Hell's Kitchen USA

For the first challenge of the season, the new contestants form two teams and make their signature dishes for Chef Ramsay, presenting them in front of a large audience at the Cinerama Dome theater in Los Angeles.

This episode's challenge? Re-create Chef Ramsay's geoduck sashimi. The team that produces fifteen perfect dishes gets to lounge around a pool while the losing team makes dinner for everyone.

In a challenge to improve the teams' communication skills, Chef Ramsay gives each contestant a jacket with a recipe printed on the back, which they must to rely on their teammates to read to them.

The teams serve brunch to a class of graduating culinary students. The winners fly to San Francisco to dine at Atelier Crenn; the losers grind and stuff chorizo sausages for the dinner service.

The chefs must identify mystery proteins and match them to dishes. The winners meet Olympic gold medalists at the Annenberg Community Beach House.

The contestants split into pairs and catch an animal in a pen. The chefs have to prepare a side to go with the protein that they just caught.

The teams create six Italian opera-inspired dishes. The winners go on a shopping spree at American Rag Cie and dine at Cecconi's restaurant.

Dogs and their trainers from American Kennel Club drop by Hell's Kitchen. Meanwhile, the teams create a tasting menu consisting of two appetizers and three entrees and submit them to be judged by a panel of chefs.

The teams participate in a “Hell's Kitchen craps" challenge. The winners take a private jet to Las Vegas and stay at the Planet Hollywood resort and casino.

A group of Bollywood dancers perform for the teams, and Ramsay announces Indian cuisine as the challenge's theme. The winners get a spa day while the losers clean and prepare for the dinner service.

The remaining contestants submit to the annual blind taste test challenge. The winners enjoy a day of rest and relaxation at the Santa Monica Pier and dine at The Lobster. The losers clean the dorms and kitchens.

The chefs must make two servings of their own amuse-bouche, which Chef Ramsay and Epicurious editor-in-chief Tanya Steel will judge and score on a scale from one to five.

The remaining contestants make a steak dish. Chef Ramsay, along with guests Bruce and Todd Simon — owners of Omaha Steaks — judge the meals based on appearance and then eat them only if they look favorable.

The remaining chefs make a meal for 40 glampers, and the winner is determined by who gets the most votes. The victor goes glamping in Los Angeles for a night; the losers trek to the Hollywood Hills to spruce it up.

The remaining players take part in the annual "taste it, now make it" challenge. The winner dines with their family at Mr. Chow followed by a chocolate tasting at Vosges. The losers clean and pack the dorms.

The finalists work on their own menus. Then, in front of a live audience, they have to cook five unique dishes with two appetizers and three entrées featuring beef, chicken and fish.