Season 1

1. Auditions (1)

Brian Malarkey, Ludovic Lefebvre, Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson audition 29 professional and home cooks through a series of blind taste tests were a single spoonful will decide whether they make it past the audition round of the competition.

2013-01-22 • 42 min

2. Auditions (2)

The auditions continue as the four mentors choose more contestants to join their teams based only on a spoonful of their food.

2013-01-29 • 42 min

3. Comfort Food

The teams take on their first challenge alongside their mentors as they are set a comfort food themed challenge before two of them are eliminated.

2013-02-05 • 42 min

4. Daring Pairings

Each team must use five unique ingredients as it tries to create the best dish; each contestant has to prepare a dish that pairs best with a selected wine.

2013-02-12 • 42 min

5. The Art of the Sandwich

As the contestants are tasked with creating the perfect sandwich, tensions rise among the judges; chefs Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone serve as guest judges.

2013-02-19 • 42 min

6. Nose to Tail

The contestants are pushed out of their culinary comfort zones when asked to not waste any parts of an animal; Greg Morin and David McMillan serve as guest judges.

2013-02-26 • 42 min

7. Seduction

The seven semi-finalists must seduce the judges with a single, sumptuous spoonful of their latest dish; three cooks are eliminated.

2013-03-05 • 42 min

8. Finale: Triple Threat

The final four contestants each present three dishes to the judges; after an elimination, the remaining contestants must prepare their most decadent dish in hope of wowing the judges and claiming the grand prize.

2013-03-12 • 42 min