In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a refined dish under the critical eye of HGTV star and guest judge Mike Holmes. In the Elimination Challenge, the chefs divide into teams to create a meal for hungry Habitat for Humanity construction workers. 

In the Quickfire Challenge, Chef McEwan puts a dramatic twist on the classic Blindfold Taste Test. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are asked to create a tasting menu that reflects "nose-to-tail" cooking for the master of that food movement, Chef Chris Cosentino. Joining the judges table is Executive Chef of Parts and Labour, Chef Matty Matheson.