The F Word

Two Italian restaurants go head to head and face the biggest challenge of their lives as they prepare a three-course meal under Gordon's watchful eye. Which restaurant will be good enough to wow "The F Word" diners and go on to fight for the title of Best Local Restaurant?

The restaurant warfare continues as two Indian restaurants compete for a chance to fight for the title of Britain's best local restaurant. Plus, funnyman Lenny Henry attempts to beat Gordon in the recipe challenge.

The search for the best local French restaurant takes Gordon and his trusty maître d', Jean-Baptiste Requien, to Surbiton and Hexham. The French Table and Bouchon Bistrot will face "The F Word" diners for a place in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Janet Street-Porter learns how chickens reproduce and faces bitter news about one of her chicks.

Gordon is impressed by two brilliant Thai restaurants as they wage a culinary war for a spot in the semifinals. The chameleon-like impressionist Rory Bremner visits the kitchen and takes Gordon on in a troubling Trifle cook-off.

Gordon's search for the best local Spanish restaurant takes him to Yorkshire and South London where El Gato Negro Tapas and Lola Rojo are nominated to compete in "The F Word" kitchen. Gordon takes on a life-threatening experience to collect a Spanish delicacy, and English supermodel Kelly Brook attempts to beat him in the recipe challenge.

Gordon sparks the battle of the Americas as a Caribbean restaurant from Huddersfield takes on an Argentinian restaurant from London. Plus, Gordon travels to Canada to hunt for an extraordinary delicacy: snow goose.

In this exciting extended New Year's special a Greek restaurant and Moroccan restaurant fight for the final spot in the semifinals. Janet Street-Porter learns how to make pastillas with wood pigeon filling while Johnny Vaughan, Kate Silverton and Fay Ripley attempt to beat Gordon in a best-out-of-three recipe challenge.

In order to find the worthy finalist, Gordon puts the winning Indian, Chinese and Argentinian restaurants through several challenges: secret diners, a packed dining room, and a once in a lifetime chance of cooking in Gordon's flagship three-Michelin star restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay.

Gordon puts the remaining semifinalists under severe scrutiny. Secret diners and a bus full of customers are used to push the competitors to their limits. Once again, the three-Michelin star flagship Restaurant Gordon Ramsay welcomes two chefs to fight for a place in the final.

The heat is on in this season finale of "The F Word" as the final two restaurants face the daunting championship competition. Gordon prepares a dining room full of critical diners whose input will be valuable in determining the winner, but the final decision remains in his hands. Who will be crowned "The F Word" champion?