Jeff Mauro and Antonia Lofaso teach the recruits to craft their own version of a hero sandwich; in the main dish challenge, the teams venture into Mexican cuisine with flavorful enchiladas; the bottom two recruits face off in a taco showdown.

The recruits compete in a scavenger hunt race for ingredients before chefs Jeff Mauro and Antonia Lofaso challenge them to dive into making squid ink seafood pasta; the two bottom recruits must make fresh pasta and sauce in a blind challenge.