Next Level Chef

Fifteen of the best social media chefs, home cooks and professionals compete in a one-of-a-kind culinary gauntlet. The chefs have 45 minutes to create a Next Level dish to impress Gordon Ramsay, Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais for the team draft.

The chefs are split up into teams teams and assigned a mentor. Then, the competition heats up as the chefs must cook a perfect steak dinner to impress the mentors, hoping to avoid the fist elimination cook-off of the season.

The chefs are tasked to cook their hearts out and create a dish that transports the mentors to Italy. Each team is randomly assigned a kitchen where they must prove that they can create magic in any environment.

The remaining 13 chefs are challenged to create a poultry dish. Things go afowl as some of the contestants play it safe, while others take big risks for the big reward of safety for their team.

The chefs go on an inspirational field trip to Gordon Ramsay Burger in Las Vegas. Then, they are challenged to create create the ultimate burger worthy of the next level, where some chefs fly high and lean into their heritage, while others crash and burn.

It's a battle to create the best brunch as the remaining 11 chefs scramble to combine both sweet and savory elements in their dish. Ultimately, one of the chefs misses the chance to put a plate on the platform.

The chefs have made it to the Top 10, but surviving this week's seafood grab will be a challenge. The worst three dishes go into an elimination cookoff where two chefs' dreams will end abruptly.

The competition completely turns on its head when a surprise twist rocks the remaining eight chefs. They are split between the middle and basement kitchens based on their performances thus far and are challenged to create a next-level pork dish.

Competing as individuals now, the remaining seven chefs must battle it out in a fusion challenge to get one step closer to the grand prize. When the platform drops, they are presented with 14 different countries of cuisine to choose from to fuse together.

The chefs are surprised when the mentors announce they are only a step away from the finale. But there's a catch, only three of the six remaining chefs will advance. After creating show-stopping dishes, the bottom four must use gold leaf in their dishes.

Three chefs have made it to the finale, but to bring home the win, they must cook a dish on each level to create a three-course masterpiece. It's the ultimate showdown for $250,000, a year-long mentorship and the title of Next Level Chef.