The freshmen at Louisiana Culinary Institute learn the history of cooking. Meanwhile, Ben Mitchell has to swallow his pride and lean on his in-laws for financial help. Jasmine Simmons tries to tell her mom the truth about her job.

The freshmen at LCI are thrown into the kitchen for their first big cooking test. Jared Heine's PTSD begins to undermine him in class. Ben Mitchell's stress goes through the roof when he has to take on more responsibility at home.

The LCI freshmen slice and dice their way through a pressure-filled knife skills exam and then test abilities at making sauce. Tiffany's conflict with Chef Wes turns into an all-out war that threatens her future at the school.