Season 5 · Episode 8 — Top 14 Compete
The remaining 14 cooks work in two sets of teams at a busy, iconic diner in Los Angeles; the members of the losing team must make a three-layer red velvet cake during a pressure test.
Season 5 episodes
E1Host award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, along with fellow judges restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot return for Sea…
E2The contestants must prepare a unique dish in the first mystery box challenge -- which features ingredients typically used in desserts; in…
E3The cooks compete to feed 500 male and female troops on a desert Army base; the losing team faces a pressure test featuring blueberry pie.
E4The contestants tackle a seafood challenge, with the winner choosing what dessert the others will prepare in the elimination round.
E5The contestants prepare a seafood menu for a beachfront wedding; one team faces a challenge featuring a meal with steak and fries.
E6A mystery-box challenge has the Top 16 chefs preparing dishes using canned foods. The winner will work with former "MasterChef" champion Lu…
E7The contestants must put aside their difference as they pair up to create a surf-and-turf dish; the challenge losers face a pressure test f…
E8The remaining 14 cooks work in two sets of teams at a busy, iconic diner in Los Angeles; the members of the losing team must make a three-l…
E9The cooks must create a dish using Alaskan king salmon; during the elimination round, the cooks create a dish using one judge's favorite in…
E10The cooks prepare romantic dinners for couples celebrating anniversaries; Ramsay's wife joins him for dinner; the losing team create their…
E11For the first time, the contestants get to choose between two mystery boxes: one filled with high-end ingredients and one containing ordina…
E12The home cooks split into two teams and create menus of healthy football game concessions for an entire stadium; the cooks on the losing te…
E13The cooks split into teams of two and prepare a poultry dish using different parts of the chicken; two pairs face a pressure test with eggs.
E14The remaining contestants receive hometown encouragement as they prepare savory apple dishes; while the challenge winner is safe from elimi…
E15Ramsay works alongside the cooks as they take over a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles; croquembouche pressure test.
E16Joined by VIP kitchen guests, the cooks prepare dishes inspired by loved ones; the cooks face a challenge involving rare protein dishes.
E17A final team challenge establishes who will move on to the top three.
E18The Top 3 contestants create dishes for a panel of judges from all 50 U.S. states. The winner earns an automatic spot in the Top 2, while t…
E19In the Season 5 finale, the winner is chosen after the Top 2 compete for the trophy, a book deal and a $250,000 grand prize.