Natalia Rosario

Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini welcome ten chefs to the Tuscan villa where they will live, cook and prove their skills with Italian cuisine.

The chefs visit authentic Italian nonnas before Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini ask them to take on a pasta challenge. Then, the competitors are inspired by an Italian bakery and create a menu incorporating bread into every dish.

Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini welcome 12 talented chefs to Puglia, Italy, where they will live and cook together, fusing their own culinary styles with Italian cuisine. One chef's journey ends when their own team votes them out of the villa.

Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini preside over a cooking duel to see which previously eliminated chef will earn a spot in the finale. The winner joins the finalists to cook one last meal and win a culinary education with renowned chefs.

A pizza festival sends the chefs scrambling to make enough pies to feed 50 hungry guests and a renowned pizzaiolo. Then, Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini challenge the chefs to make three dishes featuring charcuterie board ingredients.

The eight remaining chefs are transported to a well-known Tuscan vineyard, where the judges ask them to make a three-course menu with truffles and wine pairings, meant for a restaurant, while the threat of elimination looms over the chefs.