Alex Guarnaschelli attempts the impossible with a French puff pastry presentation; Maneet Chauhan and Chris Santos have a battle of fish and chips; the judges prepare dishes from cake pops and quail.

Marc Murphy's chef cam shows a new angle on the kitchen and his fellow chefs; breakfast brings the boys together until Ted Allen starts throwing ingredients at Scott Conant; Maneet Chauhan's title of Maestro of Spice is put on the line.

The dessert basket of the rock stars competition; a rack of lamb provides the chefs a chance to show their culinary skills; creativity takes over with late-night themed final round ingredients.

In the first round, Geoffrey Zakarian takes over hosting duties as Ted Allen and the judges face a carnival-themed basket full of fried snacks; round three finds the chefs tearing into Thanksgiving ingredients.

Halloween desserts are made using "watermelon brains" and chocolate-covered bugs; and the judges trash talk and steal ingredients when trying to reinterpret grandma's meatloaf. Also: The competition gets tricky when French custard must be used in appetizers.