Damaris Phillips and Kym Whitley battle Anne Burrell and Greg Grunberg, and teams must identify the odd fillings inside chocolates, test their food trivia knowledge while holding a hot potato and play with some kitchen gadgets.

Andy Dick and Aaron Sanchez battle Bill Engvall and Antonia Lofaso. The teams try to identify real cookbooks from fakes, keep a straight face while eating strong-tasting foods and arrange ingredients based on nutritional content.

Jonathan Bennett and Alex Guarnaschelli battle Caroline Rhea and Duff Goldman where teams must try and talk with a mouth full of crackers, feel unusual foods and eat their way to the golden dinner plate in the finale.