The Next Iron Chef

Ten chefs arrive in Los Angeles to compete in a series of challenges that will test their abilities to master global culinary styles. Host Alton Brown gives them their first two tests: Memory and Fearlessness.

Host Alton Brown gives the 9 remaining chefs their next challenges: Simplicity & Interpretation. The chefs are asked to reinvent some of the best-known dishes in the world.

8 chefs remain, and Alton challenges them to a test of their innovation. The Chefs have to make new versions of International fast food dishes.

7 chefs remain to endure the test of adaptability. They have 90 minutes to prepare a savory and sweet duo of Mexican inspired dishes. Judgement follows and another chef is eliminated.

The six remaining competitors meet acclaimed Indian chef, Suvir Saran, and begin their next test: Pressure. Two chefs are eliminated.

The four remaining chefs travel to Tokyo, Japan, to learn how to enhance the flavor profiles of ingredients. They'e challenged to use different cooking styles to highlight the five tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami.

The final three chefs undergo a test of Integrity, and how they can honor both personal integrity and integrity of ingredients. One chef is eliminated, and the last two standing prepare for the final battle in Kitchen Stadium.

The remaining two chefs walk into the hallowed halls of Kitchen Stadium to complete their final test: Imagination.