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17 Chefs Compete

Food & Cooking

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Apr 1, 2014

The remaining contestants pair up to make ravioli dishes. The winners spend a day at a Beverly Hills mansion while the losers prep kitchens and wrap pennies.

Full Episodes

Season 12, 20 episodes

20 Chefs Compete,

In the season twelve premiere, Chef Ramsay splits the twenty competing chefs into two teams. For the first challenge, each team prepares a signature dish.

41m Mar 11, 2014

19 Chefs Compete,

The teams compete in a tricycle relay race in which the chefs work in pairs to complete basic culinary tasks. The winners go on a dinner date with Chef Ramsay in San Francisco.

41m Mar 18, 2014

18 Chefs Compete,

After digging up 100 pounds of potatoes, the teams aim to delight Chef Ramsay with potato-based dishes.

41m Mar 25, 2014

17 Chefs Compete,

The remaining contestants pair up to make ravioli dishes. The winners spend a day at a Beverly Hills mansion while the losers prep kitchens and wrap pennies.

41m Apr 1, 2014

16 Chefs Compete,

The remaining contestants must match side dishes with four different types of protein. The winners spend a day at Laguna Beach while the losers prep honey taffy from scratch.

41m Apr 8, 2014

15 Chefs Compete,

Forgoing a challenge this episode, Chef Ramsay asks both teams to choose a captain for the dinner service, testing the aspiring chefs' communication, cooperation and leadership skills.

40m Apr 15, 2014

14 Chefs Compete,

The teams cook gourmet pizza that will be judged by Chef Ramsay and Wolfgang Puck. The winners spend the day at a rooftop swimming pool and enjoy a session with a yoga instructor.

41m Apr 22, 2014

13 Chefs Compete,

The teams cook sampler dishes for guests at an event honoring the 160th anniversary of the Phi Mu sorority. Each team must serve a chicken, seafood and beef.

41m Apr 29, 2014

12 Chefs Compete,

Given only thirty minutes, both teams must create a meal with surprise ingredients presented to them every few minutes. The winners are treated to a lunch at the beach.

40m May 6, 2014

11 Chefs Compete,

Chef Ramsay brings the teams to his eatery and has them prepare the restaurant's signature dishes. Members of the losing team face Ramsay's wrath and are susceptible to elimination.

40m May 13, 2014

10 Chefs Compete (Part One),

The chefs must match eight cuts of pork with their corresponding parts on the body of a pig. The winners get to choose which cut of pork they will use in the next challenge.

41m May 20, 2014

10 Chefs Compete (Part Two),

Chef Ramsay orders each chef, one by one, to enter a grocery store in complete darkness. They must use the sense of touch to collect five ingredients.

41m May 27, 2014

9 Chefs Compete,

Two rappers wake the contestants and sing their instructions: the teams must create their own menus. The group with the most popular menu is safe from elimination.

41m Jun 3, 2014

8 Chefs Compete,

The contestants take part in the annual blind taste test. The winners get a private ice skating lesson from Olympian Rachael Flatt. The losers make ice cream for the dinner service.

41m Jun 10, 2014

7 Chefs Compete (Part One),

The remaining chefs must cook three dishes for special guest judges, but there's a catch: they have just $35 and fifteen minutes to shop for ingredients.

40m Jun 17, 2014

7 Chefs Compete (Part Two),

The remaining chefs prepare a dinner service for special guests from Oxfam America, including Academy Award-nominee Minnie Driver ("Good Will Hunting”).

41m Jun 24, 2014

6 Chefs Compete,

The chefs travel to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and cook gourmet versions of tailgate favorites for USC football fans. The dish voted best by a group of fifty fans wins.

40m Jul 1, 2014

5 Chefs Compete,

Using discarded everyday objects, a rock band treats the contestants to a musical number. The chefs are then given thirty minutes to make restaurant-ready dishes from leftovers.

40m Jul 8, 2014

4 Chefs Compete,

The remaining chefs participate in the "taste it, now make it" challenge. The winner dines out with guests; the losers move furniture and prep the kitchen for dinner service.

41m Jul 15, 2014

The final two chefs attend an L.A. night club to compete in their final challenge: prepare two appetizers and three entrées.

41m Jul 22, 2014