Maria Marcello

The final two recruits must prepare a three-course, restaurant-quality meal under the guidance of Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray; the culinary experts pick a winner based on a blind tasting, and the winning recruit walks away with $25,000.

Mentors Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray assess the new recruits' skills in the kitchen. Then they face a main dish challenge with shrimp and live lobster, and those with the least successful dishes on each team are sent home.

Mentors Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray help the recruits prepare breakfasts; the teams show how much they know about different egg dishes; the recruits learn how to create a home-cooked dinner.

Two culinary pros replace Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray to mentor the recruits in preparing unconventional pizzas; the recruits fillet and prepare a fish dinner.

Boot camp transforms into a game day arena; the recruits play a game of Family Food; the recruits must prepare the ultimate game day sandwich and an appetizer.

The final four recruits step into their mentor's shoes and direct Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray to make a dish; Anne and Rachael bring in VIP guests to judge which recruits move onto the finale for the chance of winning $25,000.