Season 12 · Episode 13 — 9 Chefs Compete
The red team and the blue team each create their own menus, from which guests can order during dinner service; the team that impresses diners with its food and service wins the challenge; contestants face elimination.
Season 12 episodes
E1Twenty aspiring restaurateurs hoping to impress Ramsay present their signature dishes; after the opening night dinner service, contestants…
E2Teamwork plays an important role during a relay race in which duos must accomplish basic culinary tasks; while challenge winners go to San…
E3The contestants learn about teamwork during a challenge involving pigs and potatoes; while the winning team enjoys a day on a yacht, the lo…
E4The contestants take part in a team competition involving lobster ravioli.
E5The teams must pair side dishes with four different types of protein; while the losing team makes honey taffy from scratch, the winners spe…
E6The teams must pick a team leader for the next dinner service; a chef serves an undercooked dish; a contestant is eliminated.
E7Contestants from each team must work in pairs and present a unique pizza dish to Ramsay; the losers clean up and prepare both kitchens for…
E8The team that prepares the most-impressive Southern-inspired menu for a sorority's anniversary party wins a trip to Las Vegas; both teams s…
E9The contestants are given 30 minutes to create an entree from surprise ingredients; Ramsay conducts one-on-one evaluations.
E10The contestants visit one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants; the teams prepare meals inspired by Ramsay's cuisine; the contestants face elimin…
E11A team competition tests the contestants' knowledge of pork, with the winners receiving an indoor sky-diving experience; during dinner serv…
E12After both teams are reorganized, the chefs blindly choose ingredients from which they must create a unique dish; the chefs must serve a fi…
E13The red team and the blue team each create their own menus, from which guests can order during dinner service; the team that impresses dine…
E14The remaining contestants face the blind taste test, with the winning team getting an ice skating lesson with figure skater Rachael Flatt;…
E15Ramsay challenges the teams with creating entrees with the highest dollar values with ingredients purchased on a small budget; three previo…
E16The Top 7 chefs serve guests from Oxfam America, including Minnie Driver. During the dinner service, two chefs struggle with their stations.
E17The six remaining chefs receive their black jackets and prepare tailgate food for football fans; tempers flare during dinner service.
E18The remaining contestants use leftovers to create a dish; Better Homes & Gardens Editor Laurie Buckle chooses which dish will be featured i…
E19The remaining four chefs sample one of Ramsay's complex entrees and then must re-create it correctly; two of the chefs face elimination.
E20The final two contestants must prepare five unique dishes, to be judged by renowned Los Angeles chefs; former contestants help with the fin…