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18 Episodes 2013 - 2013
Episode 1
Tue, Sep 24, 201321 mins
Los Angeles culinarians Kevin Meehan and Felix G. Barron go head-to-head in the premiere of this cooking-competition series in which chefs use secret ingredients to create dishes in front of an audience. Later, Brendan Collins and David Feau battle for the title. Guest judges include actor Eric Wareheim and food writer Jeanne Kelley.
Episode 2
Tue, Sep 24, 201321 mins
Ray's and Stark Bar executive chef Kris Morningstar battles with cooking competition vet CJ Jacobson.
Episode 3
Tue, Oct 1, 201321 mins
It's a Southern California versus Northern California culinary fight between chefs Chris Kobayashi and Nyesha Arrington.
Episode 4
Tue, Oct 1, 201321 mins
Aussie chef Jordan Toft combats pasta wizard Jason Neroni using special ingredients Hawaiian bigeye tuna, geoduck clams and acorn squash!
Episode 5
Tue, Oct 8, 201321 mins
Chef Jason Fullilove's artistic cuisine takes on Brandon Boudet's rustic cooking style in Ilan Hall's kitchen at The Gorbals. Which chef will win the bragging rights--and a cheap little knife? Guests Erika Christensen, Amy Scattergood and Eric Koston will be the judge of that!
Episode 6
Tue, Oct 8, 201321 mins
Revenge seeker Trevor Rocco battles Umami Burger's John Herndon.
Episode 7
Tue, Oct 8, 201321 mins
Beverly Hills-based Italian chef Mirko Paderno ups the ante in this battle with the Latin owner of Laguna Beach's Broadway, Amar Santana.
Episode 8
Tue, Oct 15, 201321 mins
Executive chef of Short Order, Christian Page shows off his pro butchering skills in a grudge match with quick-talking up-and-comer James Trees.
Episode 9
Tue, Oct 22, 201321 mins
An L.A. native challenges an imposing Austrian--but both are even steven when they're given the secret ingredients!
Episode 10
Tue, Oct 22, 201321 mins
A Brazilian chef battles a cooking competition veteran with the secret ingredient of foie gras.
Episode 11
Tue, Oct 29, 201321 mins
Chris Oh of Seoul Sausage and Wes Lieberher of Beer Belly battle each other for the second time!
Episode 12
Tue, Oct 29, 201321 mins
Actress Erika Christensen judges as chefs Neil Shuman and Tim Abell battle in the kitchen.
Episode 13
Tue, Nov 5, 201321 mins
Competitive Amanda Baumgarten goes up against 2012 Chef of the Year Micah Wexler.
Episode 14
Tue, Nov 5, 201321 mins
Chef Octavio Becerra goes to bat against chef Ricardo Zarate. Tonight they work with turkey, monkfish liver and spiny lobster. Guests judges Elia Aboumrad and Eddie Lin will taste their concoctions and determine the underground kitchen winner.
Episode 15
Fri, Nov 1, 201321 mins
"Chopped" champion Bruce Kalman takes on "Top Chef" runner-up Stefan Richter to make two dishes incorporating shibumi and naked cowboy oysters, nasturtiums and quails. Can Kalman's rustic flavors and cool confidence compete with Richter's elegant cuisine and Nordic bravado? Watch these two chefs square off.
Episode 16
Fri, Nov 1, 201321 mins
It's old school versus new school when veteran chef Jason Travi takes on Zagat's 30 Under 30 chef John-Carlos Kuramoto. Can Travi's New England roots compete with Kuramoto's Japanese and Mexican-influenced upbringing? See what the two chefs come up with using trout roe, acorn fed Berkshire pork loin and wild clovers.
Episode 17
Fri, Nov 1, 201321 mins
Lifelong chefs Dustin Trani and Vartan Abgaryan tame live crawfish in our fastest competition yet.
Episode 18
Fri, Nov 1, 201321 mins
We don't need Emeril Lagasse in the kitchen to finish off this season with a "bang"! Dear friends and Los Angeles legends Raphael Lunetta and Neal Fraser take their strikingly different personalities into one of our most manic competitions ever. Fraser comes out of the gate plating dishes left and right. Meanwhile, Chef Lunetta has judges Mark Peek, Drew Barrymore and Michael Cimarusti biting their nails as they watch the clock. Will his aged rib eye, abalone and Pacific Ocean trout dishes be done in time? See who's raving when their hour expires!