Hungry for It

The cooks get the chance to compete for the prize of a lifetime, getting their spice marinade onto Nando's menus in over 450 restaurants across the UK.

In the waste week, the cooks have to level up the basic meal deal and create not one, but three epic elements out of leftovers to impress the judges.

In veggie week, the cooks level up vegetarian junk food and create a menu of meat alternatives for a packed-out hub.

It's halfway through the contest and with only six cooks remaining, it's getting hot in the kitchen. The cooks have to transform basic tinned food into a bougie brunch that blows the mentors' socks off.

In fast food week, the challenge for the cooks is to transform ordinary instant noodles into extraordinary and innovative original dishes.

In the semifinal, only four cooks remain to fight for a place in the final. The cooks create Instagram-worthy desserts and run their own street food pop-ups.