decadent breakfast sandwich.
JUDGING:
RED TEAM: Winner - Etherio - he put himself in the single zone.
BLUE TEAM: Winner - Kermit - change partner to Toneata.
MAIN DISH CHALLENGE: Fried Chicken.
RED: Fried Chicken with Cabbage Slaw,
BLUE: Crispy Fried Chicken with Tangy Slaw.
- In 60 minutes put a spin on Fried Chicken & Slaw.
JUDGING:
RED: Winner - Sami.
SAFE: All.
BLUE: Winner - Sterling.
SAFE - Jessica, Zach, Allegra.
BOTTOM 2: Toneata & Kermit
ELIMINATED: Toneata.
EPISODE #5: Some Like it Hot. 10 Left.
INFERNO ZONE - Hot & Spicy.
GAME: Great Balls of Fire.
- Teams will taste three sets of spicy spareribs & identify flavors.
WINNER: Blue Team - won Seal of Approval Advantage. Jeff will help them form the wontons
RED: Spicy Shrimp Wonton w/Black Vinegar Sauce,
BLUE: Pork & Scallion Potsticker w/Sweet & Spicy Dipping Sauce.
SKILL DRILL CHALLENGE: 30 minutes to put your spin on a spicy dumpling.
WINNER: RED: Terri - will stay with her partner,
WINNER: Blue - Jessica - will become a single.
RED: Spiced-Rubbed Hanger Steak w/Potato Cakes & Asparagus,
BLUE: Spiced-Rubbed Skirt Steak w/Broccolini & Frites.
MAIN DISH CHALLENGE: (Both teams will have a member eliminated)
- 60 minutes to make a steak, potato & vegetable dinner.
JUDGING:
RED: WINNER: Sami
SAFE: Etherio, & Lou
BOTTOM 2: James & Terri
ELIMINATED: Terri.
BLUE: WINNER: Allegra.
SAFE: Sterling & Jessica.
BOTTOM 2: Kermit & Zach.
ELIMINATED: Kermit.
EPISODE #6: If the Choux Fits. 8 Left.
TRIP TO PARIS
GAME: Dessert Dash: Battle head-to-head to taste & recreate a platter of French Pastries.
RESULTS: Red - 2 & Blue - 1
WINNER: Red win.
CLASSIC PROFITEROLE
RED ADVANTAGE: Able to remove 1 ingredient from Blue's Pantry. Red remove Fruits.
RED: Almond Profiterole w/Dark Chocolate & Almond,
BLUE: Pistachio Profiteroles w/Milk Chocolates & Sea Salt.
SKILL DRILL CHALLENGE: 60 minutes to make flavored profiteroles.
WINNERS: Blue - Jessica & Red - Sami.
Their advantage is get to pick first the protein.
MAIN DISH CHALLENGE: 60 minutes to make a romantic dinner for two in a Blind Taste test.
TOP 2: Jessica & Lou.
SAFE: Allegra & Sami.
BOTTOM 4: James & Etherio of Red and Zach & Sterling of Blue.
ELIMINATED: James & Zach.
EPISODE #7: What Happens in Camp. 6 Left.
Vegas
GAME: Find clues & solve tasks written on pictures that lead to the missing dish & create that dish in 45 minutes.
WINNER: Blue - Sterling and Red - Etherio.
MAIN DISH CHALLENGE:
RED: Scallops' w/Cauliflowers Puree & Apple Bacon Chutney,
BLUE: Crispy Skin Salmon w/Sweet Potatoes & Radicchio Salad.
- Create in 60 minutes replicate your chef's dish w/your own plating.
JUDGING:
BLUE: WINNER - Sterling
BOTTOM 2: Allegra & Jessica
ELIMINATED: Allegra.
RED: WINNER - Sami
BOTTOM 2 - Etherio & Lou
ELIMINATED: Etherio.
EPISODE #8: All's Fair in Cooking. 4 Left.
FINAL FOUR: Sam & Lou and Jessica & Sterling.
CHALLENGE: In 30 minutes Make a dish using ingredients in a meal kit that has been curated by the chefs.
BLUE - Winner - Jessica and Red - Sami.
ELIMINATED: Sterling and Red - Lou.
JESSICA VS. SAMI.
The Finale.
GUEST JUDGE:
Christian Petroni,
Chris Scott,
Hawa Hassan.
- Create a meal: in 90 minutes for the appetizer, 30 minutes for the entree, and 30 minutes for the dessert.
BUT Randy Fenoli, of Say Yes to the Dress.
TWIST: Create a new entree.
THE WINNER IS: JESSICA WON $25,000
