Chef Shannon Bard competes. Her dishes include a dessert featuring soy sauce as a component and a dinner made from leftovers.

A chef tries to secure $25,000 for his wife's chocolate shop, but first he must make a winning dish using ghost peppers; and later, a new mom has only six ingredients at her disposal for a pasta recipe.

In the season 1 finale, a gourmet dish featuring canned tuna as the main ingredient and an outrageous dessert pizza are prepared, in hopes of winning $25,000.