Wrapped in bacon, wrapped in basil, fried and bruleed, bananas take center stage in the appetizer round. But when one chef's creation falls apart, is there a sure fire banana backup plan?
Stymied by canned peaches in the appetizer round and fruit punch and rice cakes for the entree. The chefs struggle for a fresh approach. It all comes down to a heated dessert face-off combining beets, goat cheese and oatmeal.
The chefs are determined to give their all from the start. Between Quail, Arctic Char, and Beer which of the showoffs, risk-takers and storytellers make this competition a tense one, right down to the last "chop."
When a box of macaroni and cheese appears in the appetizer basket, the contestants endeavor to find a place for fluorescent cheese powder in their gourmet dishes.
The judges are dismayed when some of the chefs fail to creatively transform the mystery ingredients in the appetizer course. But what can you do with string cheese?
Ted Allen hosts as the chefs open their appetizer baskets to find bitter-sweet chocolate, figs and mussels. The chefs know that three of them will face being chopped, while only one can claim sweet victory.
