Two mighty nations, Team U.K. and Team U.S. face off in the ultimate on the road culinary challenge: chefs must cook their way from Los Angeles to Las Vegas with only their trusted chef knives and a few spices. The team that makes the most money will be the winning team.
Team U.K. and Team U.S. are each given an incredible cooking tool in New Mexico: an entire bison - 400 pounds worth! The Brits have wild animal chefs on board who quickly rise to the occasion. But can the Americans overcome dissension within the ranks and agree upon a leader? Cody rises to the challenge, but not everyone likes him. The finish line is explosive!
10,000 acres of Colorado wilderness becomes the kitchen for the chefs. Team U.K. and Team U.S. must hunt, fish and forage to make the meal of a lifetime for locals and the best meal will determine the winning team. It's anyone's guess which team will satisfy the locals' cravings!
The teams travel to the great western frontier town of Dodge City, Kansas. Tables are literally turned as the teams are challenged to each cook 6 classic dishes from each other's country. Can Team U.S. figure out what is a "Spotted Dick?" And, British chef, Carlo, who has lived in the states for years, becomes the secret weapon for Team U.K. He has mastered Louisiana gumbo!
The teams travel to Arkansas where they each receive a kitchen on wheels - a food truck! The teams face off at a Checkpoint by the Arkansas River cooking their best catfish dish. And, one chef collapses in the summer heat and is taken to the hospital!
In America's barbecue capital, Memphis, Tennessee, the teams create their own barbecue sauce from scratch and then take to the streets to sell 1,000 bottles. It's a big culinary and marketing challenge that pits Team U.K.'s "BAD ASS" sauce vs. Team U.S.' "UNCLE SAMMY'S" blend. The winning team is crowned at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
Teams meet up in Springfield, Illinois at the historic home of Abraham Lincoln, where they each get a wood burning, mobile pizza oven. In a thrilling race to the finish line in Chicago, one team is held up in traffic. Will they make it in time?
The two teams go cruising on Lake Erie to catch enough fish to prepare a fancy dinner for locals at a yacht club. Later, at Detroit's historic Eastern Market, teams work furiously to sell their food against the ticking clock of the looming Finish Line. The winning team is the one with the biggest profit.
It's the penultimate leg of Chef Race and only four chefs remain - two Brits and two Americans. Starting in Bedford, Pennsylvania, with nothing but a sack of potatoes each, the teams are charged with "trading up" to acquire other ingredients for a cookoff at a trendy Baltimore, Maryland restaurant. The grand finale - New York City - and the $100,000 prize is literally just around the corner!
It's New York City and the competition is cutthroat. The final 3 chefs have cooked their way across America on their cooking, trading and survival skills. Now, they have to sell their own dishes from street carts! The chef with the least profit will be sent packing. Then it's onto the ultimate showdown for 2 chefs. The victor will take home $100,000 and be crowned the winner of Chef Race!