Eight former finalists are back in the Food Network Star kitchen for a second shot at stardom. Co-hosts Valerie Bertinelli and Tyler Florence challenge the alumni with reinventing a TV dinner while demonstrating that they've improved upon their flaws from the past. For the Star Challenge, the finalists have to marry two unlikely favorites, cereal and dessert, and show off their creations in a one-minute demo. In the end, one hopeful is eliminated from the competition.

The remaining five competitors battle it out for a coveted spot on the new season of Food Network Star. In the first challenge the alumni must put an international spin on classic New York deli favorites, while creating an Instagram story about their dish. One contestant is immediately eliminated, setting up a showdown with the final four. In the final challenge each competitor is given a summer theme and must livestream about their dish for eight minutes. But to make it harder, fellow contestants join each other's streams to ask challenging questions. Co-hosts Valerie Bertinelli and Tyler Florence decide who will take their spot on the new season of Food Network Star!