| Genre: | Food reality television |
| Presenter: | Alex Guarnaschelli |
| Judges: | Various chefs and other guests |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 5 |
| Num Episodes: | 62 |
| Company: | Levity Live[1] |
| Channel: | Food Network |
| Last Aired: | [2] |
Supermarket Stakeout is an American cooking reality competition television series that airs on Food Network.[2] It is presented by Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli.
Each episode begins with four chefs who have to create dishes from groceries they purchase from customers at a nearby supermarket with a budget of $500 each; with the final chef originally winning a prize of $10,000; this has recently been changed to a year's worth of groceries in the latest episodes.[3]
Supermarket Stakeout premiered on August 13, 2019.[2]
On November 20, 2020, it was announced that the third season would premiere on December 29, 2020.[4]
The competition consists of three rounds and is adjudicated by a panel of two judges. It takes place in a supermarket parking lot, with separate stations for each chef to prepare and cook food. They are each given $500 at the outset, which they must use to buy groceries from customers as they depart the market. A limited stock of additional ingredients is available for the chefs' use.
In each round, Guarnaschelli assigns a general type of dish for the chefs to create. They have 45 minutes to buy ingredients and prepare, cook, and plate three servings (one for each judge and a third "beauty plate"). The judges evaluate the dishes on taste, presentation, and how closely they adhere to the theme of the round. The chef whose dish is judged the least satisfactory is eliminated from the competition and must forfeit his/her remaining money. After the third round, the last remaining chef has his/her cash total increased to $10,000 (early seasons) or wins a year's worth of groceries (later seasons).
Each round features different restrictions on shopping. In the first round, chefs must buy groceries sight unseen, but may purchase from as many customers as they wish. In the second round, chefs may only buy one customer's groceries, but may look in the bags before making an offer. In the final round, chefs may only buy five items, but may buy from multiple customers and inspect their bags. During the final minutes, they may enter the market and purchase one additional item of their choice, if they have the money and time to do so.
"What Would Alex Make?" episodes feature footage of Guarnaschelli cooking in her own backyard, intercut with footage of the chefs' competition. During each of the first two rounds, she attempts to use the set of items judged by the producers to be the most difficult, while in the third, she is given a blind choice of grocery bags that each contain the ingredients purchased by one chef. For every round, she combines the given ingredients with additional ones similar to those available for all chefs' use.
| No. | Title | Themes | Original air date[5] < | -- ! rowspan=2 | Production code --> | Store | Judges | Contestant | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 | "An Egg-Cellent Adventure" | Breakfast sandwiches | Southern favorites | Decadent desserts | < | -- | TBA --> | Molly Brandt | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | ||
| Maudie Schmitt | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||||
| Matt Olley | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||||
| Nick Jones | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Date Night Fry Day" | Chinese takeout | Fried foods | Date night | Judy Cage | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||||
| Harrison Bader | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||||
| Brandon Williams | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||||
| Britt Scholler | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Carnival Eats Feats" | Ultimate burgers | Italian | Carnival treats | Lazy Acres | Suzyo Changa | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | ||||
| Rocko Payne | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||||
| Ronaldo Linares | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||||
| Lance Kramer | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Midnight Snack Attack" | Taco party | Sunday brunch | Midnight snacks | Gelson's |
| Allison Plumer | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||
| Gabrielle McBay | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||||
| Robbie Mezanava | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||||
| Leo Cervantes | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Stake Out Your Surf and Turf" | Surf and turf | Diner classics | Summer desserts | Luigi Fineo | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||||
| Rachel Mitchell | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||||
| Justin Sinclair | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||||
| Susie Fortman | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||||
| 6 | "You Wanna Pizza Me?" | Pizza party | Backyard cookout | Wraps | Chris Walker | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||||
| Rosie O'Connor | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||||
| Bella Jones | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||||
| Douglas Walls | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||||
| No. | Title | Themes | Original air date[6] [7] | Store | Judges | Contestant | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | "Some Like It Spicy" | Breakfast-to-Go | Spicy | Guilty pleasures | Logan Sandoval | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||
| Beeta Mohajeri | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Will Brown | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Sonia El-Nawal | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 2 | "Sweet Gamble" | Nacho platter | Retro Goes Modern | Sweet and salty |
| Brandon Rouge | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | ||
| Dean Hiatt | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Niya "Jack" Williams | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| ML Carroll | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 3 | "Sixty-Dollar Butter" | Sandwiches | Take Me to Italy | Indulgent desserts | Nichole Armstead | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||
| Raphael Gamon | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Andrew Garrett | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Tonia Gaskins | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 4 | "Parking Lot Picnic" | Sweet breakfast | Family picnic | Bring the Heat | Darrell Alleyne | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||
| Lulu Chustz | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Millie Fernandez | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Beni Velazquez | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 5 | "Luck Be a Shopper" | Tailgate | Candlelit dinner | Fruit dessert |
| Shehu Fitzgerald | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | ||
| Amanda Morris | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Mat Schuster | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Chelsea Smith | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 6 | "Toast the Competition" | Burrito | Grandma's Best | Toast |
| Andrea LeTard | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | ||
| Otto Borsich | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Robert "Stew" Stewart | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Anessa Sanchez | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 7 | "Lay'er On Me" | Noodles | Ballpark bite | Layered dessert | Fry's Supermarket | Steven Moore | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | ||
| Vita Jarrin | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Alison Phillips | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Greg Akahoshi | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 8 | "Fishing for a Win" | From the Sea | Cheat Day Dish | On a Stick | Nancy Manlove | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||
| Cal Smith | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Natalie Lewis | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Eric Acton | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 9 | "Meet Your Mash" | Make It Mediterranean | Classic Mash-Ups | Sweet and Saucy | Bashas' | Lauren Van Liew | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | ||
| Mike Newton | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Charleen Caabay | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Tony Bar | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 10 | "Meat Me in the Parking Lot" | Meat and potatoes | Spin the Globe | Stuff It | Ralphs | Crystal "Pink" DeLongpré | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | ||
| Johnny Wang | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Danielle Duran-Zecca | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Cash Murphy | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 11 | "Trouble in Triple Decker" | Barbecue | Triple Decker | Cinnamon and sugar | Lauren Lawless | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||
| Luke Rogers | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Leah Eveleigh | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Bob Anthony | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 12 | "Burger Night Bonanza" | Burger Night | Going Down South | Midnight snack | Alisa Golenko | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||
| Leilani Baugh | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Scott Clarke | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Clark Frain | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 13 | "Market Meltdown" | Asian fusion | Something Crunchy | Melt |
| Gail Huesmann | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | ||
| Lisa Kiorkis | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Mike Williams | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Roberto Cammarota | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| align=center | 14 | "What Would Alex Make?: Takeout Troubles" | align=center valign=center | |||||||
| No. | Title | Themes | Original air date | Store | Judges | Contestant | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | "Viva la Stakeout" | Sky High Sandwiches | Bon Appetit | Something Cheesy |
| Allison Fasano | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | ||
| Jay Powell | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Jamal Bland | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Gabrielle Reyes | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 2 | "Carnivores Unite" | Meat Lovers | Bento Box | Something Nutty | Harold Sims | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||
| Samantha Mui | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Phillipe Sobon | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Jamie Gilmore | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 3 | "Cash Strapped" | Caribbean | Handheld Dish | Cookie Crust | Kris Wallenta | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||
| Michael Gerbino | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Venoy Rogers | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Bri Van Scotter | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 4 | "Greek, Sweet Open-Faced Eats" | All Greek To Me | Fruity Dessert | Open-Faced | Jenn Fillenworth | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||
| Julie Liebhoff | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Brandon Williams | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Daniel Roy | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 5 | "Parking Lot Party" | Party Snacks | Hearty Breakfast | Decadent Desserts | Abel Veulens | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |||
| Mel Martin | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Lex Grant | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Shane Mcintosh | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 6 | "Who's Hot, Who's Cold" | Super Spicy | Family Picnic | Ice Cream Truck |
| Ayo Cherry | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | ||
| Danny Bullock | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Sayvepen Sengsavang | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Tony Biggs | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 7 | "Fun on a Bun" | Pasta Night | Fast Food | Hot and Cold Desserts |
| Dave Hadley | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | ||
| Thierry Babet | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Brianna Sebasto | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Mila Furman | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 8 | "Going For Broke" | February 16, 2021 | WINNER | |||||||
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| 9 | "Cheers | " | February 23, 2021 | WINNER | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Themes | Original air date | Store | Judges | Contestant | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | "You Got Fries in That? | With a Side of Fries | Fruit Forward | Bittersweet | May 17, 2022 | TBD Market | Stephanie BoswellJet Tila | Won Kim | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER |
| David Welch | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Vanessa Lauren | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Tova Sterling | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 2 | "Buffet or Bust" | Breakfast Buffet | Turf and Turf | With a Cherry on Top | May 24, 2022 | Bashas | Ignacio "Nacho" AguirreAntonia Lofaso | Darian Bryan | WINNER | |
| Jason Brown | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| David Yapo | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Lindsay Dix | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 3 | "Reelin' in the Right Shoppers" | Fresh Catch | Soup for the Soul | Chocoholic | May 31, 2022 | TBD Market | Stephanie BoswellJason Smith | Sophia Harris | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER |
| Ekhlas "Koko" Farjado | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Jason Morse | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Tiffany Williams | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 4 | "Rule the Roost" | Fly the Coop | Pizza Delivery | Diner Dessert | June 7, 2022 | Eddie JacksonMillie Peartree | Natalie Blake | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Jon Kim | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Brie Hodges | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Angelo Landi | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 5 | "Stew or Get Off the Lot" | The Perfect Panini | Stew It | Crusted | June 14, 2022 | Jeremy McBrydeChristian Petroni | Chloe Gould | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| German Rizzo | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Toni Sapienza | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Kevin Johnson | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 6 | "Blue Plate Blues" | South of the Border | Blue Plate Special | Sweet Treat | June 21, 2022 | Kalen AllenManeet Chauhan | Leon Gomez | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Rayshun Parkman | align=center valign=center style="background:lightblue;" | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Nina Sagoo | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Kevin McMullen | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 7 | "Vacation Nation" | Beach Vacation | From the Midwest | Glamping Dessert | June 28, 2022 | Eddie JacksonChristian Petroni | Megan Gregory | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Pat Marone | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Kyle Hires | 3rd place | |||||||||
| Corbin Schiedermayer | 4th place | |||||||||
| 8 | "Parking at the Beach" | Boardwalk Bite | California Coast | Beach Bonfire Dessert | July 5, 2022 | Kalen AllenZac Young | Igor Krichmar | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Sierra Davis | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Jason Triail | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Evan Martin | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 9 | "Fry of the Tiger" | Fried Sandwich | Tomato Sauce Something | Opposites Attract | July 12, 2022 | Eddie JacksonMillie Peartree | Trevor Ross | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Christine Wendland | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| George Giotsas | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Whitney Miller | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 10 | "Chili Con Carte" | Chili Cook Off | Breakfast for Dinner | The Perfect Bite | July 19, 2022 | Eric AdjepongAarti Sequeira | Matthew Moore | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Carlos Mulia | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Toni Elkhouri | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Laurie Wilkins | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 11 | "Globetrottin' Trouble" | Coffee Shop Breakfast | Globetrotter | Fill It | July 26, 2022 | Scott ConantAntonia Lofaso | Nick Hunter | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Leslie Rainey | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Lakendra Davis | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Dani Dubois | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 12 | "Steakout" | Stakeout | Chopped | Berry Good | August 2, 2022 | Bashas | Ali KhanAntonia Lofaso | Courtney Wright | WINNER | |
| Kevin Winston | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Suzanne Lossia | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| David Crews | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 13 | "Grilled to Perfection" | Grilled to Perfection | Make Me Feel Better | Herbaceous | August 9, 2022 | TBD Market | Maneet ChauhanScott Conant | Janel Fields | WINNER | |
| Raul Vasquez | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Lou Supan | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Lori McLain | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 14 | "Homage to the Parking Lot" | Parking Lot Portable | Old Fashioned | Something with Candy | August 16, 2022 | Kalen AllenAarti Sequeira | Isamar De La Cruz | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Summer Prescott | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Katie Chin | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Santana Burriss | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 15 | "Cash for Carbs" | Taste of the Tropics | Carb Loader | Crunchy and Smooth | August 23, 2022 | Ahmad AlzahabiManeet Chauhan | David Wang | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Adjoa Courtney | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Andrea Uzarowski | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Demetrios Pyliotis | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 16 | "A Ricey Situation" | Something with Rice | Pub Food | Farmer's Market | August 30, 2022 | Tanya FieldsAntonia Lofaso | Anja Lee Wittels | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Matt Alexander | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Elon Bridgett | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Jessie Lugo | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 17 | "Lots of Toppings, Lots of Surprises" | Street Food | Lots of Toppings(Double Elimination) | Le Dessert | September 6, 2022 | Eric AdjepongAntonia Lofaso | Jeromy Wright | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Natasha Clement | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Casey Colaneri | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Amber Williams | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| 18 | "Hearty and Happy" | Hearty Breakfast | Happy Hour | Sugar and Spice | September 13, 2022 | Stephanie BoswellTanya Fields | Caylon Allen | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Joi Fowler | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Tony Godbolt | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Rene Helit | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 19 | "Cooking for Sport" | Tailgate | Something Celebratory | Dip It | September 20, 2022 | Esther ChoiCliff Crooks | Angie Shaghaghi | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Sydian Mason | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Jennifer Flanders | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Chris Morales | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 20 | "Boo Hoo in the Bayou" | Down by the Bayou | Hangover Helper | Warm and Toasty | September 20, 2022 | Eric AdjepongAlex Guarnaschelli | Emily Sullivan | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Ashley DelRosario | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| James Armstrong | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Brandi Cooper | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| Title | Themes | Original air date | Store | Judges | Contestant | Result | ||||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | "Passport to the Parking Lot" | Italian Countryside | Moroccan Bazaar | Parisian Sidewalk | April 25, 2023 | Ralph's(Manhattan Beach, CA) | Eric AdjepongGabriele Bertaccini | Mike White | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER |
| Kadra Evans | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| DeAndra Shouse | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Terri Terrell | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 2 | "Steak Your Claim" | Steakhouse Booth | Picnic Table Pleaser | Diner Counter Dessert | May 2, 2023 | Fariyal AbdullahiDarnell Ferguson | Jordan LLoyd | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Michelle Politano | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Jason Bruner | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Reniel Billups | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 3 | "A Bittersweet Tale" | A Salty Start | Middle Aged | A Bittersweet Ending | May 9, 2023 | Ralph's(Thousand Oaks, CA) | Stephanie BoswellChristian Petroni | Brooke Garlieb | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER |
| Naren Gosine | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Derricka Clayton | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Christian Petita | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 4 | "Back to the Food-ture" | The Good Ol' Days | When You Were Young | Food From the Future | May 16, 2023 | Ralph's(Manhattan Beach, CA) | Tiffani FaisonJoe Sasto | Jordan Arcuri | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER |
| Christopher Okorie | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Alison Grace | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Jeff Kraus | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 5 | "Parking Lots Are for Lovers" | A Fancy Date | A Cheap Date | Seal the Deal Dessert | May 23, 2023 | Ralph's(Thousand Oaks, CA) | Maneet ChauhanJeff Mauro | Eleazar "Jet" Simon | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER |
| Bridgette Andersen | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Israel Rivera | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Jessica Baldus | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 6 | "Fast Food Frenzy" | Drive Thru Burger | Taco Stand Taco | Ice Cream Truck Dessert | May 30, 2023 | Andy BaraghariEddie Jackson | Sera Cuni | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Jeremy Echols | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Ben Kitchen | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Melissa Nielsen | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 7 | "Judge-ment Day" | From the Can | From the Freezer | From the Farm | June 6, 2023 | Kalen AllenSusan Feniger | Maneet Chauhan | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Jet Tila | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Antonia Lofaso | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Eddie Jackson | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 8 | "Linner, Linner, No Chicken Dinner" | Morning Meal | Linner(Double Elimination) | Late Night Fridge Raid | June 13, 2023 | Ralph's(Torrance, CA) | Jeremy McBrydeJet Tila | Zurisadai Resendiz | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER |
| Daya Myers-Hurt | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Jimmy Thomas | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Amanda Prainito | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| 9 | "Oodles and Stacks and Cups, Oh My | " | Oodles of Noodles | Stacks of Sandwiches | Cups of Cocoa | June 20, 2023 | Darnell FergusonEric Greenspan | Wellington Onyenwe | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER |
| Patrick Thezan | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Jocelyn "Jos" Egleton | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Rebekahh Abrams | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 10 | "Shredding the Competition" | Pickled | Shredded | Glazed | June 27, 2023 | Elizabeth HeiskellJet Tila | Jesse Albertini | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Tarik Smallhorne | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Fred Fluellen | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Yanez Byll | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 11 | "Cold and Hot in the Lot" | Make It Hot | Cool It Down | Hot and Cold Dessert | July 11, 2023 | Priya KrishnaJustin Sutherland | Syerra Donaldson | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Mark Vecchitto | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Ken Aponte | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Brogan Wu | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 12 | "Skewer, Punch, & Whip" | You're Skewered | Roll It Up | Whip It | July 18, 2023 | Mei LinJoe Sasto | Isaac Gamboa | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Cris Brown | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Ariel Malone | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Alyssa Wright | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||
| 13 | "Three Meals A Day" | Breakfast in Bed | Brown Bag Lunch | Delivery Dinner | July 25, 2023 | Carlos AnthonyAntonia Lofaso | Judy Reyna | align=center valign=center style="background:turquoise;" | WINNER | |
| Benjamin Leggitte | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| Anne-Marie Marzetti | align=center valign=center style="background:brown;" | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Henry Pineda | align=center valign=center style="background:darkred;" | 4th place | ||||||||