Cook at all Costs

Chef and entrepreneur Esther Choi beefs up three boxes for the home cooks' first challenge. Later, they must impress her with Asian-inspired flavors.

The home cooks think outside the box to prepare elevated diner classics for chef, restaurateur and James Beard-nominated cookbook author Richard Blais.

Three more home cooks whip up creative comfort food for Melba Wilson, the queen of Southern cooking, by bidding on items like her Cajun spice mix.

The home cooks must smoke the competition to impress barbecue champ Melissa Cookston, who gives one lucky chef feedback ahead of judging.

James Beard Award winner Nancy Silverton auctions off her freshly-made pesto and asks the home cooks to use Italian-themed boxes for a “piazza party."

New York Times bestselling cookbook author Rick Martínez challenges three new contestants to turn up the heat with fish dishes and spicy pork boxes.