Eddie Jackson shocks nurse and home cook Helena when he reveals a surprise face-off against celebrity chef and restaurateur Maneet Chauhan. Helena will have to handle the pressure in order to deliver a dish worthy of the win.
Design director and home cook Alexis is left speechless when Eddie Jackson surprises her with a face-off against celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian. Alexis works to amaze the judges and get that precious vote to prevent Geoffrey from winning the day.
Home cook and entrepreneur Trent is stunned when Eddie Jackson gives them the chance to face off against celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito. Trent will have to wow the judges to get that coveted one vote and keep Rocco from taking the win.
Eddie Jackson hosts a major league lobster battle between marketing manager Ariana and Darnell "SuperChef" Ferguson. Ariana hopes her brunch dish will be enough to butter up the judges and get one vote.
Eddie Jackson shocks home cook Mike Ryan with a chance to go head-to-head against world-famous chef Robert Irvine. Mike will have to achieve the impossible in order to walk away with $5,000.
Eddie Jackson surprises program manager and home cook Marcus with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go up against master chef Antonia Lofaso. In an epic mac and cheese battle, Marcus must uses all his skills to claim victory.
Home cook and middle school band leader Jonathan is shocked when Eddie Jackson reveals he will be competing against world-famous chef Alex Guarnaschelli. Jonathan must create a symphony of flavors if he wants to outchef Alex.
Mike Mazza, a project manager and home cook, is blown away when Eddie Jackson surprises him with a capon battle against world-renowned chef Rocco DiSpirito. With $5,000 on the line, Mike must cook his way to victory or Rocco will sweep the board.
Eddie Jackson hosts a battle royale between investment banker Jonny Fine and celebrity chef Tiffani Faison. Jonny attempts to "duck" around with a dish he's been cooking since childhood to see if it will be good enough to take down Tiffani.
Home cook and drag artist Caleb can't believe his big audition with Eddie Jackson is actually a competition! Caleb sees if he has what it takes to face off against elite chef Eric Adjepong, impress one taster and claim victory.
Eddie Jackson gives marketing executive and home cook Ashley the chance of a lifetime to battle world-renowned restaurateur Chef Antonia Lofaso. With $5,000 on the line, Ashley must cook up a winning dish to steal a victory from Antonia.
Home cook and pharmacist Jose is stunned when Eddie Jackson reveals his big audition is really a competition! In a head-to-head battle against celebrity chef Kelsey Barnard Clark, Jose must get one vote from a panel of judges to send Kelsey packing.
Eddie Jackson hosts a big game showdown between home cook/nurse practitioner Robin and celebrity chef Joe Sasto. Robin will have to impress just one judge to secure the win and bring home $5,000.
Stay-at-home mom Cristina can't believe she’s taking on world-class chef Geoffrey Zakarian in a surprise cooking competition. Host Eddie Jackson has more up his sleeve when he presents them with a star ingredient, and Cristina will have to outchef a pro to take home $5,000.
Eddie Jackson gives software consultant and home cook Tommy Ranucci the chance to face off against his childhood hero, Chef Andrew Zimmern. After they duke it out with wild grains, only one vote from a panel of New York City judges will decide if Tommy goes home with the $5,000 prize.
It's a coastal competition for home cook Chelsea Gieselmann when Eddie Jackson stuns her with a seafood showdown against the one and only Chef Alex Guarnaschelli. Chelsea will have to get creative to win a vote from the panel of judges to take home the $5,000 prize!
Home cook Bria George is anything but chicken when Eddie Jackson surprises her with an epic poultry power play against celebrity chef Antonia Lofaso. Judges picked off the streets of New York City will decide if Bria's dish is worth a $5,000 cash out.
Home cook Jen McNabb knows something's fishy when Eddie Jackson challenges her to a halibut face-off against the world-famous Chef Rocco DeSpirito. Jen needs just one vote from the panel of New York City judges to take home the $5,000 prize!
It's sink or swim when Eddie Jackson challenges home cook Lydia Wexler to take on the renown Chef Michael Voltaggio in an intense salmon showdown. A panel of judges off the streets of New York City will determine if Lydia can outchef Michael and walk away with $5,000.
Eddie Jackson gets a rise out of home cook Sherria Watt when he challenges her to a chocolate-themed bake-off against celebrity baker Duff Goldman. They'll serve their sweets up to a panel of judges off the streets of New York City, and Sherria just needs one vote to take home $5,000.
Eddie Jackson surprises home cook and lifelong "The Kitchen" fan Natalie Dargham with a steak showdown against celebrity chef Jeff Mauro. Then, a panel of judges from the streets of New York City decide if Natalie will walk away $5,000 richer.
Eddie Jackson shocks home cook Luke Smedley with a chance to go head-to-head against the world famous Chef Maneet Chauhan. At the end of their pork battle, only one vote from a panel of judges off the streets of New York City will decide if Luke walks away with the $5,000 prize.
Eddie Jackson gives home cook Sejal Patel the surprise of his life when he pits him against the world-famous Chef Jet Tila in a gauntlet of goat. A panel of judges off the streets of New York City will determine if Sejal has what it takes to walk away with $5,000.
Home cook Sean Johnson is flying high when Eddie Jackson surprises him with a duel of duck against the celebrated Chef Alex Guarnaschelli. Sean will have to serve up one delicious duck dish to earn him a coveted single vote from a panel of New York City judges.
Things get wild when Eddie Jackson surprises home cook Jessie Flores with a wild mushroom throwdown against the amazing Chef Stephanie Izard. When the dust settles, a panel of judges off the streets of New York City decide if Jessie's mushroom meal is worthy of $5,000.