Darnell "SuperChef" Ferguson welcomes four friends with grudges to battle it out and impress judges Brian Malarkey and Lee Anne Wong for $10,000, their favorite chef knives and bragging rights for life. Chef Matt Jordan, an executive chef for a global food company, still carries a chip on his shoulder because Chef Gio Osso wouldn't promote him to Chef de Cuisine at his award-winning restaurant seven years ago. Then, celebrity Chef Joe Sasto resents his best friend Iron Chef Justin Sutherland's habit of failing to prep their events and arriving only when it's time for the accolades.

Darnell "SuperChef" Ferguson welcomes two pairings of superstar mentors and their mentees to his arena to settle their grudges in front of judges Joe Sasto and Aarti Sequeira with $10,000 and their personal chef knives on the line. In the first match, Hawaiian transplant Chef Shaymus Alwin calls out Hawaiian native Chef Colin Hazama to prove he is the master of Hawaiian cuisine. Then, Top Chef alum Chef Joe Flamm calls out his former boss, Iron Chef Stephanie Izard, in a deep dish battle for Chicago turf.