About this season
Alex Guarnaschelli hosts as chefs square off in a competitive pop-up kitchen outside a grocery store. To make their challenge dishes, the chefs must size up shoppers as they exit the store and negotiate for their grocery bags.
Episodes (4)
1. Some Like It Hot and Brothy
Aired 15 July 2025
Alex Guarnaschelli tasks four chefs with tracking down ingredients for tart and tangy dishes. In the second stakeout, things get heated when they must make hot and brothy bowls for judges Adrienne Cheatham and Antonia Lofaso. The two final chefs hope to win with a light and flaky finish
2. No Utensils Needed
Aired 22 July 2025
Four chefs need all hands on deck when Alex Guarnaschelli challenges them to deliver a dish that needs two hands to take down. Then, they hit the fryers to create fried finger food for judges Karen Akunowicz and Andy Baraghani. The finalists continue the utensil free-for-all by serving desserts on a stick
3. All-American Parking Lot
Aired 29 July 2025
Four chefs are up to bat when Alex Guarnaschelli asks them to make home-run ballpark dishes. Then, the competitors must create something that feels Southern for judges Pyet DeSpain and Jeff Mauro, and the final two chefs try not to crumble as they cook up cookies for the win
4. Meal Ticket
Aired 5 August 2025
Four chefs do their best to not get kicked to the curb when Alex Guarnaschelli asks them to create a curbside breakfast. Then, there's no time to lounge as they pilfer the parking lot looking for ingredients worthy of a poolside lunch for judges Antonia Lofaso and Aarti Sequeira. Things get real when the final two chefs rummage through shoppers' carts to reel in a romantic dinner dish