Joel Gamoran visits the postcard perfect Pacific Coast to team up with fellow food waste warrior, Brooke Williamson, the queen of beachside gourmet cuisine. Our chefs set out on a bold mission: reinvent the iconic Southern Cal fish taco using ingredients usually tossed in the trash, and convince L.A. natives to permanently join the Scraps movement. After reeling in a few "trash fish" and handpicking some busted citrus, Joel and Brooke attempt to transform the otherwise wasted ingredients into an unforgettable meal. But does their scrappy makeover have what it takes to win over the ultimate beachside fish taco experts?

Joel arrives in the Second City--Chicago, Illinois--and meets up with Michelin-rated chef, Beverly Kim, to create a dinner menu featuring ingredients that usually wind up in the trash. Our chefs' mission to find scraps sends them all over town, from a steak processing facility to a northside Polish deli. Joel and Beverly then give a scrappy makeover to classic recipes that have been featured in restaurants across the country for more than hundred years. Their goal: convince heritage brand business leaders--firm devotees of tradition--to forever change the way they look at food waste.

Joel is back in the Bay Area where he honed his culinary chops and learned to respect ingredients as a rookie chef, teaming up with Bon Appetit senior editor, Andy Baraghani. The Bay Area may be the epicenter of the farm to table movement--a place where perfect-looking produce reigns supreme-- but our chefs are here to save the bruised, ugly and forgotten. After scouring the Bay Area for the most imperfect produce they can find, Joel and Andy attempt to transform the rejected fruits and veggies into a gourmet meal. Their ultimate goal: open the eyes of local culinary school students to the importance and power of scraps. These are the chefs that will forge the next big food trends, and Joel and Andy need them to believe in the ugly, the rejected, and seconds. If they can't convince them, the scrappy mission could die out.