For this year's Black and White Ball episode of Paula's Party, Paula has invited Bobby to be this year's Guest of Honor. What Paula doesn't know is that Bobby will be immediately returning the favor with a surprise invitation to his own Chicken Fried Steak Throwdown!
It's a showdown at CBS's The Early Show as the last three finalists each perform a live demo with Early Show anchor Julie Chen. The Selection Committee makes their decision and Paula Deen helps the last two Finalists present their Pilot Presentation.
In a super-sized episode, the remaining eight finalists have to create their very own food product in a jar. The twist: instead of presenting the product to camera, they must do a live demo in front of a crowd of hundreds. Then, special guest Paula Deen reveals four lunch trucks, and challenges the finalists (in teams of two) to create and operate their very own lunch truck business at Venice Beach.