The final three chefs must create one dish on each level in just 90 minutes; the winner is crowned.

Next Level Chef

Next Level Finale

Each chef must select two different boxes, each representing a state and its local ingredients, and then create one inventive fusion dish.

Made in America

The chefs are asked to reimagine an old classic -- surf and turf; the remaining contestants are judged on their interpretation of a land and sea animal that puts a new, exciting twist on a familiar favorite.

Surf and Turf

The chefs are faced with their toughest challenge yet, baking a next-level dessert that looks as delicious as it tastes.

Bake It 'til You Make It

The remaining chefs must elevate their dish by frying their entree, a process that proves difficult to many.

Fry Me a River

Cheese, nuts and charcuterie meats prove difficult for the chefs to navigate; the "time token" causes one chef to decide between sabotage or security.

That's What Cheese Said

The chefs are challenged to create one perfect appetizer dish and pair it with a beautiful craft cocktail; one chef's dreams come to an end.

Happy Hour

Each person grabs a box with a country's flag on it and is tasked to make the country's signature dish; one chef's dreams come to an end.

Going Global

Competitors use skill to cook an alcohol-based dish; one chef is eliminated.

Sugar and Tea and Rum

Game such as wild boar and elk must be cooked with care and attention.

Game Time

The chefs are challenged to make a next-level Chinese-inspired dish.

Rice Guys Finish Last

The chefs are challenged with making an upscale sandwich; one chef is eliminated.

No Pain, No Grain

Chefs Gordon Ramsay, Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais recruit talented chefs and take them under their wings as they face unique cooking challenges in a one-of-a-kind culinary gauntlet with the goal of finding the food world's newest superstar.

S2 E4 | Rice Guys Finish Last