Season 1 (2025)

The Entrance Exam
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September 17, 2025 • 53m

Upon arriving at the CIA, the chefs are split into teams and must create a menu inspired by culinary icons Anthony Bourdain, Julia...Read more

Global Food Test
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September 17, 2025 • 46m

To demonstrate their mastery of global cuisine, the chefs must craft family-style dishes specific to Asia, the Americas and the Mediterranean.

Core Creativity
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September 17, 2025 • 42m

They can dole out flavors, but can they take feedback? The chefs devise savory dishes using apples, and the judges introduce a game-changing twist.

Grading The Brigade
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September 17, 2025 • 42m

The chefs navigate curveball after curveball during the dinner service of nightmares as they run an elevated gastropub as a brigad...Read more

Fast Casual Exam
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September 17, 2025 • 49m

In a two-part challenge, the chefs create fast casual dining menus — but only two winning concepts will launch and go head-to-head...Read more

Baking the Grade
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September 17, 2025 • 40m

The heat is on as the chefs race to bake 36 portions of a treat using a culinary byproduct in just five hours. Christina Tosi joins as a guest judge.

Souffle Showdown
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September 17, 2025 • 50m

In the semifinals, the chefs must make a fine dining entrée and flex or fake their soufflé skills for guest judges Daniel Boulud and Kwame Onwuachi.

Graduation Day
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September 24, 2025 • 53m

For their last exam, the chefs must make a themed four-course meal for 70 VIP diners, including legendary chef Thomas Keller and C...Read more