Food Network Star

Before they've even unpacked, the 10 finalists face their first on-camera challenge from Alton Brown. Then they must team up and cook for a table full of Food Network Stars.

Robert Irvine gives the finalists a rude awakening at 2 a.m. as they team up and race across Manhattan in a test of their food knowledge. Then each team must prepare and serve an original brunch menu on a moving train.

Finalists try to stand out from the pack using the same humble ingredient, a russet potato. Finalists try to stand out from the pack using the same humble ingredient, a russet potato

Tyler Florence tests the finalists' culinary skills doing videos for foodnetwork.com. Then Iron Chef Michael Symon challenges the finalists to create unique seafood dishes to serve to a ship full of Coast Guardsmen.

Iron Chef Cat Cora challenges the finalists to describe food enticingly for the camera. Then they team up to make easy versions of extremely complicated dishes. The winning dish gets featured in Bon Appetit magazine.

Each Finalist is paired with an 8-year-old Girl Scout, for whom they must invent a healthy and tasty meal. Then they learn they must demo this meal on the Rachael Ray show in front of a live studio audience.

The final four must make ultimate versions of both their own and their competitor's signature dish, while being peppered with questions from the committee, Paula Deen and Extra's Dayna Devon.

The finalists must shoot scripted promos at iconic Vegas locations before creating a lavish buffet for top Vegas entertainers and chefs.

The final contenders face off at Food Network, performing pilot presentations of their dream shows, and join a live audience to find out who will be the next Food Network Star.