The LCI freshmen simmer as they try to prove their skills in sauce class. Ben has difficulty paying his tuition, leading to conflict with the school and forcing him to make a bold decision.

The LCI freshmen take on the school's most demanding professor. Tiffany begins building a business for after graduation, but when her husband gets in the way she's forced to make a big decision about her marriage.

The freshmen at Louisiana Culinary Institute move from vegetables to meat as they near the end of their first semester. Jasmine's stress boils over and she lets her temper fly at school.