June 4, 2012
After a nationwide search, only the best amateur cooks – including a stock broker, a professional opera singer, a plastic surgeon,...Read more
June 5, 2012
The auditions continue as the judges critique the good and the bad and continue to winnow down the competition. Those who impress ...Read more
June 11, 2012
The final round of auditions is held in Los Angeles. Then, the 36 remaining hopefuls compete in a ground-beef challenge in hopes o...Read more
June 12, 2012
The Top 18 must create gourmet dishes using duck and bananas. Later, they're challenged to cook with unusual and intimidating ingredients.
June 18, 2012
Culinary boot camp awaits the 16 remaining hopefuls at California's Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, where they'll work in teams ...Read more
June 19, 2012
Fifteen hopefuls remain, and they're tasked with creating unique dishes using unconventional—and unappetizing—cuts of meat in a ch...Read more
June 25, 2012
The judges split the cooks into teams to prepare breakfast for hotel guests; the members of the losing team must prove they deserv...Read more
June 26, 2012
A budget-friendly mystery-box challenge requires the wannabe chefs to create a gourmet meal using only $20 worth of ingredients. L...Read more
July 2, 2012
The 12 remaining hopefuls are split into three teams for a food-truck challenge that requires them to create budget-friendly meals for beachgoers.
July 3, 2012
Judge Graham Elliot joins the amateur cooks in the kitchen, taking part in a mystery-box challenge. Later, a double elimination se...Read more
July 9, 2012
The amateur chefs must cook with exotic ingredients from the sea
July 16, 2012
The amateur chefs are taken to a Southern California rodeo, where they'll work in teams to feed a hearty meal to 101 hungry cowboy...Read more
July 17, 2012
Paula Deen is a guest judge for a Southern-inspired mystery-box challenge. Later, the hopefuls are paired up to cook a complicated Japanese dish.
July 23, 2012
Part 1 of 3. Eight previously eliminated contestants return and compete for a chance to win back their aprons and continue on in t...Read more
July 24, 2012
Part 2 of 3. The seven remaining hopefuls find shrimp in the mystery basket, and must make standout dishes with a very limited pan...Read more
August 14, 2012
Conclusion. The six remaining hopefuls compete in a team challenge at Hatfield's, a Hollywood hot spot, where they attempt to repl...Read more
August 21, 2012
A game-changing twist surprises the five remaining hopefuls during a mystery-box challenge. Later, the wannabe chefs are tasked wi...Read more
August 28, 2012
Four hopefuls remain, and they must work in teams of two to prepare a gourmet meal for three world-renowned chefs: Daniel Boulud, ...Read more
September 4, 2012
Part 1 of 2. Season 3 finale: The three remaining hopefuls are tasked with creating a dish that best embodies their personality an...Read more
September 10, 2012
In their final challenge in the kitchen, the two home cooks will conceptualize and prepare the most important three-course meal of...Read more