In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create the ultimate Vegan dish for the host of George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, George Stroumboulopoulos. In the Elimination Challenge, the chefs break into different groups and they must create dishes for different food service categories. The categories match the different operations of Senses Restaurant within their home at the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel. Guest judge for this challenge is internationally acclaimed chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud.

For the Quickfire Challenge, Chef McEwan puts on his chef whites and cooks up an amazing dish in record time. Then the chefs need to make a dish that rivals Chef McEwan's creation in the same amount of time – it is the reverse quickfire. For their Elimination Challenge, the chefs create canapés for a cocktail party in support of Canada's National Ballet School. Guest judge is Canadian ballet star Rex Harrington.