Dale Talde

The Chefs are in for a rude awakening when they enter the kitchen to find Padma and seven hungry all-star chefs - Amar Santana, Melissa King, Kwame Onwuachi, Dale Talde, Gregory Gourdet, Carrie Baird and Richard Blais.  In this Quickfire the chefs will have just 30 minutes to serve eight plates of breakfast.  And if that didn't get them buzzing, for their Elimination Challenge, they'll have to create dishes based on two popular Portland brews - Beer or Coffee.  Tom shows up with a twist, leaving the chefs to rethink their dishes hours before service.  Amar Santana and Dale Talde join Padma, Tom and Gail at judges' table.

A serious seafood challenge plus a healthy frozen dessert are two of the ingredients that the young chefs face out of the gate. Major setbacks in the dessert round keep the finalists working furiously on their dishes.

The brash Dale Talde returns. His challenger tonight is the tiny powerhouse, Einat Admony. Only one chef will move onto the semifinals and that's up to Naomi Pomeroy and Kris Morningstar. The pressure is on in the kitchen and at the judges' table.

Can competition vet Dale Talde fend off young upstart Pete Lipson who's looking to make a name for himself by shutting down one of New York's biggest chefs? To advance in this tournament, they need to impress judges, Naomi Pomeroy & Kris Morningstar.