The script is flipped when Beat Bobby Flay judges Michael Psilakis and Seamus Mullen step up to take Bobby down themselves. Food Network's Marcus Samuelsson and Sunny Anderson decide which chef can push Bobby to his limit.
The chefs arrive on the West Coast to start the competition.
Host Alton Brown gives the 9 remaining chefs their next challenges: Simplicity & Interpretation. The chefs are asked to reinvent some of the best-known dishes in the world.
After seeing their first fellow chef sent home, the competition among the remaining 9 chefs escalates.
The four remaining chefs travel to Tokyo, Japan, to learn how to enhance the flavor profiles of ingredients. They'e challenged to use different cooking styles to highlight the five tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami.