It's the final four first-round battles as Guy Fieri welcomes culinary rockstar Chef Michael Voltaggio to face off against Chef Crista Luedtke, while New York newcomer Chef Dale Talde takes on battle-tested TOC all-star Karen Akunowicz. Then, Chef Carlos Anthony tries to continue his recent winning streak as he takes on three-time James Beard nominee Chef Shota Nakajima. In the final first round battle of the tournament, the East B qualifier winner will attempt to take down TOC Champion Chef Tiffani Faison.
Four of the world's finest chefs are coming to Flavortown to compete in Guy Fieri's fastest game, Grocery Rush. First, the chefs shop, create and plate an upscale dinner in just 20 minutes using only the ingredients they can fit in the world's smallest grocery bag. Then, the bouncing balls in the food pyramid select the mandatory protein, food whammy and short cooking time for their fried feast. The winning all-star gets to rush around Flavortown Market on a shopping spree worth up to $20,000.
Three sandwich fanatics show Guy Fieri their stacked skills in Flavortown Market to earn some bread. First, the chefs have to make a decadent sandwich with the cheese and bread picks they select in a Fantasy Food Draft. The winner gains an automatic $10,000 and faces off against the all-star judge of their choice in a final sandwich showdown to see who can make the best mile-high sandwich using one ingredient per aisle. Whoever makes the highest-scoring sandwich wins a second $10,000 prize.
In this first-of-its-kind Chopped tournament event, the competition goes west for a fierce five-part showdown, where the greatest griller of them all will walk away with $50,000. In the appetizer round, what will the first four grill masters make for the judges with cookies and yak steaks? A giant surprise awaits the competitors in the entree basket, as one chef must muster up the confidence to create a dish using an ingredient he has never prepared and another ingredient he cannot stand. Chocolate meets fruit in a desert dessert duel; will everything go peachy for the competitors?