Dan and fellow judges Sohla and Will welcome ten chefs to the Big Brunch kitchen for a chance to fulfill their dreams with a $300,000 prize.  Their first challenge: create a starter and main celebrating their culinary past and future.

The chefs crank up the heat when they're asked to create a hangover cure cocktail and small bite followed by a diner-inspired main course.  But while this boozy brunch will see new chefs rising to the top, one hopeful will be sent home.

After getting a seasonal surprise at a farmer's market, the remaining chefs are tasked with creating vegan and vegetarian dishes.  Back in the kitchen, Danielle feels pressure to prove that she's more than a baker, and old wounds open for Catie.