Frustration and fatigue mounts in hour 16 as co-hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi ask the eight remaining chefs to work in teams to make a soup and sandwich, all while handling three culinary curveballs that threaten to ruin their chances at survival. After the first challenge, one team is safe while the other team is left to keep on battling. Judges Carlos Anthony and Brian Malarkey decide who will move on to shift seven.
Host Kal Penn welcomes back competitor Kanchan Koya, but with both of her Flavor Favors used up, she has a difficult road ahead and can't call on Chef Esther Choi or culinary expert Nilou Motamed for help. Kanchan has her eyes on the $50,000 prize as the cloches reveal a traditional tea and a familiar but puzzling exotic meat, which she's game for. Tensions are high as the "Spice Mama" faces some very expensive taste tests!
The fallout from the sixth shift settles, and two culinary titans battle with a spot in the finale on the line. Then, co-hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi give the remaining chefs a very limited time to execute two exacting dishes. Judge Andrew Zimmern decides which three chefs advance to the final shift, and the bottom two chefs face off in a unique challenge that will test them in ways never seen in this arena.
As the clock inches towards 24:00:00, the chefs can barely think, let alone cook. But they'll have to do exactly that if they want to win it all. Co-hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi challenge the final three chefs to elevate the humble weeknight family meal and cook a Michelin-worthy dish. Whoever does best will earn the title of Last Chef Standing and the biggest single-day payday of their lives -- $100,000.
Co-hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi begin the second shift with two chefs in a head-to-head elimination battle that tests simplicity. After judge Graham Elliot decides which chef will clock out, the remaining chefs take on a tricky taste test. Then, after seven straight hours of cooking, the chefs are asked to be resourceful with both time and ingredients as they create a three-course meal worthy of a black-tie event in only 60 minutes for judge Jet Tila.
Co-hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi invite 24 of America's best chefs to an intense competition of 24 challenges in 24 nonstop hours. In the first shift, the chefs learn that any studying they've done will be useless, as this season is completely different than previous ones -- this season will test the chefs in unexpected and devious ways. If they can impress guest judge Jet Tila, they will have a chance to continue the longest day of their professional lives.
Four former Worst Cooks recruits return to boot camp for a shot at culinary redemption in a competition focused on the toughest meal of the year: Thanksgiving dinner. Chefs Anne Burrell and Scott Conant kick things off by asking the recruits to make a side dish using a Thanksgiving ingredient. After picking teams, the chefs teach them how to make a Thanksgiving feast. The recruits must impress culinary expert judges Esther Choi, Clifford Crooks and Jonathan Waxman to win kitchen upgrades worth $5,000.
Frustration and fatigue mounts in hour 16 as co-hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi ask the eight remaining chefs to work in teams to make a soup and sandwich all while handling three culinary curveballs for judges Carlos Anthony and Brian Malarkey. Then, in shift number seven, after the competitors have been up for 19 hours, they'll have to take some risks while making a finale-worthy fish dish for judge Andrew Zimmern to earn a spot in the final shift and have a chance at winning $75,000.
There are five chefs and four challenges remaining in this epic competition of skill and stamina. In the final shift featuring elevation, co-hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi give the five weary finalists a challenge that will be familiar to them. This sets the course for the final three challenges, which will require making an elevated breakfast, lunch and dinner for judges Antonia Lofaso, Graham Elliot and Jet Tila. But as these chefs have come to learn, these last challenges will not be quite what they expected.